http://www.winemonger.com/catalog/winemonger-talk Articles and insights from the Winemonger team. Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:54:50 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In a series of videos Roland Velich of the famed Moric estate talks about his take on Blaufrankisch, the variety’s place in Austria’s Burgenland region and many other aspects of his wines and estate. Check back for new episodes to this series or subscribe via the subscribe button on the ... http://www.winemonger.com/catalog/winemonger-talk/blaufrankisch-moric-interview/2009/12/30/ The sun is out. The day is long. Friends want to come out to play. Those three things make for every excuse needed to fire up the grill and enjoy what summer is all about. Here are our picks for the perfect wines to pair with whatever you’re tossing onto those coals. ... http://www.winemonger.com/catalog/winemonger-talk/bar-b-que-wines/2009/05/26/ Christian Seiler, an Austrian journalist, interviewed Roland Velich in March of 2009 and with his kind permission we are publishing an English translation here on our blog. To read the interview in its original German version, follow this link to Christian Seiler’s website. Translated from German by James Wright. You can shop for ... http://www.winemonger.com/catalog/winemonger-talk/moric-winery-interview-2009/2009/05/13/ Dorothy Gaiter and John Brecher, the food and wine gurus over at The Wall Street Journal, gave us a shout out today. In their article What’s Wrong With Wine on the Web, the Wall Street Journal named winemonger.com as one of 4 sites who are doing it right. They even said ... http://www.winemonger.com/catalog/winemonger-talk/the-wall-street-journal-digs-the-winemonger/2009/04/11/ Franz-Josef Gritsch Franz-Josef Gritsch of the Gritsch Mauritiushof winery will be making a whirlwind tour up and down California. We’ve organized lots of events such as winemaker dinners, tastings at bars, all kinds of fun things. Of his philosophy, Franz-Josef puts it plainly: “Terroir is for me more than a word: it ... http://www.winemonger.com/catalog/winemonger-talk/winemaker-franz-josef-gritsch-visits-california-lots-of-events-tastings/2009/02/26/ IS OVER Check back often for future clearance sales! http://www.winemonger.com/catalog/winemonger-talk/recession-wine-clearance/2009/02/07/ PAIRING WINES WITH FILMS A glass of wine and a great film are almost always a perfect pairing, no matter the variety of either. There are, of course, some general rules of thumb you can go by when selecting which wine to pair: as with cuisines or cheeses, it’s always ... http://www.winemonger.com/catalog/winemonger-talk/the-winemonger-movie-wine-pairing-list/2009/01/20/ /* general ————————————————–*/ body { margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #666; } * ... http://www.winemonger.com/catalog/winemonger-talk/inauguration-special-zalto-champagne-glasses-20-off-2-days-only/2009/01/09/ THE 2008 YEAR-END SALE IS OVER. http://www.winemonger.com/catalog/winemonger-talk/wine-fire-sale/2008/12/18/ It’s MENU FOR HOPE time again! Pim, of the excellent blog CHEZ PIM, is the motor behind this beautiful ship, so I’ll let her words tell you all about where the money raised will go: This year’s Menu for Hope will again benefit the school lunch program in Lesotho, as well as ... http://www.winemonger.com/catalog/winemonger-talk/menu-for-hope-v/2008/12/16/