Wednesdays can always use some good news to get us over the hill. CellarThief is an online wine retailer providing gallons of good news to people in need.
CellarThief’s mission is to bring great wine to consumers at great prices. We can all, of course, appreciate that as passionate wine consumers, but what really makes CellarThief [...]
Tags: CellarThief · Wine into Water
At Uncorked Cincinnati we’re all about Cincinnati wine, but we also like to keep our eye on the rest of the wine world. Let’s see what’s going on.
James Suckling Retires from Wine Spectator
James Suckling, a name synonymous with Wine Spectator, has retired from the magazine. Wine Spectator has already made moves to replace [...]
Tags: Chardonnay · HR 5034 · James Suckling
This post is from Timothy J. Gabelman, the Cincinnati Wine Pairing Examiner with www.examiner.com. Tim is a contributing writer to Uncorked Cincinnati, discussing food, wine, and local tidbits!
The search for value-oriented wines can be fraught with peril. There are so many appellations and varietals that require more work and manipulation than can be squeezed successfully [...]
Tags: Australia · Shiraz · Value Wine
At Uncorked Cincinnati we’re all about Cincinnati wine, but we also like to keep our eye on the rest of the wine world. Let’s see what’s going on.
America’s Soccer Stars in South Africa’s Wine Country
The 2010 World Cup in South Africa is right around the corner. Wine Spectator takes a look at a few wine-loving [...]
Tags: Bordeaux · South Africa · Wine News
This is a guest post by Jane Staley Boaz. Jane is a food and wine writer in Cincinnati. Her website is jsboaz.com and her newsletter, A Cook’s Chronicle, can be found at that site.
Just five years ago this month, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down state laws that ban out-of-state wineries from shipping wine [...]
Tags: CARE Bill · Free the Grapes
Monday’s edition of Wine News highlighted a recent article in Wine Spectator Magazine on the benefits of screw caps over traditional corks. Whitehall Lane Winery in Napa Valley agrees, as they’ve struggled with cork taint (undesirable tastes or smells in the wine) over the years and needed a better option. Their solution: an innovative wine [...]
Tags: Cork Taint · In Wine Country · Innovation
At Uncorked Cincinnati we’re all about Cincinnati wine, but we also like to keep our eye on the rest of the wine world. Let’s see what’s going on.
Ransoming the World’s Most Famous Vineyard
From Vinography, I really hope this isn’t the beginning of an unfortunate trend. The owner of arguably the most famous winery [...]
Tags: Beer · Wine News · Wine Spectator Magazine
At Uncorked Cincinnati we’re all about Cincinnati wine, but we also like to keep our eye on the rest of the wine world. Let’s see what’s going on.
New Wine App for the Smart Phone Lovers
Natalie Maclean has just launched a new mobile wine application for iPhone, iPod Touch, BlackBerry, Droid and other smartphones. The app [...]
Starting this time of year I find myself BBQing as much as humanly possible through October or so. This clip from our favorite wine show, In Wine Country, got be motivated to do a bit more this year with my outdoor BBQ space. Great tips for outdoor designing and BBQing Napa style.
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Tags: Entertaining · In Wine Country
Dr. Vino, who I read regularly, recently posted a great article on what makes a small wine shop great.
I encourage you to read his article in its entirety, but essentially he calls out three key aspects to a great wine shop:
Selection – must be interesting. Doesn’t have to be big, but off the beaten path, [...]
Tags: Dr. Vino · Small Wine Shops
It’s Cincinnati Wine Festival week! Super excited about this weekend. Looking forward to tasting a lot of wines with good friends. In the meantime here is some wine news to whet your appetite for this weekend.
Cincinnati Wine Entrepreneur Finds Inspiration In Heritage
A great story of a former P&Ger who is now President and CEO of [...]
Tags: Wine News
Wine labels can be a bit intimidating, especially when you’re trying to compare labels from different regions. U.S. labels look a lot different than French labels which look a lot different than Spanish labels. Each label has similar information, though, just presented in different ways. Our favorite wine show, In Wine Country, attempts to crack [...]
Tags: Wine Education · Wine Labels
