Winesthesia: The non official art of pairing a song or an album to a wine based on completely speculative and affinity driven decision-making process and a hint of musical background to associate musical tone with the drinking experience. I have such a vivid memory of this wine. First of all a clue about my color,…
Wine Stories
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Two Jackson Family Wines Events With Michael Jordan (MS, CWE)
Every once in a while you get to meet someone knowledgeable on something you care about, full of amazing stories and above all…humble. If you are lucky, you get to meet them more than once. That’s my story with Master Sommelier and Certified Wine Educator Michael Jordan. This guy has done a lot in his…
Wine Stats: My Top Wines From 2017
For the past few years I’ve been making my top 10 lists of the wines I’ve tried during that particular year. On the one hand it’s an exercise of self discovery and medium for comparison over the years and perhaps see if a wine repeats over multiple years. On the other hand…it’s just an opportunity…
Wines & The Family Event Part 1: The Rehearsal Dinner
My baby brother is getting married and as a result, there are going to be two things that shall be considered truth: There will be parties (plural) There will be amazing wine (courtesy of the old man) The venue for the rehearsal dinner was Mesa 364 owned by Chef Enrique Piñeiro who I can’t stress…
Road To 500 Grapes: #1 Tempranillo (Legends/Alternate RT500 Multiverse)
Here we are. The beginning to the road towards 500 grapes to try. It’s a simple exercise.with little pretentiousness. I pick a grape, I talk a little bit about it, some history and geography and then I evidence me trying it with a picture of at least one wine and a brief description of the…
Winesthesia: Belle Glos – Kings of Convenience
Winesthesia: The non official art of pairing a song or an album to a wine based on completely speculative and affinity driven decision-making process and a hint of musical background to associate musical tone with the drinking experience. A while back I was drinking one of my favorite non traditional pinot noirs in the market….
A Night With The Grand Dame
A few nights ago I went with my wife to an event organized by Mendez & Co., one of the larger distributors of wines and spirits in Puerto Rico, where LVMH (Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE) showcased some of its Veuve Clicquot products. It wasn’t something extravagant, just 3 particular wines, two of them premium…
What is a Wine Colt?
What’s a wine colt? I know, you didn’t ask, but I do need content to start filling my blog so here goes a little summary. Yes, it is a play on words because it does sound like wine cult which to most people into wine kind of is…a cult. But it wasn’t the original idea….