Articles in Category "Wine Tasting"

Alcohol Hierarchy: The Order of Wine

by Jennifer Jordan

As you embark on a wine tasting, you may require a variety of things: bottles of wine, a cork screw, wine glasses, a wine tasting kit, perhaps even an English accent. While this stuff may be essent...
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Bottle Shock: When Your Wine is all Shook Up

by Jennifer Jordan

Ah, bottle shock. Some people know it for its true definition; others imagine it’s what a bottle of red feels whenever a bottle of white is chosen instead. Whatever meaning you lean towards, one th...
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Colorado Food & Wine Educational Dinners

by Tynan Szvetecz

Collect a group of friends, pick a date, eat, learn, drink. Overview Interested in immersing yourself in the best of Colorado Wine & Food? Contact us to arrange one of our Colorado Food & W...
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Red Wine Styles and Personalities

by Tynan Szvetecz

Let’s talk for a moment about the concept of synergy. The phenomenon of two strangers coming into contact at a cocktail party is not altogether different from a person and a new glass of wine findi...
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Tasting for Body, Acidity and Fruit

by Tynan Szvetecz

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Tasting, Wine, 2, 3, Tasting

by Jennifer Jordan

If you’re like me, you’ve probably wondered how some people can willingly eat the foods we despise. Take for instance, refried beans. According to my taste buds, refried beans are disgusting: they ...
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White Wine Styles and Personalities

by Tynan Szvetecz

When people discuss the revolution in wine that has happened over the last thirty years, they must emphasize the astounding leap white wine has taken to reach the highest standards of its red wine ...
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Willamette Valley Vineyards: Open Up and Say Yum

by Jennifer Jordan

In my adult years, one of my own personal mantras whenever I go to Portland to visit the world’s largest amount of relatives has been, “I’ll be with family; so, in other words, I’ll be drinking.” T...
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Wine Competitions: Vining for Greatness

by Jennifer Jordan

When I think of a wine competition, I think of bottles of red wine and bottles of white wine squaring off. Perhaps bottles of Merlot and Riesling arm wrestle or a glass of Shiraz and a glass of Whi...
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Wine Tasting Kits and Caboodles

by Jennifer Jordan

Wine tasting may seem like something that is on special reserve, geared only for those who are expert wine drinkers. Intent on discovering fruits of a winery’s labor, these connoisseurs set out to ...
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Wine Tastings for Singles

by Jennifer Jordan

Dating, for those of us who are tired of being single, can be a royal pain. From speed dating to online dating, from the taverns to the grocery stores, we have several outlets where we can meet pot...
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