Good Day, Everybody! I can’t believe the year is going by so fast! It’s almost time for Diamond Ridge Market’s Monthly Wine Tasting- which will take place on Thursday, February 25th from 6-7:30pm! Come learn and sample great wines from a region or from around the world! This February’s wine tasting theme will be announced shortly! Plus, [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, June 23, 2009
I wanted to let everyone know about the great time you can have when you come out to the Diamond Ridge Market when it comes time to taste a few wines. We took my mother-in-law to the market late Saturday night before heading downtown for dinner and window shopping. As usually, Tyler was there behind the bar [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, April 7, 2009
2007 R Wines Roogle Shiraz, SE Australia This wine was a big hit at the last Diamond Ridge Wine Club meeting. It got a lot of thumbs up from the folks. The wine aged for 12 months in seasoned French and American oak. It is purple-colored and offers up a big whiff of cedar, blueberry, blackberry, [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, March 31, 2009
With a big crowd seated inside the Diamond Ridge Market Thursday, we all enjoyed some great wines. I’ve finally figured out that the wine club members love reds so five of the six we offered them were reds, everything from Dornfelder to a deep Shiraz. We also started introducing members to Missouri’s red wines, not [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, February 24, 2009
We will be trying a number of great white wines and several terrific reds. Here’s a look at some wine we will be tasting this week. 2007 La Vieille Ferme The vineyard lies to the east of the southern tip of the Côtes du Rhône appellation, near the town of Villes-sur-Auzon, at the foot of the Mont-Ventoux [...]
Continue reading...Monday, February 2, 2009
The January meeting of the Diamond Ridge Wine Club had a very “meaty” theme to it. I whipped up some tasty mini-meatballs and marinara sauce that seemed to be a hit with the members. We sampled a few Italian wines that went well with the little appetizers. If you check out the PFI Magazine soon you will [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, January 6, 2009
It’s time to be looking at what’s new in 2009 in terms of wine. I stopped by the Diamond Ridge Market tasting room over the weekend to check out some of the new vintages coming in. I found both a white and a red I think you should consider adding to your collection. First, there’s the 2007 [...]
Continue reading...Monday, July 21, 2008
While plenty of attention is paid to the traditional wine countries like France, Italy, Australia and regions in the United States, too often there are countries like Chile in South America that are overlooked for its wonderful quality of big red wines being produced
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