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Reviewing – Going Down Under – 2017 Penfolds Bin 389 – Episode #38

In this episode of WWTV, I review the fourth of four wines donated to me by Jason Carley to assist with my wine studies. I’ll be reviewing the 2017 Penfolds Bin 389. Thank you Jason for your generous donation! Links for the show:Penfolds LCBO – Want to see what the RS (Residual

Freestyle Friday – Veramonte for Earth Day – Episode #37

In this Freestyle Friday Episode of WWTV, I review two samples from the Veramonte Winery in Chile in conjunction with and Earth Day promotion with our local major supermarket chain, H-E-B. First we have the 2020 Veramonte Sauvignon Blanc. Second we have the 2018 Veramonte

Reviewing – Going Down Under – 2016 Tolpuddle Vineyard Pinot Noir – Episode #36

In this episode of WWTV, I review the third of four wines donated to me by Jason Carley to assist with my wine studies. I’ll be reviewing the 2016 Tolpuddle Vineyard Pinot Noir. Thank you Jason for your generous donation! Links for the show:Tolpuddle Vineyard Tolpubble Martyrs LCBO – Want

Freestyle Friday – Sweet vs. Dry Wine – Episode #35

In this Freestyle Friday episode of WWTV, I tackle one of the most dreaded subjects in wine. The actual difference between a sweet and dry wine. For people in the industry, dryness or sweetness of wine has a specific definition. It’s tied to an amount

Reviewing – Going Down Under – 2016 Leeuwin Estate Art Series Chardonnay – Episode #34

In this episode of WWTV, I review the second of four wines donated to me by Jason Carley to assist with my wine studies. I’ll be reviewing the 2016 Leeuwin Estate Art Series Chardonnay. Thank you Jason for your generous donation! Links for the show:Leeuwin EstateKim Maple’s siteFining Agents from The

Reviewing – Going Down Under – 2018 Pewsey Vale 1961 Block Riesling – Episode #32

In this episode of WWTV, I review the first of four wines donated to me by Jason Carley to assist with my wine studies. I’ll be reviewing the 2018 Pewsey Vale 1961 Block Riesling. Thank you Jason for your generous donation! Links for the show:Pewsey ValeYalumba I started an official

Reviewing 2017 Tenuta la Badiola “642” – Episode #30

In this episode of WWTV, I have a little fun with age in months. On 2/8/21 I turned 642 months. I found this out a month or so prior to this episode by coincidence and remembered seeing a wine called 642. So I grabbed a bottle! So I’ll be

Taking the Advanced Sommelier Course

This past weekend (June 26-28, 2016) I attended the Advanced Sommelier Course. Recently it has become a requirement to take a course prior to taking the Advanced Sommelier Exam. While it may seem a pain to do this for those that passed their Certified in

Zins, Pinots, and SOMMs, Oh My! – Episode #281

In this episode of 1337 Wine TV, Mark reviews two wines and reviews the recently released movie, SOMM. Wines reviewed are the 2010 Bogle Old Vine Zinfandel and the 2010 Rex Hill Willamette Valley Pinot Noir. In the 3rd segment, Mark talks about the movie

Meet the Somm – James Tidwell of TexSom – Episode #253

I’m one of the a group of blip.tv producers testing out a new player. It doesn’t allow customization of colors yet, so posts from now until it allows customization will have their default settings. In this episode of 1337 Wine TV, Mark does a video