Tasting Terroir – Can You Really?

The first thing most people think of when they hear the word terroir is the soil in which grapevines grow, but it is much more than that, it’s the rain, the heat, the sun, the humidity, the wind, and anything else that Mother Nature can throw at a grapevine in any given year. If you’ve…

Love Cab, Hate Merlot? Think again.

I love Cabernet Sauvignon, but I also love Merlot. When I saw a blind tasting comparing the two varietals at a local wine bar that I’d been wanting to visit, I decided to attend. The event was held at The Vineyard Wine Market located in Smyrna, Georgia. The event was not only well run and a…