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 [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Wine Education'
Wine News – May 10, 2010
May 10th, 2010
Tags: Beer · Wine News · Wine Spectator Magazine
Wine News – April 5, 2010
April 5th, 2010
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 [...]
BBQ Inspiration from Wine Country
March 29th, 2010
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
What Makes a Small Wine Shop Great
March 26th, 2010
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
Wine News – Week of March 10
March 10th, 2010
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
Deciphering a Wine Label
March 1st, 2010
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
Wine News – Week of February 22
February 20th, 2010
Each week (or almost each week) we comb the world of wine for articles, ideas and insights that we find particularly interesting, and we hope you do as well.
Wine May Fight Cancer, But How?
From Wine Spectator, a new approach to wine chemistry reveals cancer and obesity fighting properties in wine. Research shows some compounds [...]
Tags: Gary Vaynerchuk · Wine Health · Wine News
Barrel-Aged Beer In Wine Country
February 13th, 2010
Uncorked Cincinnati is all about wine, but it’s hard not to love beer just as much living in a town with such a rich brewing history. So today we focus on beer that has a close connection to wine…oak barrels.
From our favorite wine show, In Wine Country, comes the story of Firestone Walker Brewing Company. [...]
Tags: Beer · In Wine Country
The DOs and DON’Ts of Restaurant Corkage
February 3rd, 2010
I thought this video was a nice compliment to Monday’s article on great bring-your-own-wine restaurants in Cincinnati. Our favorite wine show In Wine Country and master sommelier Evan Goldstein brings us some DOs and DON’Ts of bringing your own wine to restaurants.
DOs and DON’Ts of Corkage
Tags: In Wine Country · Wine Tips
Wine News – Week of January 25, 2010
January 25th, 2010
It seems as though “weekly” wine news has turned into “monthly” wine news! It’s been a few weeks since our last dance around the world of wine but this week we’re getting back on track. As always these are the stories and headlines that caught our attention in the world of wine.
Killer Wine App
Full transparency…this [...]
Tags: Kinkead Ridge · Wine News
Grapes of the Ohio River Valley
January 18th, 2010
I love the quizzical look on people’s faces when I mention the Ohio River Valley Wine Region and Midwest wine in general. Few people know about the rich wine region here in Ohio and the surrounding area, and even fewer realize the diversity of grapes actually grown.
The Ohio River Valley AVA (American Viticultural Area), is [...]
Tags: Local Wineries · Ohio River Valley · Wine Education
REMATCH! Take Two on the Historic 1976 Judgement of Paris Wine Tasting
January 11th, 2010
If you’ve seen the movie Bottle Shock like I have (several times) you’re well aware of the famous 1976 Judgement of Paris Wine Tasting that essentially put the Napa Valley front and center on the world wine stage. Two Napa Valley wines, the 1973 Chateau Montelena Chardonnay and the 1973 Stag Leap Wine Cellars Cabernet [...]
Tags: In Wine Country · Judgement of Paris
