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I’ve been cruising around the wine world for a year and a half now. While I know more about wine than I did when I started I still have been unable to quantify what I’ve learned, am I any closer to understanding wine? Perhaps, but I still feel that I haven’t even begun to scratch the surface, which might be its allure.
I can differentiate the varied sections of Burgundy, but then there’s the Loire Valley and after that there is some other place or grape. Shakespeare once wrote, “The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.” This quote not only reminds me of my foolish roommate, but also those who decide to take wine too seriously. Don’t get me wrong a healthy enthusiasm for knowledge is great but mastery does not come when you have finished every book known to man about wine, nor after visiting ever major wine region. There are still those diamonds in the rough that make the journey through wine even more rewarding. A great example is the Tannat coming from Uruguay.
I never want to feel like I know everything there is to know about wine because then where would I go, its almost as absurd as conveying a complete understanding of life, preposterous. And while Tastevine will hopefully never be able to fully explain wine, we hope that it will give its users a tool in which to explore, to let wine’s mysteries draw you in as it has me. Cheers all of you fellow quaffers. And remember to share your experiences with friends so they can share the joys too.
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Luna Nuda translated means “naked moon” The name comes from the brilliant moonlit Italian sky on a cloudless (naked) night shining down on the beautiful ancient cities of Florence and Venice. Every traveler to this magical country has experienced this mystical scene.
Luna Nuda Chianti and Pinot Grigio are made by artisan winemakers that have a great passion for producing quality wines of value. Taste these two wines and you will understand the difference.
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Posto Bello
Posto Bello means “beautiful place’ in Italian and boy do these two wines come from a beautiful place.
The Pinot Grigio is estate grown in the fabulous area of Alto Adige in northern Italy, home to the countries best white wine. All Pinot Grigio is not the same…This wine is as good as this varietal gets. Rich, full bodied, yet with that clean racy profile that makes Pinot Grigio the most popular imported white wine in the US.
The “Bambino”, meaning baby boy, gets its name from the famous Super Tuscan blended wines from Tuscany. “Bambino” is a baby Tuscan meaning that it has the same varietal (Sangiovese and Cabernet Sauvignon) makeup and flavor profile as the “supers” yet at a much less expensive price. You don’t have to break the bank to enjoy a great Italian red wine with “Bambino”
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Gran Karoo
A 100% Blue Agave (commonly referred to as “Tequila”) hailing from South Africa. The “Great Karoo” is a 154 Square Miles of land, that used to be a huge inland sea, and is now home to many great species of indigenous wildlife.
This amazingly smooth agave is perfect for martinis, and goes down great as one of Grape Thinking’s “Saharan Sunset” shots.
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So, while browsing the web today, we stumbled upon an interesting site, and decided that we had to share it with you.
Introducing The Wine Rack
What a great little gadget. You fill up the “rack” with wine (or any other drink) and head off to the concert, or event of your choice.
Apparently they are adjustable, in the sense that you don’t have to worry about “flattening” as you continue to drink. You can simply fill them back up with air as you drink all the wine.
Guys, they did think about you, and knowing that it wasn’t likely that you would
pass as normal wearing a wine rack, they created the Beer Belly.
Unfortunately, you may never get a chance to explain to the hot girl at the show that you aren’t fat, your just sporting a beer belly to avoid the $10 cans.
We’ve been working on some upgrades…. mostly on functionality, and ensuring that you are able to find the specific wines you are looking for. We tweaked the search feature on the front page because many of you had voiced that it seemed like too many options. Now you can choose a wine type, a flavor characteristic, and a food pairing. You of course don’t have to pick all, but they are available for you.
We’ve also been working closely with our Sommelier to offer more recommendations for each of your searches. Please be patient as we work to continue this process.. we have one of those Sommeliers that insists on drinking all of the wine vs. spitting it out… “If I spit it out, it’s because I don’t like it”. I can respect that opinion.
We also have new wines we are adding into the system on a consistent basis. Feel free to suggest any new wines that you cannot find in our system… If you feel a wine should be appearing under a specific search, help us out by searching for the wine, and giving your review and tag it.
Hey all, just a quick update…
Check out our new search results page and let us know what you think. We’ve added some banners from our affiliates in hopes to not only have a little revenue stream to support our drinking habits, but to also provide some cool stuff that you might like.
We’ve added a bunch of food items that we are in the process of pairing to wines, and we also have some recipes from Epicurious.com There are also a few random things, like corkscrews, wine coolers, etc.. that you might also enjoy.
Cheers!
