http://www.winebloggingwednesday.org Where the WBW community hangs out Fri, 09 May 2008 20:25:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The response to Wine Blogging Wednesday 45 has been so overwhelming that it will take me most of the weekend to write up a proper summary. As of today, 65 entries have been received which I've added to my del.icio.us feed for those who want to read along with me. ... http://www.winebloggingwednesday.org/2008/05/09/wbw-45-links-posted-summary-on-sunday/ There are four of us here tonight, this is our first time participating so we'll just jump right into it. Our first wine is from Alsace, France. Trimbach Riesling 2005 (12.5% ABV, $15) - Mineral, slate, and a touch of lemon peel on the nose. The palate shows somewhat the same minus ... http://www.winebloggingwednesday.org/2008/05/08/wine-blogging-wednesday-old-world-riesling/ Gary from Wine Library TV has asked Mott to link up the 59 participants of WBW 44 over at the WLTV forums. Lots of links to check out to find some nice Cabernet Franc from France. Seems like Gary might have also encouraged some more first time participants to our ... http://www.winebloggingwednesday.org/2008/04/15/wbw-44-linked-up-wbw-45-announced/ Video podcaster Gary Vaynerchuk is our host for our next virtual tasting and he's just selected French Cabernet Franc as the theme. While you can find some Bordeaux blends made up from a majority of Cab Franc -- most notably Chateau Cheval Blanc -- most of us will look to ... http://www.winebloggingwednesday.org/2008/03/19/french-cab-franc-for-wbw-44/ Joel has posted a fine summary of the entries to WBW 43 over at Wine Life Today. In all, a nice turnout and some great stories & wines were blogged. Many thanks are in order to host Joel who welcomed his second daughter into the world just a few days ... http://www.winebloggingwednesday.org/2008/03/13/round-up-of-wbw-43-posted/ Andrew has posted a summary of WBW 42 over at Spittoon. Quite a nice turnout of more than 50 bloggers who used only 7 words in their reviews of Italian red wines. Joel over at Wine Life Today is the host for next month's tasting which will be held in just ... http://www.winebloggingwednesday.org/2008/02/21/roundup-of-wbw-42-posted-wbw-43-announced/ We've somehow missed posting about Wine Blogging Wednesday 42 hosted by Andrew from Spittoon. As he posted last month, the theme is Just Seven Words. That's an Italian red wine summarized and reviewed in just 7 words. No, I'm not making this up. He's even posted some ideas recently to help ... http://www.winebloggingwednesday.org/2008/02/12/wbw-42-is-tomorrow/ The trusty Wine Blogging Wednesday logo that you see here has served us well. It's been plastered all over the blogosphere, appearing on participant sites, host blogs and of course right here on WineBloggingWednesday.org. But, as everyone's favorite virtual wine tasting event enters its 42nd edition, I think it's time for ... http://www.winebloggingwednesday.org/2008/01/25/wine-blogging-wendesday-logo-contest-deadline-march-31-2008/ The mission this month was to explore Friuli-Venezia Giulia white wine. Some participants had a hard time finding anything more than a basic-level Tocai Friulano and Pinot Grigio. But most of those who found a superior bottle enjoyed a very good wine...and even some who didn't found a very nice ... http://www.winebloggingwednesday.org/2008/01/22/friuli-venezia-giulia-white-wines-wbw-41-roundup-is-up/ Jack and Joanne of Fork & Bottle are hosting January's WBW. The theme is the spectacular, incredible, nearly unbeatable white wines from the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region of Northeastern Italy (with a touch of Slovenia). All of the details are here - and, this is the permanent url. Dust off those white wine ... http://www.winebloggingwednesday.org/2007/12/15/wbw-41-friuli-whites-january-2008/