Last year I attended Appellation Alentejo masterclass led by Master Sommelier Evan Goldstein and tasted Portuguese wine (for the first time, if you don’t include port) from the Alentejo region. Since the seminar, I’ve tried quite a few Portuguese wine samples and have loved all of them, from white to red. So this summer during […]
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Exploring Alentejo Whites with a Portuguese Wine & Food Pairing
Lately we’ve been exploring more Portuguese wines, and I even attended an Appellation Alentejo Wine Seminar in Houston. Courtesy of Creative Palate, and as a follow-up to Exploring Alentejo Reds with a Portuguese Wine & Food Pairing, I was sent four Alentejo wines to taste and review. It was suggested that I taste the wines side-by-side, […]
Appellation Alentejo Wine Seminar in Houston
I don’t know which has the stronger influence on me: wanting to travel somewhere because of the wine, or purchasing wine because of somewhere I’ve traveled…both? Last week I attended Appellation Alentejo masterclass led by Master Sommelier Evan Goldstein and tasted Portuguese wine (for the first time, if you don’t include port) from the Alentejo […]
Loire Valley Wines Event: Spring to Loire in Houston
There are a couple countries/regions that have been swaying me away from my usual Italian pour lately. While I’ve been learning about and enjoying South American wines, I received an invitation to attend the Spring to Loire tasting and seminar event hosted by Loire Valley Wines. Having never dabbled in this French region, I jumped […]
Benvenuto Brunello Wine Seminar in Houston
As a Sangiovese (the primary grape in Chianti) lover, I consider Brunello di Montalcino best of the best in Italian wines. So I was thrilled to attend the Benvenuto Brunello 2017 wine seminar and guided tasting event hosted by Consorzio Vino Brunello di Montalcino and IEEM last week in Houston. For those unfamiliar, Brunello is […]