jasons wine blog

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A month plus ago, I was lucky enough to join a group of bloggers for an online tasting event organized by the Wines of Chile. The tasting was the first of its type. Prior to the event an exquisite wooden box arrived containing the eight bottles of wine [...]

As mentioned in my visiting the Mosel post, a few weeks back I was lucky enough to be invited to a “trade” only event sponsored by Wines of Germany previewing the 2008 Riesling vintage. The event featured 21 German wine exhibitors showcasing their offerings. With a hundred plus wines on offer I [...]

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Wines of Greece, Wines of Chile, Wines of Germany. Three topics that need tackling, which to do first. As the title indicated Wines of Germany is taking priority for the evening. Why you might ask? I am headed to the Riesling Week 2009 tasting event tomorrow afternoon and [...]

We rented a fabulous place, Villa Arkadia, here in the hills of Nafplio. The benefits started before we even got here. Those being that due to our late arrival the caretaker was willing to stock the house with groceries based on our direction. Knowing that we would be rolling in with a [...]

As mentioned in my last post when trying to learn more I discovered All About Greek Wines. Given the vast amount of information they had available I decided to write them to ask for tips on where I should pay a visit. I let them know I had tried the wines of Domaine [...]

Shortly after we decided on Greece for our holiday my better half sealed the deal with an introduction to Greek wines and varietals by bringing me home an assortment of bottles from K&L Wines; 3 were from the Peloponnese and 1 each from Macedonia and Thessalia. The five bottles averaged in at just under [...]

My dad was visiting with his wife last week and they had yet to make the trek to the wine country and wanted to see what it is all about. I had hoped to make it up during the week as fewer people usually mean a better experience. Alas, that job got in the way [...]

Last Friday, I went over to the Rosenblum Wine Club party over in Alameda. It is an annual event they hold for the members of their wine club. Given that I belong to a few of these, the best thing about this one is that it is near the city. I can take BART or [...]