by admin | Jan 9, 2020 | The Wine Explorers Letter
Last Sunday, Hollywood’s elite gathered at the world-famous Beverly Hills Hilton to eat vegan food (oh, Los Angeles…), hand out awards, and most importantly… drink some rather familiar-looking wines… The dinner menu and wine list from the Golden Globes ceremony In...
by admin | Jan 3, 2020 | The Wine Explorers Letter
Feliz Año Nuevo! We begin this new year with the matter of Spain. Most people don’t give it a second thought as a wine region. Until we recently, we’ll admit we’d only tasted Rioja, the most famous of their denominacións de origen (the Spanish equivalent of the French...
by admin | Dec 17, 2019 | The Wine Explorers Letter
1. The Three Elements of Tasting a Wine 2. What is a “Corked” Wine? And How to Recognize One… 3. When Should You “Decant”? (And why most people get this wrong…) 4. Grape Varieties and Why They Matter 5. Never Ever Do This At A Wine Tasting 6. Common Myths...
by admin | Dec 17, 2019 | The Wine Explorers Letter
Marrakesh, Morocco We’re on the road in Marrakesh this week, so we’ll keep it short (they’ve been making wine here since the Phoenicians invaded around 4,000 years ago. More on that in a future missive.) But we did want to touch base about your wine selection for...
by admin | Dec 12, 2019 | The Wine Explorers Letter
“We just paid $47 for a three-person steak dinner at one of the best steakhouses in the world!” Will reported. Last week, half the Bonner Private Wine Partnership team – Will, Diego, and Julien – were on a whirlwind trip around Argentina. Their mission was two-fold:...
