Cabernet Sauvignon

Jean Leon Winery and Miguel Torres Winery both offer unique wines for people who love exceptional wine and tasty food. The wineries each have their own fabulous story which is a great key takeaway for me personally. The major key for a success is to be persistent in every job I take no matter how hard it is and to learn from my mistakes for future improvement. Jean Leon was looking for opportunities in the US by joining the army for citizenship, living in different cities across the country and…

In her article, “Is Red Wine Really Good for You?”, Krisha McCoy kicks around some positives and negatives of drinking red wine. She begins with talking about how wine or any alcoholic beverage can and will have some sort of effect on your health. She states that although there is some evidence supporting the fact that moderate consumption of wine will benefit your health, some health professionals continue to warn people away from alcohol. All coming together to make a complicated mess and…

You may ask yourself, how much does building a wine cellar cost? You need to contemplate the environment, the temperatures, as well as the wine. It’s a lot to look at when all you needed was a place to stash some wine, right? No matter what your budget is, you may create a special room, area, or perhaps a nook that can enrich your own interest for as well as enjoyment of wine. Even in ancient times, individuals knew really good wine from the less attractive wine, and a wine cellar will help…

Enjoy the beautiful scenery of Chile with its freshest seafood and the signature wine of Aconcagua Valley. The perfect hot weather and breezy air are known to create the best liquor drink that this South American country could offer. According to Daily Mail, the town of Zapallar’s landscape is lined with lush green vines planted in perfectly dried and cracked soil which studded with rocks. The scattered grass growing between the rows seemed strategically placed to look like a bed of straw.…

I wasn't really listening to Montresor, but then he started telling me about the exquisite Amontillado wine. I LOVE wine! I drink everyday and never miss an opportunity to drink some more. Some people call me an alcoholic but I just love it so much! Maybe it is a midlife crisis, or maybe not. Truthfully when I drink I get a little crazy and blurt out stuff I don't even mean half the time. People sometimes refer to me as a horse on steroids, but I can't help myself. I was already half drunk when…

Even though support for an expanding choice in wine for the consumer continued to grow, laws in many states prohibited the consumer from being able to purchase the wine the wanted directly from wineries and retailers. With advances in technology, a business is able to gather customers preferences on which wines prefer and communicate with that customer. Customer relationships is a new form of thinking, it allows the company to concentrate on satisfying the customer’s needs. With wineries,…

earlier in the year than growers usually experience and most vineyard managers ascribe this early beginning to the unusually warm weather. Matt also shared that the vineyard crews are wrapping up pruning throughout the estate, with mostly Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc vineyards left to finish. In the winery in Napa Valley, cellar master Randy Kewell and the team are racking barrels of the 2013 and 2014 vintages, and reorganizing the cellar. Racking is the process winemakers use to…

for the flavors haven't developed. Decanting a recently bottled wine will help the flavors develop through the oxidation process. The most common varietals requiring a decanter are big Bordeaux or a Shiraz. For the most part, Pinot Noir and Cabernet Sauvignon wines are fine without the decanter. Of course, decanting a Pinot Noir will develop the flavor profile fuller. So, feel free to decant any bottle of red wine you…

varies based on winery location and the number of years that the winery has been in business. One rule of thumb for wineries is to price a bottle of wine at 1/1000 the cost of a ton of grapes. For example, a bottle of wine from a batch of $40,000 Cabernet Grapes would be $40. The wine business is known to be a highly lucrative business. To make up for this Stuart Cellars is targeting the upper end of wine connoisseurs. This may include people who can afford a premium product at a premium price.…

make a trip to Northern California for the 1st time, a stop in Napa and Sonoma is an absolute must. California by itself is the fourth-largest producer of wine in the entire world, and is known for producing world-class varieties of chardonnay, cabernet sauvignon, and zinfandel grapes. While there are wine-growing regions across the state including Monterey County as well as the inland community of Lodi, California, it is the areas of Napa and Sonoma that are most commonly associated with the…