Last week’s blog was my Part II article on pairing wine and cheese. I am a big wine and cheese fan so it was great fun writing those blogs. I have three to four favorite cheese wines: they are Riesling, Merlot, Pinot Noir and Sauvignon Blanc. In today’s blog I want to discuss Riesling and cheese…
Riesling, wine and cheese pairings
In my February 19, 2020, blog article I wrote Part 1 on pairing wine and cheese. In that article we looked at three different cheeses, all favorites of mine and I hope yours as well. This week I will cover three different cheeses that are also on my favorite list. We’ll explore Swiss, Gouda and Blue Cheese and make some suggestions on wines to pair with each…
Blue Cheese, Gouda, Swiss, wine and cheese pairings
As I have mentioned a number of times in my blog over the past years, most wines sold in the U.S. are made for immediate consumption. Usually they should be consumed within 24 months after purchase. Even though the wines are made to consume at an early age they still need to be kept…
primary flavors, secondary flavors, tertiary flavors, wine aging
We know these times are troubling. We hope you are staying home where it’s safe. We hope you are enjoying catching up on your reading, binge-watching TV shows and movies with your loved ones, and opening up some of those more special bottles of wine to enjoy. Stay safe friends…
enjoying wine
In the last 24 months there have been some major changes in the wine industry. If you are a wine drinker some of these changes might affect you and me in the coming year. In 2018 wine sales in the U.S. peaked after 25 years of annual growth. Sales figures are being released now for 2019 which show wine sales were down 0.9% over 2018 sales…
California wines, changes, Kelly Peterson, wine distribution, wine industry
Last week I shared information on a few wines that I enjoyed at Herb Krumsick’s Annual Real Estate Forecast and Hunt I attended in Fall River, Kansas. This week I want to talk about another group of wines I also enjoyed thanks to good friend Gregg Cook who shared some of his amazing collection at the Hunt…
1966 Lafite - Rothschild, 1977 Graham's, 2006 Chambolle, 2006 La Tache, Bwana, Fall River, Gregg Cook, hunt, wine tasting