DGS: Italian Wines

Last night, DGS veered away from our usual format of a long tasting at someone’s place in favor of a short and semi-formal tasting at WineStyles, a new wine store in the neighborhood. It was a delightful and stress-free night, since the folks at WineStyles were in charge of selecting the wines and the hosting, [...]

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DGS Adventurous Wines

DGS went wild last night, with a tasting of wines from all over the world, in what we’d dubbed Dead Grapes Society Adventurous Wines. We had ~25 people and 16 bottles of wines (some doubled up). 1. Taberno Brut Champagne Style Charmat Method (Peru) $10 We kicked the tasting off with two bottles of Taberno, [...]

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Everyday wines

Every Friday, I look forward to reading the WSJ with much anticipation, waiting to see what Dorothy Gaiter and John Brecher have to recommend in their latest wine article. As usual, I wasn’t disappointed. This Friday’s article presents invaluable suggestions on everyday wines to drink – and to store in your wine fridge. Invaluable because [...]

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DGS Champagne and Other Sparkling Wines

Tomorrow, our wine group will be conducting a tasting of Champagne and other Sparkling wines - at brunch, no less.   As part of my research, I’m looking into Spumantes, otherwise known as sparkling wines in Italy. Italian sparklers hold a place near and dear to my heart, since they were one of my early introduction to wine. I fondly remember one cool October morning, [...]

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