When I heard Portland was going to have a Starbucks that serves beer and wine I headed straight to their new NW Couch location to check out the wine list.… Read the rest
Starbucks Grinds Out a Wine List
Some Starbucks Add Beer/Wine
Drink Pink Wine!
Michael Alberty Takes a Look at Rosé Wines
A few weeks ago I was pouring at a tasting where the lineup included a few rosés. As I tried to pour the first pink wine into one gentleman’s glass he looked at me with that look of disappointment that told me we were about to have a conversation about rosé.… Read the rest
Wine Musings: In Search of the Great White Pinot Noir
Making white Pinot Noir is like discovering America: it’s an exciting adventure and everybody wants to believe they were the first. But despite the pronouncements of a few winemakers in the New World, folks throughout Europe have been making a white wine with red Pinot Noir grapes for quite a long time, especially if you count Blanc de Noirs (white from black) wines from the Champagne region.… Read the rest