Before joining Inertia, I was roaming wine country roads; I would hit tasting rooms and meet ... experience online, I’d almost forgotten the joys of being in wine country and tasting and connecting. Sure ... the serious work of tasting dozen of wines? The answer of course is, Yes - it’s in the multi-brand tasting rooms. As I was on a little tour of the Napa Valley with my crew to taste some of our client...

Attending a wine tasting event is a wonderful way to taste a variety of wines without having to spend a ton of money or get totally wasted. While I admit, I'm not into spitting (girls are taught not to spit!),... Continue...

by Martin Field Chapel Hill Unwooded Chardonnay 2005 – around $14 (Australian dollars) Fresh grapey juicy nose. Youthful and refreshing in the mouth, showing bags of ripe fruit – dried pears? and zingy acidity. Excellent as a chilled luncheon aperitif....

by Martin Field James Squire Hop Thief Ale – up to $18 the six-pack of stubbies Hue of weak black tea. Sweetish nose of hops and malt. A mellow, full-flavoured hoppy mouthful with a firm, not too bitter, pour-me-another-as-soon-as-you-like, finish. Yellow Tail Riesling 2005 – under $10 Rather tropical fruit ...

by Martin Field Miceli Iolanda Pinot Grigio 2005 - up to $20 - \_/\_/\_/ Mornington Peninsula, Victoria. Grassy, lemon nose. Citric characters dominate the palate leaving a mid-weighted pleasant tang. Hungerford Hill Hunter Valley Semillon 2006 - up to $23 - \_/\_/\_/\_/ New South Wales. Aromatic passionfruit, and citrus bouquet. ...

In October of 2005, I made a wine from a Wine Kitz kit: Coupage de Soleil, which I reviewed here . Yesterday, I decided to open a bottle and here’s my tasting notes: Bouquet: dark cherry and blossoms. On The Tongue: black cherry, black currant and pepper. Excellent mouth feel. I personally enjoyed this wine very much...

North Shore Liquor present a tasting of the Elderton range with Allister Ashmead at Credo’s private dining room. This is a free event but bookings are essential as space is limited to 45 people only. Details Date - Wed 20 September 6-8PM Venue - Credo. 504 Miller St. Cammeray Booking - Call 02 9955 2280 or email North Shore...

I’ve posted a few times about my ambivalence about posting tasting notes. My dilemma is that I don ... and therefore think any tasting notes I write are largely meaningless to anyone that doesn’t know me ... . I am compelled to therefore continue posting tasting notes, however supercilious they may appear to be. I just wish I could think of something else to call them other than “tasting notes.” Some...

Parker At It Again In a critique of Bordeaux prices, Parker used his message board to criticize Medoc. He said their prices were a function of ‘pride, provincial jealousies, and greed.’ So he is making more friends in Medoc these days…(Decanter ) Energy and Wine Crises There are parallel crises ...

World Wine Cup Japan, not performing particularly well early in the World Cup, needs something to toast. The country has reported a huge increase in demand for German white wine, presumably related to Germany’s hosting the World Cup. If you are watching soccer this week, grab a bottle of German ...