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Today we launch something new at Twin Cities Wine: Instruction Manual Wines! These are wines that we think are awesome, overlooked, mis-understood, or hard to enjoy unless you have the proper circumstances. And our first Instruction Manual wine is certainly that. A Cabernet Sauvignon from CANADA. Say whaaaat? Watch the video, enjoy the show, and…
Hey Jason – Do you have a favorite wine quote? I do. And it’s verbose. “We believe that authentic wine, which is the prerequisite for fine or great wine, comes out of a nexus of connections. Flavor connected to soil, forming the basis of terroir. People connected closely to the land they work. Entire families…
As promised in the Twin Cities Wine Podcast, here is the info on the wine I suggest you seek out for Nouveau 2020 drinking! It’s the Terres Dorees “L’Ancien” by Jean Paul Brun. Why am I suggesting this particular wine? It’s made using traditional/classic winemaking methods, not simple carbonic maceration like so many other Nouveau….
What happens when you’re a wine lover in one of the most popular destinations in the country? As you read this, we are just landing from a glorious seven day escape to Florida. We had never been to Florida before, much to the amazement of friends. We love the desert, and Arizona is our normal escape…
Over 10,000 votes were cast in the 2019 Twin Cities Wine Awards, and the winners were announced on August 19th, 2019, at Black Dog Cafe in Lowertown St. Paul. Congrats to all the winners in the Twin Cities Wine Awards 2019! Best Minnesota Winery: Carlos Creek Winery, Alexandria MNLocated not only in the beautiful lakes…
First, a little background on the business of wine bars. There is probably no harder way for a restauranteur to make money than to open a wine bar. Unlike a coffee shop, you can’t take it to go. Unlike a taproom, you’re making far less margin. And unlike the beer world, you can’t down three…
THE BEST OF THE BEST in the Minneapolis, St. Paul, and Minnesota wine scene! Congrats to all the 2018 winners! To celebrate our strong locally owned and operated independent wine scene in Minnesota, we launched the Twin Cities Wine Awards in 2018. Sixteen categories to help recognize the best of the best when it comes…
A perfect storm has emerged, and it is going to impact wine lovers in the Twin Cities for many reasons. I’m not saying the sky is falling. We’re still in the heyday for wine consumerism, but unlike other industries the wine world continues to move backwards on many things instead of forwards. Consumer choice being one….
