January 23, 2018 – The French Paradox

My Favorite Wine…January 24, 2018

Posted on January 23, 2018January 23, 2018 by Alison Hill

My Favorite Wine… this week anyway 2014 Ken Wright Cellars Pinot Noir Willamette Valley, Oregon For some reason, Pinot Noir is pretty polarizing. Some people just seem to be offended by the very idea of a Pinot Noir. Asking a big, bad, California Cab drinker if they are interested in Pinot Noir is like suggesting[…]

Fake Wine

Posted on January 23, 2018January 23, 2018 by Alison Hill

Here’s the thing…cheating (in wine) is not a new thing. For centuries, less scrupulous producers have blended grapes from other regions into their wines in order to make their wine seem more impressive. It used to be, that, the culprit was found out because wine drinkers were generally in agreement upon how a wine was[…]