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Wine tasting at CRU Restaurant in NYC – Part 2 – Episode …

Saturday Apr 17, 2010

CRU’s Robert Bohr and Gary Vaynerchuk get philosophical about Rosso di Montalcino and Burgundy, and even taste a 1980 vintage red from the great Domaine Dujac.

Duration : 0:20:38

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Wine Tasting Tips : Fruit Aromas in Wines

Wednesday Apr 14, 2010

Going to a wine tasting party? Learn how to identify fruit aromas at wine tastings in this free video from a wine sommelier.

Expert: Jane Nickles
Bio: Jane Nickles is the author of “Wine Speak 101″, and Wine writer for “The Texas Wine and Food Gourmet”, and “Eat and Drink Magazine”.
Filmmaker: MAKE | MEDIA

Duration : 0:1:35

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Sonoma Valley Wine Tasting Tour – Gloria Ferrer Winery

Sunday Apr 11, 2010

On February 24, 2008 we went on an interesting excursion out of San Francisco: an ecologically friendly bio-diesel powered van from Incredible Adventures whisked us off to the outlying areas north of San Francisco. After our first stop at Muir Woods to admire the giant redwoods we embarked on our tour to wine country. Through the rain we drove north into the Sonoma Valley, one of the two world-famous wine-making areas north of San Francisco. The other, even more famous wine-making area, is the adjacent Napa Valley.

The Sonoma Valley is actually the birthplace of the Californian wine industry and encompasses 13,000 acres of parkland. Before lunch we stopped at two wineries, Roche and Homewood Wineries, where we got to taste a whole variety of red and white wines and even some local olives and olive oils. For lunch we stopped off on the main square of Sonoma where my friend and I grabbed a tasty lunch at the Basque Café.

After lunch we headed into the Castle Winery just off Sonoma’s main square that surprised us with a sweet sherry and a delicious sherry chocolate sauce. Our last stop on this excursion were the Gloria Ferrer Caves and Vineyards which produce world-class award-winning sparkling wines as well as Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. The Ferrer family’s involvement with sparkling wine goes back several centuries in Catalonia, Spain, and their most famous product is Freixenet, a world famous sparkling wine made according to the méthode champenoise.

Properly educated about wine and definitely in a much lighter mood after all these tastings, we started heading back to the city. The atmosphere in the van was downright giggly. Michelle stopped at a lookout point overlooking the northern terminus of the bridge which provided us with an excellent view, despite the cold winds and the grey and rainy skies.

At the end of our excursion, we got conveniently dropped off on the doorsteps of our hotel, the Queen Anne, and after recovering for a bit, we took the 22 bus and went for a nice dinner to Tangerine SF, a beautiful restaurant that features Pan Asian cuisine, located in the SoMa district of San Francisco. After a great filling dinner and a long conversation with the owners Steve and Sean we walked all the way back to our hotel on Fillmore Street, a pleasant 45 minute walk through beautiful Victorian neighbourhoods.

Duration : 0:2:32

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Wine Tasting Tips : What are Legs in Wine Tasting?

Thursday Apr 8, 2010

Don’t know common Wine tasting terms? Learn how to identify the body of wine with tears or legs in this free video from a wine sommelier.

Expert: Jane Nickles
Bio: Jane Nickles is the author of “Wine Speak 101″, and wine writer for “The Texas Wine and Food Gourmet”, and “Eat and Drink Magazine”.
Filmmaker: MAKE | MEDIA

Duration : 0:1:46

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Wine Tasting Tips : Chemical Aromas in Wines

Sunday Apr 4, 2010

Improve your basic wine knowledge. Learn how to identify chemical aromas at wine tastings in this free video from a wine sommelier.

Expert: Jane Nickles
Bio: Jane Nickles is the author of “Wine Speak 101″, and Wine writer for “The Texas Wine and Food Gourmet”, and “Eat and Drink Magazine”.
Filmmaker: MAKE | MEDIA

Duration : 0:1:57

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WLIIA helping hands – wine tasting

Thursday Apr 1, 2010

ryan and colin has fantastic chemistry! love to watch them collaborate and set each other up! :)

Duration : 0:3:26

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Wine Tasting Myths Exposed!

Monday Mar 29, 2010

Sandy Block, who is a Master of Wine, a credential NOT MANY people in this country can boast, is not only INCREDIBLY knowledgeable about wine, but he is down-to-earth and FUN!! What better recipe for a Spices of Life program? Especially since we feel that a knowledge and appreciation of wine is part of the “enjoyment of life” experience. Sandy, not only provides some great tips about some of his favorite summer wines, but he helps us debunk some myths about the “rules” that we have come to associate with Wine. Sandy, in his articulate, but diplomatic manner TRASHES them all. It’s a blast and what better fun than to sip and enjoy some great wines on a summer, fall, or winter’s day?

A Votre Sante or Gan Bei, as they say in Chinese which means “Bottoms Up”!!

Nina

Duration : 0:8:41

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A Wine Tasting with Jancis Robinson – Episode #568

Friday Mar 26, 2010

Today Gary Vaynerchuk welcomes Wine legend Jancis Robinson to the show.

Duration : 0:42:58

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Unexpected Wine Tasting Spots in the USA

Tuesday Mar 23, 2010

More Culinary Travel…
http://www.petergreenberg.com
Everyone knows about wine-tasting in such vintners’ hotspots as France, Italy or Australia. But there are plenty of places much closer to home that offer great Wines and tastings for your next vacation.

Duration : 0:1:12

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Borat – Wine Tasting

Saturday Mar 20, 2010

Borat learns how to drink Wine from a mississipi gentleman

Duration : 0:6:22

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