Happy New Year Everyone! The Cellar Master is back and my New Year’s Resolution is to deliver you content on a regular and consistent basis, a new re-opening if you will. As such for the first post of the year will be on the plan going forward for the Cellar Master as a whole. Starting with the Blog, I intend to post at minimum three … Continue reading Happy New Years and Happy Returns!
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What kind of flavor is dry? You’ve heard before that a wine is dry, sweet, or somewhere in between. Since it’s not the physical state of the wine, if you’ve ever spilled wine on your pants you know that, it has to be the flavor and whatever the flavor is it isn’t sweet. Sweet is easy, chocolate is sweet, soda is sweet, port is sweet. … Continue reading Dry vs Sweet
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In sticking with the theme from the last post we have a red and white wine to look at. Unlike last week’s wines, which were both Argentine Malbecs, these couldn’t be more different. One winery is French and has been in operation since the 1700s and the other opened it’s doors in the relatively recent year of 1978 in Missouri. One wine is just a … Continue reading Wines of the Week, 20 Jan 2018
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“If you let a white wine sit long enough will it turn red? Overheard at a wine store One of the most common questions I’ve heard from people learning about wine about the color of wines? The quote above is a testament to this. Last week I asked why a simple grape juice had so much confusion around it and for a lot of people … Continue reading White vs Red
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Spice up a cold night with this pair. Continue reading Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: Hot Toddy
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10 Jan 2018 Contenders: 2015 Trapiche Malbec vs 2008 Luigi Borsca Malbec Continue reading Wines of the Week, 10 Jan 2018
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What’s white and red and drunk all over? Continue reading What is Wine
How should you buy alcohol? Most of you likely have some notion of how to buy it, whether it be based on preference or price. So it’s a silly question, but is it? Over the next few weeks I’ll be revealing my tips and tricks to expand your flavor palettes and alcohol cabinets. This week I’ll be going over how much you should pay for … Continue reading Quality to Dollar Ratio
This week we flip the script from the last reviews. A young crisp white from the old world and a mature red from the new world. Something old and something new. 2016 Brandini Arneis Score: 6/10 Brandini is young when it comes to the wine world, 24 years. Located in the northern Italian region of Piedmont their focus is on organic wines and a young, … Continue reading Wines of the Week, 7 Feb 2018
Another Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde inspired by our wonderful Brazilian Steakhouse dinner. We start off with the Caipirinha on the left, made with Novo Fogo‘s Cachaca. What made this transformation difficult was the simple three ingredient nature of the drink but I managed to do it. Mr. Hyde is what I’m calling the Southerner in Brazil, an old fashioned in Caipirinha clothing made with the … Continue reading Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: Caipirinha
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