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How to Start a Wine Group
2008-04-29 21:44
Starting a Wine Group
GT: Every once in a while, we have to give ourselves a shameless plug: We are committed to creating a community of wine drinkers who enjoy tasting and pairing wines with good friends and good food. We are promoting a site that insists that our users create a "Wine...
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Interview with Ernie Els is Live!
2008-04-28 17:57
We are psyched to announce the interview that Got Tannins recently conducted with Ernie Els is now live!
Ernie is best known as one of the premier golfers of the 21st century (ranked #3 as of April 2008). What not everyone knows about the Big Easy is that in addition to time spent as a professional...
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Screw tops on French wine?
2008-04-28 06:58
GT - Do you know what village and chateau your Bordeaux is from? If you don't, chances are you may be opening a screw top in the next few years. Why does it matter? Screw tops guarantee that your wine is ready to drink. Traditionalists would insist that a good...
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Global credit crunch has little impact on high end wine market; highest amount ever paid for 27 bottles of wine
2008-04-20 05:53
WWG - According to Reutors London a Beijing based billionaire has paid a record $500,000 for 27 bottles of Romanee-Conti. Apparently, the last biggest wine transaction occurred over the same wine makers wine, when two collectors let their egos get the best of them and continued to...
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Kaiken Ultra Wins World Wine Groups Malbec Pick
2008-04-14 21:49
World Wine Groups Tasting Notes: The Kaiken Ultra was blind taste tested against itself (by accident), an Alta Vista Premium 2006 Malbec, and a Melipal Malbec 2005. Complimentary food included asada beef and chicken, beef empanadas and ...
Read the full Article Here
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You've been corked!
2008-04-13 22:04
WWG - According to an article by World Wine Groups good friend Bill Daley, 3-5% of wines suffer from the effects of being corked. According to Wikipedia Corked is:
"Cork taint is a broad term referring to a set of undesirable smells or tastes found in a bottle...
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Lil Jon Launches Wine Label: "I'm not like an expert, so don't ask me no questions…I just like the taste."
2008-04-04 07:31
According to E! News online, Rapper Lil Jon has launched his own California wine label which will produce Chardonney and Merlot among other wines. Thanks Lil Jon, we look forward to tasting these wines. According to sources, the wine will be produced by Alison Crowe...
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Young Adults Come to their Senses
2008-04-03 10:33
It had to happen. Wine consultants survey the country and find that 21- to 35-year-olds prefer wine to beer. And, while they like wine, they know little about it, and have no strong brand loyalties.
In other words, they’re tabula rasa, empty pallets with willing palates. Fair game for advertisers....
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Interviews
Grant Burge, Owner of Grant Burge Wines
2008-11-17 20:00
Grant Burge Barrel Tasting
Preface
On a night late in July, my wife and I tried a bottle of 2003 Grant Burge Holy Trinity from Barossa Valley...
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Ryan Sproule, Founder of Black Box Wines
2008-08-11 21:36
Got Tannins is happy to present our readers an interview with Ryan Sproule, the founder of Black Box Wines. Ryan founded the company in 2002;...
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Natalie MacLean, Author of Red, White and Drunk All Over
2008-07-22 13:48
We met Natalie while searching for food and wine matching for our own wine group. Her award-winning web site, articles, free...
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Tom Gable - Contributing Wine Editor for San Diego Magazine
2008-05-19 21:00
Tom Gable has been writing about and tasting wine for more than 30 years. As an expert in wine, Tom believes that "wine needs company -...
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Gary Vaynerchuk - The Robert Parker of the Internet Generation
2008-05-13 00:01
Gary Vaynerchuk has revolutionized the world of wine reviews and along with it, personal brand building. As his bio notes, Gary is a "social media...
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Wine of the Month
July Varietal and Region: Sonoma Chardonnay
2008-08-10 18:52
World Wine Groups Says...
Chardonnay is usually the first wine that a taster trys and for good reasons, it is one of the most widely distributed wines in America and many other countries. However, Chardonnay's come with many different tastes and prices. Great on a summers night and with...
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June Region and Wine: Sonoma County Red Zinfandel
2008-06-10 06:57
World Wine Groups Says...
Since Merlot took a back seat to Cabernet after 2004's Sideways, wine drinkers everywhere have been looking for bold red wines that are different than Cabernet. Zinfandel is best bet for bold red wine drinkers. Often times confused with White Zinfandel...
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