Wine Peeps is an independent wine blog dedicated to helping you get the most bang for your buck in wine. We do this through blind tastings of wine from around the world and calculations of Quality-to-Price Ratios (QPRs). We have a special interest in Washington State wines.
This week’s Wine Word of the Week is TTB. Official definition from Jancis Robinson’s The Oxford Companion to Wine: TTB is the teetotal acronym for the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, the US regulatory body responsible for AVA approvals, federal taxation, and label approval. (These are enforced by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, […]
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When I was studying for my Certified Specialist of Wine exam, I found The Art and Science of Wine to be a valuable resource. World famous UK wine writer Hugh Johnson and Australian winemaker/writer/wine critic James Halliday have done a great job of exploring and explaining how both art and science are involved in the […]
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Would you like a quick suggestion for a good wine to drink tonight (or this weekend) that won’t break your budget and is widely available? Many of our readers have said this is something they would like, so here is this week’s selection, the 2007 Milbrandt Traditions Merlot from the Columbia Valley of Washington State. […]
Filed under: A Wine for Tonight, American Wine, Five-Bangs For Your Buck Wines, Merlot, Red Wine, Washington State Wine, Wines Under $15, Wines Under $20, Wines Under $25 |
Recently, we had what turned out to be a South Africa Merlot versus Washington Merlot showdown in one of our double blind private tasting dinners featuring the 2005 Meerlust Merlot from South Africa and the 2004 Fielding Hills Merlot from Washington State. For a more complete description of how we set up these private tastings, […]
Filed under: American Wine, Five-Bangs For Your Buck Wines, Merlot, Red Wine, South African Wine, Washington State Wine, Wines Over $25, Wines Under $25 |
Since we live in Washington State and often drink wines from Washington State, we want to make sure that we continue to hone our knowledge of the entire world of wine and maintain well-rounded palates in order to make us even more objective when we evaluate wines from Washington State. Therefore, we are thoroughly enjoying […]
Filed under: Chardonnay, Five-Bangs For Your Buck Wines, French Wine, Tasting Group, White Wine, Wines NOT To Buy (1 & 2 Star), Wines Over $25, Wines Under $25 |
For years, I’ve had friends tell me that they can’t find the great Washington State wines that I tell them about where they live. So with the help of Wine-Searcher.com and a lot of legwork, I’ve set out on a mission to prove them wrong. This is the ninth in a series of posts to […]
Filed under: American Wine, Great Washington State Wine Available in (City), Washington State Wine |
This week’s Wine Word of the Week is INAO. Official definition from Jancis Robinson’s The Oxford Companion to Wine: INAO, the Institut National des Appellations d’Origine, is the organization in charge of administering, regulating, granting, and protecting the French appellations controlees, not just for about 470 different wines and spirits, but for more than 40 […]
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