Some of you may remember a post from a few months ago when I attended the first ARSE, well believe it or not, I’ve done it again! Yes, over the weekend I found myself at ARSE 2 – somewhere in the middle of nowhere, otherwise known as the sprawling British countryside! For those of you who have no idea what I’m talking about and fear I’ve been spending too much time with crass-talking teenage boys, the ARSE (or ‘ass’ as we’d say in America) I’m referring to is Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: ARSE, Bordeaux Undiscovered, French wine, Henschke, Spittoon, wine picnic
How many fingers and thumbs does it take to hold and swirl a wine glass while sending a tweet? As I found out recently, it’s a lot harder than it sounds! Many of us in the wine world like to share our wine experiences via Twitter, Facebook, YouTube etc (as this shameless self-promoting link to my first wine video proves!) and usually we do so surreptitiously while trying not to appear rude. However, the other week I attended a tasting where not only was tweeting not considered rude, it was required!
Wine Communicators of Australia recently hosted a ‘Tweet Up’ Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Australian wine, learn about wine, making wine fun for everyone, melbourne wine tasting, sydney wine tasting, tweet about wine, Twitter, twitter wine, wine and twitter, Wine communicators of australia, wine from Australia, wine on twitter, Wine Passionista, wine tasting in London, wine tweets
Musician Maynard James Keenan takes his performance from the stage to the vineyard in this new documentary
The list of musicians that have turned their hand to producing wine includes names like Dave Matthews, Madonna, Vince Neil and Cliff Richards, so it’s not a shock that Maynard James Keenan, lead singer of the metal band Tool, has joined this illustrious collection. But while many celebrities will lend their name, money and ‘vision’ to a brand, few take part in the day-to-day business of the vineyard, but Maynard is different and the new documentary film Blood Into Wine gives audiences a backstage pass.
If you know anything about Tool (and I didn’t before watching the film) you will know that Maynard (who is also the front man for A Perfect Circle and Puscifer) is a bit of a ‘character’. He’s been on stage in nothing but skin-tight shorts and a mohawk, head banging to lyrics such as “I am the demon cleaner who saves the day”, so juxtapose that image with the one portrayed in the film of a comic wit shielded by a pokerfaced façade, shoveling soil and planting vines by hand in the middle of the Verde Valley – one of north-central Arizona’s most arid areas – and things start to get interesting! Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: A Perfect Circle, Arizonan wine, Blood Into Wine, Bob Odenkirk, Caduceus, celebrity winemakers, Eric Glomski, Eric Wareheim, Maynard James Keenan, Mila Jovovich, musicians making wine, Patton Oswalt, Puscifer, Tim Heidecker, Tool, wine in Arizona, wine movies
I was recently invited to a lunch hosted by Riccardo Prosecco, and thought it was the perfect opportunity to make my first video! So instead of me telling you all about Riccardo Prosecco, I thought I’d let Riccardo Tomadin tell you himself!
What are your thoughts on Prosecco? Please leave a comment!
Hope you enjoy the very first Wine Passionista video!
There’s always time for wine!
Tara – Wine Passionista
Tags: first video, Italian sparkling wine, Italian wine, Old Hat Club, Prosecco, Riccardo Prosecco, sparkling wine, sparkling wine from Italy
Diemersfontein Pinotage 2009
It’s no secret that I have a soft spot for the wines from South Africa. While I can safely say that I don’t have a favourite wine (or at least it changes daily!), I am currently, quite partial to South Africa as a wine region. The wines have increased in quality dramatically in recent years and thanks to the diversity of the various regions, the array of styles is both exponential and exceptional.
So when I received an invitation to a tasting celebrating the 10th anniversary of the wines from Diemersfontein in Wellington, I was excited to try the wines. The location (a hotel on Piccadilly), the company (other bloggers and journalists) and the enormous cheese selection, were all impressive. The wines also didn’t disappoint. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Carpe Diem, Diemersfontein, Diemersfontein wine, Pinotage, South African Wine, Thokozani, wine and music, wine from South Africa
A chat about the Wines of South Africa with Craig from
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