One of the greatest perks of being in this industry is making pieces of history. For every bottle you produce, you have no idea what will happen to it, how long it’ll live, by where it will travel, to where it meets its ultimate end. And what of…
Cameron Hughes Wine Presents… Great Moments in History, pt. 1
Finish
Wine Term: Finish Variations: Exit, Resonates, Waves, Length Alternate Usages: Finish of, exits with, resonant waves of, resonates with, with great length What it really means: The aftertaste of the wine Ok, never good to say the wine has a banana “aftertaste” – it sounds so much more…
Missouri Wine Facts
While September winds down, we want to take a moment to recognize that we are deep into Missouri Wine Month. Shared with California and North Carolina, Missouri can be overshadowed, but here are some fun facts to help you keep the state in mind next September (or for…
North Carolina Wine Facts
September marks North Carolina Wine Month, so here are a few facts you may or may not know about North Carolina and their wines: The single-most visited winery in the US is the Biltmore Estate Winery (pictured above), a huge point of note that it is visited more…
Cap’n Jack Sparrow?
Well everyone, happy Talk Like A Pirate Day! Aye ’tis a real thin’, ‘n ye can celebrate by natterin’ like a crazy pirate today. So ahoy everyone, start natterin’ like a damn pirate, wha’ are ye waitin’ fer!? (oh, if ye dunno how t’ natter like a pirate,…
Palate
Wine Term: Palate Variations: Entry, Flavor, Flavour, Hint, Invokes Alternate Usages: On the palate, redolent with, on the entry, upon entry, with flavors of, detecting hints of, invokes flavors of What it really means: How the wine tastes Ah! The moment of truth! It took forever for your…
California Wine Facts
California Wine Month! Let’s go! Time to dive into some fun and interesting facts about California Wines: California is the workhorse of American wine, making up around 90% of total production. California side stepped prohibition by making sacramental wine and shipping grapes to home producers who had the…
For the Beer Lovers…
Today marks National Beer Lover’s Day. A fitting holiday for the beer lovers out there to begin warming up for Oktoberfest, which contrary to the name, begins on the 21st of this month and concludes with German-American Day on October 6th. So it is high time we give…
Bordeaux
Wine Term: Bordeaux Variations: Bordeaux Blend, Bordeaux-style Blend, Right Bank Blend, Left Bank Blend, Meritage, Claret Usage: Do you have any [insert any of the above]? What it really means: A red wine blend, generally dominated by Cabernet Sauvignon or Merlot, made from the grapes of Bordeaux First…
