Angela and I don’t eat out every much, which surprises a lot of people when they hear me say it. And I’m not just talking about during the pandemic (we went to one restaurant for one lunch between March 2020 and May 2021). In general, we stay in. We’re introverts and really good cooks, we…
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….
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…
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…
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…
For me, this is what the wine industry is all about. Mid Summer, 1995: The Mall of America had been open for three years, and the hottest restaurant in the Mall was California Cafe. I was there waiting tables, scrapping together every bit of money I could while attending the University of Minnesota. I didn’t…
Ever look back at your personal calendar and wonder how you pulled it off? That’s the case with me and December of 2015, for sure the busiest month I’ve had in quite some time. In terms of wine classes and education, it was phenomenal, and in terms of my personal life it was one of…
Welcome 2015 Holiday shoppers! Ordering Twin Cities Wine Gift Certificates has never been easier! All gift certificates will be fully customized to the recipient. Upon checkout I will contact you for the name of the recipient and I will add it to a beautiful customized certificate which I will email to you as a PDF to…
