Tag Archives: Wine Tasting

New Wine for a New Generation of Wine Drinkers Or . . .

Posted on August 6, 2018 by Poor Robert

For a while now I’ve been thinking about the sheer volume of new wine (different labels) have hit the market in the past several years, why and what it really means. In an effort to synthesize my thoughts on the … Continue reading →

Posted in Food and Wine, Life Balance, Varietals, Wine, Wine Tasting, Winemakers, Winemaking | Tagged Life Style, Varitals, Wine Aging, wine industry, Wine Tasting | 1 Comment

Wine Tasting and Reviews for the Masses

Posted on July 29, 2018 by Poor Robert

I’ve been drinking wine (good and bad) for over fifty years now and I’ve written and read more than my share of wine reviews. Lately I’ve become a bit disenchanted with both the content of the reviews and the process … Continue reading →

Posted in Wine Tasting, Winemaking | Tagged Wine Aging, wine industry, Wine Tasting, Wine Terminology | 3 Comments

The Weekly Wine is Back

Posted on August 21, 2016 by Poor Robert

“The Weekly Wine” feature has been gone a while mostly because I didn’t want to turn it into “The Weekly Whine”. Politics has played a part, a general lack of congeniality in some wine circles as well as the world, … Continue reading →

Posted in Chilean Wine, Wine, Wine Tasting | Tagged Cabernet Sauvignon, Chilean Wine, Wine, Wine Making, Wine Tasting | 2 Comments

Yuk! This Wine Tastes Awful

Posted on August 9, 2016 by Poor Robert

I see this statement or something similar all the time on wine sites I frequent. Just because you think a wine tastes awful doesn’t necessarily mean the wine is bad. In my experience the most prevalent causes for this reaction … Continue reading →