Wine Appraiser

Tonight, we are tasting and learning about two hybrid grape varieties. The first is Traminette and the second is Vidal Blanc. We are tasting a white wine blend of these two grapes. It is the Stone Hi…

Tonight, we are blind-tasting three Pinot Noir wines. All three wines are from the United States, but are priced very differently.

Pinot Noir is a medium-bodied, high-acid, fruit-forward wine.

Pinot No…

We are changing our show tonight, but we still have you covered with wine information.

Tonight we are going to taste and learn about Gamay.

Gamay is known for being a light-body and fruit-forward wine …

The Iowa State Fair has been included on the New York Times list of places to see before you die, in a travel book about places to visit in the US and Canada, and one of the top experiences for every…

Bordeaux is famous for its red wines, but tonight we are focusing on the region’s white wines. While white wines are not what makes the area one of the most famous wine regions in the world. In the e…

Port wine comes from the Douro Valley, Spain. It wasn’t long ago that we tasted a wine from the Douro Valley, Spain. The river continues west through Spain and runs directly through Portugal before i…

Vinho Verde is one of the best-known wines from Portugal. It comes from the Northwest portion of Portugal. The area is green because of its Atlantic Ocean influences as well as denoting the “green” w…

 Mourvedre is most commonly known for being the "M" in GSM Blend.  

The grape originated in Spain, and is known for being a warm-climate grape. The grapes ripen extremely late. In fact, the Southern …

Tonight, we return to South Africa to taste two blended red wines. The first is a Shiraz-based blend from the Stellenbosch Region of the Western Cape. The second wine is mostly a Bordeaux Blend of Ca…

The Dutch set up a supply colony for the sailors of the Dutch East India Company. This was in the mid-1600’s, and they soon started producing wine.

Some of the areas have very warm climates, similar …

Last week we had a Chianti from Tuscany, a Susumaniello from Puglia, and a Montepulciano from Abruzzo. Tonight, we have a Barolo from the Piemonte region. The area is known mostly for the home of two…

Three grape varieties from three different Italian wine regions. Italy is known for producing great wines at affordable prices. It is the number one wine-producing country in the world.

Chianti is fro…

Vignoles is a moderately cold-hearty grape. It produces a dry to off-dry white wine, and can also make a sweet late-harvest dessert wine. It is a fruity wine known for having high levels of sugar and…

Margaret River is only one of the nine regions in Western Australia but is the most popular and most famous of the regions. Margaret River is also somewhat unique in that it is a peninsula bordered o…

Torrontes is an aromatic dry white wine that originated in Argentina. It pairs well with spicy foods due to its acidity and sweet floral aromas. It has aromas of honeysuckle, orange blossom, lavender…

With Memorial Day behind us, we are looking forward to summer. What is the best summer wine? You are not wrong if you said Pinot Gris, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, or any other wine. But you might want…

This tasting will compare different priced wines, from about $7 to $24. It also compares Tempranillo wines from Rioja and Toro Spain, as well as the Yakima Valley, Washington. I can’t wait to learn a…

Tonight we will each do a blind tasting. We will talk about our thoughts and the decisions we make regarding the two wines we taste. We will use the Five-S’s. They stand for;

1. Sight
2. Swirl
3. Sniff
4. Sip
5. Savor

We…

Tonight is all about mom, but we are also lacing up our disco boots and platform shoes to remember the 70’s. We are going to reminisce while we talk about wine options for mom. If your mom wants a wi…

I just read an article in Wine Enthusiast that Riesling is one of the fastest-growing wine varieties on the market. According to the article, people are looking for crisp-bright wines; of course, Rie…