In this special episode of 1337 Wine TV, Mark reviews 3 wines for Christmas. He also tests a prototype wine opener and aerator. The wines for today are the 2011 Biltmore Estates Christmas Wine. This wine was donated by the Estate for the purpose of
Each year this idea, this website, this property gets bigger and evolves. It grew out of an idea. An idea that there could be a wine for geeks. Not wine geeks, but a wine for geeks, nerds, etc. Wine geeks are a subset of that
In this episode of 1337 Wine TV, Mark reviews 3 wines rather than 2 and a Wine 101 Segment. Since the Christmas tree is up right now, the green screen is taking a rest, so no Wine 101 for the rest of the year. Wines
This is the 5th part in my series of blog posts about my trip to France. My first really good night sleep on the trip has just happened. I left San Antonio on a Saturday and arrive in France Sunday morning. I don’t get to
In this special edition of 1337 Wine TV, Mark review 3 wines for Thanksgiving here in the U.S. The first wine is the 2009 Christophe Cordier Macon. The second wine is the 2009 Kings Ridge Pinot Noir from Oregon. The third is an unusual pairing
This is the 4th part in my series of blog posts about my trip to France. Monday morning. 7AM. I wake up refreshed. Not an ounce of jet lag. No, really. I don’t get that at all. But then again, I have a weird body
In this episode of 1337 Wine TV, Mark reviews another Cul-De-Sac wine he bought at HEB. This time it’s the Merlot. He then reviews the Sonoma Cutrer Sonoma Coast Chardonnay. This week’s Wine 101 is about the difference between Super Tuscan and Chianti. Here are
In this special episode of 1337 Wine TV, Mark scares up 3 wines for Halloween. He then pairs them with some traditional Halloween candy. The wines reviewed are the Non-vintage Dia De Los Blancos from South Coast Winery. I thought this was a World Market
In this episode of 1337 Wine TV, I do a video Skype interview with the man that inspired me to do video wine reviews, Gary Vaynerchuk. This is an interview that has been in the works on and off for a while. The last couple
Part 1: Part 2: Part 3: In this special episode of 1337 Wine TV, Mark shares wine with Sam Scarpari of Seraphim Wines via Skype. Sam is 8800 miles away and 16 hours ahead in Australia. He and Mark are just a couple of blokes
