by Greg | May 6, 2024 | AWS event, Education, Valley Vine, Wine event
Get ready to tantalize your taste buds at our next RRVAWS wine tasting! In May we are celebrating the art of “Red Blends.” Red blends offer a harmonious balance of flavors, where different grape varieties come together to create something truly unique and...
by Greg | Apr 8, 2024 | AWS event, Education, Valley Vine, Wine event
The sixth time is the charm. Yes, we have some Napa Cabernet Freaks in our midst and so we must partake of more from the valley that gives us great wine. There simply is no getting tired of it. Cabernet Sauvignon, the offspring of Cabernet Franc and Sauvignon Blanc,...
by Greg | Feb 24, 2024 | AWS event, Education, Valley Vine, Wine event
The Côtes de Bordeaux AOC is made of of four appellations that lie on the right bank east of the Gironde, Garonne and Dordogne waterways. Although it is one of the youngest AOCs established in Bordeaux, the region has been growing grapes as far back as the 2nd...
by Greg | Feb 2, 2024 | AWS event, Education, Valley Vine, Wine event
Greetings wine lovers. The Red River Valley AWS is starting off the 2024 wine tasting season with a bang. Our next gathering will be featuring amazing sparkling wines from France. When you say French bubbly, the first thing that comes to mind is Champagne. Certainly...
by Greg | Nov 6, 2023 | AWS event, Education, Valley Vine, Wine event
You know we love our red wines and we love our red blends. We have tasted blended wines from all over the world. Blending is done to bring qualities of different varieties together in a marriage of textures and flavors. If a particular grape is thin skinned and lacks...
by Greg | Oct 6, 2023 | AWS event, Education, Valley Vine, Wine event
Australian Shiraz-Cabernet Sauvignon blends are a harmonious fusion of two iconic grape varieties, each contributing its own distinct characteristics to create a unique and flavorful wine. Shiraz, known as Syrah in many parts of the world, brings deep, dark fruit...
