Mark visits with Gary Elliott of Driftwood Estate Winery in Driftwood, TX. The chat about the winery and 2 freshly bottled white wines. The 2011 Cuvee Blanc and the 2011 Muscat Canelli. Link for today’s show: Driftwood Estate Winery
In the video wine review, Mark celebrates Episode #200 with Ceci Barretto and Melissa Unsell from the only other wine blog in San Antonio, Vinously Speaking. This is the first of 3 reviews recorded in front of a live audience at Ceci’s wine shop Wine
In this video wine review, Mark reviews 3 wines for Thanksgiving. One is a traditional pairing from Beajolais; the 2009 Henry Fessy Beaujolais Villages. Another is a not so traditional wine; the 2009 Gravity Hills Vertigo. And for something for the French Harvest holiday of
In this video wine review, Mark joins the Beaujolais Nouveau buzz and reviews 3 wines from Beaujolais. One is a Beaujolais Nouveau and the other two are Cru Beaujolais. The wines are the 2011 Georges Deboeuf Beaujolais Nouveau, 2009 Henry Fessy Régnié “Château des Reyssiers”,
In this video wine review, Mark reviews 3 Halloween themed wines. The 2010 Gato Negro Malbec, the 2006 Spellwine Zinfandel, and the 2009 Ghost Pines Cabernet Sauvignon. In a correction to the video, Gato Negro Malbec is actually from Argentina, not Chile. However, the winery
Mark travels to Bordeaux, France to meet with Olivier Casteja, Owner of Château Doisy-Védrines in Barsac (part of the Sauternes appellation). They talk about the Chateau and taste the 2004 Doisy-Védrines – a forgotten vintage according to Olivier. Link to today’s show: Unfortunately there is
In the video skype interview, Mark interviews Frank Sterns of Aurielle Vineyards and the taste the 2007 Aurielle Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon. There is a video glitch with my half of the video but the interview is still solid. Link for today’s show: Aurielle Vineyards
Mark travels to Bordeaux, France to meet with Eric Monneret, General Manager of Chateau La Pointe in Pomerol. They talk about the Chateau and taste two vintages of La Pointe’s Grand Vin (1st wine). Link to today’s show: Chateau La Pointe
Mark travels to Bordeaux, France to meet with Alain Moueix of Chateau Fonroque; a Grand Cru Classe from the Saint-Emilion Classification that practices Biodynamic farming. They talk about the Chateau and taste two vintages of Fonroque’s Grand Vin (1st wine). Unfortunately, the sound isn’t the
In this video wine review, Mark reviews the 2007 Starry Night Lodi Zinfandel. He also pairs Coco Puffs cereal with the wine. Links for today’s show: Starry Night Winery Zippy Kid (Managed Hosting)
