NAPA RESERVA & WINESOM.COM Blog
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Opus One love hate relationship
Napa Valley and Opus One No Wine region in the world has experienced such rapid growth than Napa Valley, California. In just a few decades, Napa Valley has gone through a complete transformation from inexpensive jug-wine to world...
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Planning a first trip to Napa Valley? Here are 5 Vineyards & Wineries to check out
In the last two decades, Napa Valley took the wine world by a storm securing its place among the top wine producing regions, not just in California but in the world. Napa Valley produces less than 5% of...
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French Laundry wine theft, is Neal Caffrey in town?
Image from www.usanetwork.com/whitecollar White Collar, a very popular TV show on USA network now is in its 5th and final season. The show surrounds a charming ex-conman -Neal Caffrey; in exchange for reduced sentence and freedom, Neal agrees...
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Wine pairings ideas for some popular Spanish Tapas
Nothing screams Spanish more than Tapas, snack-sized plates are meant to share over good conversation and drinks. Tapas bars are how the Spaniards wind down time; and for lunch, Tapas run on a different, more flexible clock. Tapas...
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The Iconic Opus One, a must-visit winery in the heart of Napa Valley
The History “Opus” is a Latin word meaning an artistic composition by a well-established artist. If the taste of a Napa Valley wine could be compared to the sound of a musical masterpiece, that wine would be Opus...
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Napa Valley’s Hendry Vineyards, a wonderful tasting lesson for wine lovers
Napa Valley Napa Valley boasts some of the very best vineyards and wineries not only in California but the world over. Rich soil and ideal climate spoil the vines, in turn they spoil wine lovers. Napa Valley is...
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Monterey and Carmel Valley, the hidden gems of California wine country
During my wine study and research prior to the exam, I spent much of my wine time in the Monterey County Appellation. Smaller operations and tasting rooms allowed me more chance to share and learn from the winemakers...
4 concepts of expert tasting and wine review
If you have read a wine review or two, notice how they all sound very similar? well! because almost always, they describe the 4 areas of taste in wine: sweet or dry, fruit or earth, light body or...
Easy way to identify flavors, aromas and bouquet in wine
Although they have been used interchangeably but there are actually differences between Aromas and Bouquet of Wine. Flavors in wines can be associated with fruits while their bouquet resembles more wood, spice and herb. These flavors and aromas...
Industry Tasting at Elementary Cellars, Napa Valley California.
Elementary Cellars Volume I Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 Napa Valley Early in 2015, a gorgeous sun-blessed day in Napa Valley Wine country set up for some pleasurable wine tasting; quite a few outstanding wines on the list and Elementary...
Industry tasting at Zephaniah Farm Vineyard, Leesburg Virginia Wine Country.
Zephaniah vineyard locates in Leesburg, one of Virginia’s many viticulture areas. Loose-gravel windy road eventually leads to the vineyard and its historic tasting room, not too long ago it was a farmhouse. It couldn’t get any more personal...
Industry Tasting at Palmaz Vineyards & Cave Winery Napa Valley, California
Palmaz Vineyards, this place is very new to Napa Valley but already making giant leap. Beautiful estate with an impressive cave winery. The entire production takes place inside a massive cave, 4-story high winery eliminates the use of...
Wines of Champagne, France
Geography & Climate Champagne is the most northerly wine region in France, about 90miles Northeast of Paris. The climate here is extreme; bone-chilling cold in winter with damaging frost but hot, humid in the summer. Once a seabed...
Understanding Wine Classification of Burgundy (Bourgogne) France
Unlike wines for Bordeaux, where each district such as St. Julien and Pauillac could have different regulation and exception to their overall Classification. Other than the confusion between village names and the names Grand Cru vineyard, Burgundy wine...
Classic pairings: Pulpo a’ feira with Albarino, Verdejo or even better with Rioja Joven
Seems like a foreign land, isolated from the rest of Spain, Galicia tucks away in the Northwest corner of Spain. With over 1000 miles of breath-taking coastline chiseled away in deep low valleys, in which water makes way...
