Our customer Dan Sullivan writes: “Years ago a very famous wine editor described a wine from Bordeaux as being very foxy. Never having tasted a fox I asked him if there was a restaurant in NYC that had fox on the menu. No response.” Please hold while we…
Customer Take Over Version: Foxy
Forest Floor
Wine Term: Forest Floor Variations: Underbrush, Sous Bois Alternate Usages: n/a What it really means: Wet Earth/Dirt Fragrance Anyone who has spent time in the great outdoors, especially in a forest, knows that unique fragrance of the morning dew on the top soil of the forest floor. As…
Structure
Wine Term: Structure Variations: n/a Alternate Usages: n/a What it really means: How’s the wine? Structure is a catch-all to describe the tannin, acidity, alcohol, body, and sweetness. Basically, how’s the wine? Is it big and bold? Light and effervescent? Rich, yet dry? Utilizing the structure lets you…
Musings on Merlot
For many, the end of daylight savings is cause for upset. The lost daylight hours. The dark evening commute surrounded by unnamed head and tail lights. Colder weather. Shorter days. Hibernation mode. The stress of the impending holidays. The list goes on… But not for us! It’s cause…
Oak Knoll District AVA
Situated towards the southern end of the Napa Valley, just north of the city of Napa and the Los Carneros AVA, lies the Oak Knoll District of Napa Valley (OKD). Being at the southern end of the valley, the climate is a bit calmer, cooled by the San…
Customer Take Over: Adrienne Cordray
Our next installment of Customer Take Over comes as a question from Adrienne, who isn’t an active customer as far as we can tell, but is clearly on the mailing list. Adrienne simply asked, “Do you carry vegan wines? I am vegan.” Well, no one in the industry…
Customer Take Over: Bob Dunehoo
Welcome everyone to our October 2019 Customer Take Over series! Our first submission for the series comes in the form of a request from our customer Bob Dunehoo: “Cam – For those of us older consumers of your efforts to educate us about, and provide us with, great…
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…
