http://tavolarosso.com the good life = travels + food + wine Mon, 19 Jul 2010 04:08:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Something incredibly satisfying about summertime and enjoying your own handcrafted Rose' # http://tavolarosso.com/2010/07/twitter-weekly-updates-for-tavola-rosso-7/ Enjoying an 08 Gifford Hirlinger Stateline Red. Great up and coming winery with all kinds of Gonzaga/Gonzaga Prep/Spokane ties. # http://tavolarosso.com/2010/06/twitter-weekly-updates-for-tavola-rosso-6/ "There is so much contained in a glass of good wine. It is a gift of nature that tastes of man's foibles.... # ... his sense of the beautiful, his idealism and virtuosity. " ~ Kermit Lynch. # http://tavolarosso.com/2010/05/twitter-weekly-updates-for-tavola-rosso-5/ is Charles Smith a brilliant marketer, in addition to be a great winemaker, or is someone else pulling these strings ? http://bit.ly/9PKMDZ # The wine industry is all over social marketing but are there any example of folks driving their business through search advertising as well? # http://tavolarosso.com/2010/05/twitter-weekly-updates-for-tavola-rosso-2/ do videos with overly intimidating descriptors really move wine? http://bit.ly/9Pc7YE # http://tavolarosso.com/2010/04/twitter-weekly-updates-for-tavola-rosso/ Argentina has been well known for their Malbec and Steaks, but what they must have something to wash down all their delicious fish. Enter Torrontes, the white wine that Argentina has begun to hang their hats on.  It has some of the light crisp characteristics of Albarino’s and Sauv. Blanc’s, but ... http://tavolarosso.com/2010/04/torrontes-the-white-wine-of-argentina/ I come back to geography again... but I think it's fair to say that understanding where somewhere is on the map goes a long way to true understanding. Thus, Argentina is one of the two southern-most countries of South America - sharing the southern exposure with Chile (and it's entire western ... http://tavolarosso.com/2010/03/where-in-the-world-argentina/ Is there a better wine to put on the table next to grilled steak?  Not for my money.  Argentina is known for it’s thriving beef industry and its residents clearly enjoy a plentiful source of calories by consuming over 250 pounds per year, per capita. Argentina is also, fittingly, becoming known ... http://tavolarosso.com/2010/03/steak-and-malbec/ The Olympics have always been my favorite celebration of worldly culture and exciting athletic competition.  Back when Vancouver was announced as the host city in 2003, I knew that I’d have to find a way to attend – being so close by and Vancouver being such an absolutely wonderful and ... http://tavolarosso.com/2010/02/vancouver-2010/ Pronounced “ in-ka-meep.”.  This is a troubling sign to me when you have to put the pronunciation of your brand on the front of your label… but a great story lies behind this one. Nk;mip is North America’s first Aboriginal owned and operated operation, and part of the Osooyos Indian Band’s ... http://tavolarosso.com/2010/02/canadian-white-nkmip-cellars-2008-riesling/