7 July, 2017

Best Wines of Samples Night: Preventing Liquor Cabinet Overflow Since 2017!

Comments : 5 Posted in : Other White Blends, White Wine, Wine on July 7, 2017 by : The Gourmez

Tags: cabernet franc, family cellars, great wines, lola, malbec, sauvignon blanc, scotto, semillon, steven kent, tasting notes, wine blogging, wine reviews, wine samples, winery

Occasionally, as a blogger who does reviews, I can get a little behind. Especially as I’m also just a month and a half out from the release of my first book, and a wee bit harried making sure everything’s in place for that. So with a backlog of wines to sample and review—to the point
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14 March, 2017

Left Coast Cellars Wines

Posted in : Other Sparkling Wine Types, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Grigio / Pinot Gris, Pinot Noir, Red Wine, Sparkling Wine, White Wine, Wine on March 14, 2017 by : The Gourmez

Tags: bubbly, cali's cuvee, earthy, ivy hover, left coast cellars, oregon wines, pinot gris, queen bee, review, tasting notes, wine review, wine samples

Obligatory disclaimer: Left Coast Cellars provided these wines for my review for free. My experience with Left Coast Cellars (website here) is not a long one…but it has certainly been a fruitful one. And I didn’t even intend that to be a wine pun. Ivy Hover is Left Coast’s marketing director, an A+ person, and my
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1 August, 2016

Get Psyched for WBC16 with Livestreams and Lodi Chardonnay!

Comments : 2 Posted in : Chardonnay, White Wine, Wine, Wine Bloggers Conference 2016 on August 1, 2016 by : The Gourmez

Tags: attend wine bloggers conference, livestream, lodi, michael david chardonnay, panels, rebecca gomez farrell, wbc, wbc16, wine antics, wine bloggers conference, wine samples

Hello friends! If you are not interested in the wine side of the Gourmez, then this post is not for you. But if you are, and especially if you’re headed to Lodi for the annual Wine Bloggers Conference (WBC) next week, WBC16, read on! This will be my third WBC. So far, it’s been
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