Tip 8 of 20 ~ Which Wine is Best with Brie

Which Wine is Best with Brie by Norma

Keep in mind that pairing cheese and wine is a centuries long tradition. I experimented with a few wines and the two that just knocked my socks of were this 2008 Albion California Muscat and the 2008 Mariana Vineyard Santa Lucia Highlands Chardonnay. The creamy Brie with the mouthwatering and acidic  Chardonnay gave my mouth a "hello."  It was perfect.

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Norma Serrano, Wine Consultant
Los Angeles

Tip 7 of 20

How to do Wine Country Right – by Norma

Plan your trip carefully – because no matter how long you plan your trip, it will never be long enough. You can’t do it all on one trip.

Limit your winery visits to 2 or 3 per day or you will find yourself running around and not fully experiencing what the wineries have to offer.

Start your day early with a tasty light breakfast then visit your 1st winery at around 10am, Visit your 2nd winery by 12pm, have a wonderful lunch at a local restaurant. After all, that’s what the trip is about ~ Great Food and Wine. Take a nap and in the afternoon visit your 3rd winery and book dinner for the night.

Norma Serrano is a Wine Consultant with WineShop At Home. If you can’t go to Napa, have Napa come to you! Experience a wine tasting in your home or office. Visit www.wineshopathome.com/normaserrano for more information

Which are the TEN greatest Wines of the last 10 years?

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Tip 6 of 20

Why Start a Wine Business? by Gladys
Let Your Passion Breathe. Ever wonder if you had what it takes to start a Wine Business?

Can you tell the difference between Sauvignon Blanc from New Zealand and Sauvignon Blancs from other parts of the world? Can you read this wine description and know exactly what the author meant: “Ripe, rich and round, with lots of spicy, earth-scented black cherry and berry flavors, hinting deliciously at chocolate on the smooth finish”? Are you the type who can sip and talk about Merlot, Pinot Noir, Riesling, or Frascati for hours and not get bored stiff?
If your answer to all three questions is yes, you could be wine savvy. Now, why not put your love of fine wines into a profitable business? The best part about wine is that it never goes out of style, so the kind of wine you make today will still be in demand decades or even centuries later. 

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Gladys is import manager at Herpasur provides stainless steel tanks for wine ,olive oil ,liquid soap and others http://www.voteforus.com/startawinebusiness.html

Wine Tip 5 of 20

5. Three "wheres" to try wine by Douglas

Where to Taste Wine

From least to most effective, here are three “wheres” for trying wine.  

1. What’s most fun is attending what I call a “Wineapalooza” tasting which many stores and restaurants stage periodically. What’s better than twenty or more wines and friendly staff members pouring for you? Well, they are fun, but definitely a case of quantity over quality. They can be too crowded, and don’t always offer food that will best accompany the wine.
2. Or you can order a wine flight at a bar. This is a great step when you don’t want an entire bottle, or want to experiment. Typically, the bar will pair up wines with similar characteristics (for example, by variety, or by region). Or you might get the exact same wine and winemaker, but from three or four different vintages. This is a great way to compare and contrast!
3. The best way to learn is with friends. Organize a tasting yourself! Invite some friends to your home, ask them each to bring a bottle from a particular country or variety. Then you can all sip, share and discuss. If you ask attendees to wrap their bottles in a paper bag, you can unveil them at the end of the evening. Was your favorite the most . . . or the least expensive?

Douglas Trapasso is based in Chicago and writes the Chicago Pinot 2.0 blog, which is available at http://chicagopinot.wordpress.com/

Wine tip 4 of 20 - Get Involved

4. Get Involved by Shona


Learn more about wines by getting involved with your local wine shops. Find out what kind of tastings and classes they offer. This requires drinking quite a few wines to find out what you like. It’s a great way to learn about different varietals and different regions of wines.


Shona Milne is contributing Editor at Woodinvilee Wine Update to see her contributions visit: 

www.woodinvillewineupdate.com