after 5 | Wine Tastings, Wine Club & TV

12/09/2014

Especially for all you this Friday! Sip & see " 🍇 The Holy Grail of Wine": http://youtu.be/ps3j9pmc96s Cheers!

Pinot Noir: The Holy Grail of Wine is a true story of adversity, struggle, and love between the toughest grape - Pinot Noir, and a man whose passion for Pino...

05/09/2014

It's the weekend, so why not indulge in a little California (or Colorado!) dreamin'? Here's a Forbes article to jump start your imagination.

Though any wine aficionado knows you can’t go wrong with a trip to Napa or the Willamette Valley, up-and-coming vineyards across the country are having a moment. Here are five growing destinations ripe for discovery.

14/08/2014

Just in case you need an excuse LOL!

30/07/2014

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30/05/2014

featured on cover. Refers to himself as ‘compulsive’ and wait for it… ‘a farmer’. Looks like the ideal adult female pin-up poster to us! Wish we'd been there in Provence for that pow wow!

24/05/2014

Have a wine-tastic long weekend everyone!!

03/04/2014

Gotta love an excuse to (a) drink more wine and (b) start your own herb garden!

We love this project because it’s an excuse to buy more wine! Just save your corks to use as Garden DIY Herb Markers.

26/03/2014

SBUX sells coffee, tea, and various nibbles, which makes perfect sense. But now it wants to encroach on the territory of wine bars and other on-premise venues. Because it can.

We shall withhold any opinion on the subject (not that we have none as you may discern), but the question that begs to be asked is: "Would you support this tactic with your pocketbook?"

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Starbucks will expand its evening alcohol and light bites menu, which includes bacon-wrapped dates and Malbec wine, to thousands of stores, Chief Operating Officer Troy Alstead said in a phone interview.

14/03/2014

We're slightly skeptical… What about you?

Wine connoisseurs will be happy to know a new gadget will allow them to turn water into wine — literally.

19/02/2014

Wine Quiz Answer: B. Petrol notes in Riesling

1,1,6-trimethyl-1,2-dihydronaphthalene (TDN) causes the gasoline / petroleum aroma that can often be found in high-quality Riesling. The growing conditions that favor high quality Riesling production - including appropriate ripeness levels, high acidity, water stress for the vines, and good sun exposure - also favor the production of 1,1,6-trimethyl-1,2-dihydronaphthalene (TDN).

18/02/2014

The compound 1,1,6-trimethyl-1,2-dihydronaphthalene (TDN) is responsible for what common wine aroma?

A. Butter notes in Chardonnay
B. Petrol notes in Riesling
C. Herbal notes in Cabernet Franc
D. Olive notes in Merlot