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Canadian Wine for Our American Holidays

Dec

7

2015

Every year for the past 16 years, Julie and I have hosted a “Sunday Before Thanksgiving Thanksgiving Dinner.” Billed as a pre-Thanksgiving event for our friends who have become our extended family, the event has grown with the square footage of the house and the capacity of the kitchen. From a relatively modest dozen-or-so guests ...

Wayda’s Wine of the Week from Ohio’s Grand River Valley

Nov

20

2015

It has been several weeks since I have published here because I have been wine traveling and hosting large food and wine parties – but I am back! Julie and I took a long, fabulous wine tasting trip in the Pacific Northwest and British Columbia, which you will be reading much more about in the ...

Quilceda Creek: An American First Growth Wine 1

Oct

1

2015

In the mid-1990s I was first introduced to the wines of Quilceda Creek, one of the early producers in Washington’s Columbia Valley. Julie was representing a client in a case in Seattle and she brought home a bottle. We just did not understand what we had. A year or two later, our friend Steve Hamm, ...

Promise and Challenges of Ohio Wine (Part 2)

Aug

3

2015

Wine grapes, like Goldilocks, like it to be not too hot and not too cold. Growing grapes for fine wine requires avoiding temperature extremes. That is why most wine grapes in the world are grown between 30 degrees and 50 degrees latitude in both the northern and southern hemispheres. Those are the temperate climate zones, providing on average ...

Introducing the Wine Ombudsman and Four Wines Under $15 3

Jun

15

2015

In a technical, legal sense, an ombudsman is often a corporate or government official whose task it is to investigate allegations of wrongdoing against members of their organization. In a broader sense, however, an ombudsman functions as a trouble shooter and a problem solver, a go-between that seeks to address the needs of the public. ...

Celebrating Oregon Wine Month with Thomas Pinot Noir 2

Jun

1

2015

The month of May was Oregon Wine Month, and while I am not sure by what authority that designation was made, I nonetheless enthusiastically embraced the opportunity to drink more Oregon wines. In honor of Oregon Wine Month, I thought it would be fun to put together a tasting of one of the best, but ...

The Wines of (Not So) Polar Q 1

May

19

2015

The date was January 28, 1990. The San Francisco 49ers were blowing out the Denver Broncos with a final score of 55-10. At the same time a small band of fanatics – some might say maniacs – gathered in the cold and snow of a suburban back yard in Columbus, Ohio. Their purpose was not ...

Alana’s Offers Unique Italian Wine

Apr

6

2015

As I noted in my very first post to this blog, one potential direction for my budding wine career is to develop an import portfolio featuring wines that one does not often see in the United States. The world of wine is wide and varied, and I am excited by opportunities to broaden the experience ...

Excellent Under-$20 Wine Available at Columbus-area Shop 1

Mar

9

2015

Relative to many of the people I know in the wine trade I was a latecomer to Riesling, a white wine often thought of as sweet and best known as coming from Germany. Even today, Riesling, mostly from Germany, comprises a very small part of my cellar, and it is a shame because Riesling is produced ...

Great Italian Wine Available at Local Columbus Eatery 3

Feb

23

2015

Often when I serve wine to friends, they ask where they might be able to buy it. Much of the wine I serve at home has been purchased direct from the winery or elsewhere and shipped or was purchased locally but in previous vintages and aged in my cellar. Most times, the wines I serve are not ...