1 April 2010 WineBlends Social Media Tasting April 1, 2010

WineBlends Social Media Tasting April 1, 2010

April 1, 2010 By

Tonight, 4/1/10, is #WineBlends, a social media wine tasting on Twitter that I’m participating in.

All you need to join in is wine and Twitter.  No matter where you’re located, you can participate virtually.

This tasting is open to all wine drinkers, wine shops, restaurants and wineries.  Just grab a bottle of wine featuring a blend of grapes (ie.. Chardonnay/Merlot, Chardonnay/Viognier, etc…)

2007 Penfolds Koonunga Hill

2007 Penfolds Koonunga Hill

2007 Alta Vista Atemporal

2007 Alta Vista Atemporal

The two wines I’ve selected for this tasting are:

  • Penfolds Koonunga Hill Shiraz Cabernet 2007
  • 2007 Alta Vista Atemporal

There’s still time to join me by registering here and using hashtag: #wineblends: http://bit.ly/a4n22i

The Objective of #WineBlends Online Tasting:

+ Promote wine blends by connecting w/ wine drinkers on Twitter

+ Share interesting content about your respective wine growing region

+ Be positive and promote one another.

+ If possible have wines on hand from different wine growing regions.

Hope you join me and the hundreds of wine lovers who are participating!

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New York Austrian Wine Tasting at a Discount

March 25, 2010 By

UPDATE: Use Special Code: AUSTRIANNYC for an increased discount of $10 off the cost of the event!

I’d like to let you know about an upcoming Austrian wine tasting on May 5th in New York City.  This is going to be the biggest Austrian wine event to ever hit the states and will feature over 100 Austrian winemakers.  The event also features food from top New York restaurants.

Readers of Food & Wine Chickie Insider get $5 off admission via the Austrian Trade Commission by using Special Code: BLOGAUSTRIA when reserving tickets at: http://bit.ly/cug2iV.

Join me for some interesting wines, great food and fun crowd!

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Spit & Twit – Who Wouldn’t Buy Into That Concept?

November 12, 2009 By

Spit & Twit NYCI attended Wine Twits’ Spit & Twit event last week at City Winery in New York City.  The launch event for this concept was very well-attended and featured over 100 wines from around the world.  Steve and his team from Wine Twits really did a great job putting this event together.  The concept is simple: 1) Taste a wine 2) Spit (or not) 3) Twitter about the findings.  Large TV screens throughout the room display live feeds of the tweets as patrons send them.  Neat, no?

I enjoyed some pretty great wines and met fabulous folks in the wine trade, and found the space at City Winery to be ideal for this type of event.  Each winery, or wine distributor, featured his/her product at tables set up throughout the place and patrons made their way around the room savoring wines from around the globe.  A sponsor of the event, Riedel, provided each guest with a fine piece of stemware upon arriving, and this made the tasting all the more enjoyable.

Some of the wines I particularly enjoyed were:

2008 Alder Springs Roussanne Westerly Vineyard

2007 Cabernet Sauvignon To Kalon Vineyards

2004 D’Arenberg The Dead Arm Shiraz

2007 Ravines Wine Cellars –Cabernet Franc

2007 Ravines Wine Cellars – Pinot Noir

2007 Benziger Signaterra Pinot Noir, Bella Luna Vineyards

I’m looking forward to seeing where Wine Twits will host its next event.  Count me in on the concept of tasting then tweeting my findings.  

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