Hello wine lovers, it has been a very busy week –moving wine days and attending corporate meetings at the Century Plaza have occupied my time more than normal. Saturday we served Beer from5 pm to 8pm, featuring Belgian beers and Lambics, Fruit style beers that have been top fermented with fruit pulp and natural juice. [...]
Author Archives: Mike Berger
Hello Wine Lovers
April 7, 2009 – 9:55 am
While working in the wine sales side of the grocery industry once in a while a special training opportunity comes my way. This trip was to the Bealeiu Vineyards The BV house was amazing it’s a 1920’s bungalow style mansion 10,000 square feet of living space. It was built for George and his wife owners [...]
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April 4, 2009 – 8:37 am
Well it’s Saturday and I am ready for another wine tasting at Ralphs tonight 5pm to 8pm. Tonight, we’ll be tasting Sparkling wines of California. This is not the same as Champagne due to a law the United States recognizes with France since around 1975, or so, we can’t call sparkling wine Champagne unless it [...]
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March 31, 2009 – 11:48 am
Hello Wine lovers. California being a temperate climate for growing wine grapes allows us to mimic many varietals from the French growing regions. Tonight we will taste the Rhone Valley style wines. Syrah and Grenache and Mouvedre are a few red varietals that are common. For a white wine there are three types. Marsanne Roussane [...]
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March 23, 2009 – 4:21 pm
Once again it is time for another tasting at Ralphs Grocery Store. Monday (today) we will be tasting red table wines from 5pm to 8pm. Many of the table wines we sell at Ralphs are special red table wines. This simple title lends its name to many great red wines. Legacy from Napa county Estancia [...]
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March 21, 2009 – 10:37 am
Wine lovers gather together tonight as we experience Sparkling wine of California. Out of all the wine produced in California and the wine producing regions, none is more challenging than sparkling. From the moment when Dom Perignon uttered the words” I am tasting stars” to the last “pop” of a cork sparkling wine has enraptured [...]
Hello Wine and Sake Lovers
March 20, 2009 – 10:55 am
Hello Wine and Sake lovers. Tonight at 5pm until 8pm I will be serving Sushi and Sake for a fun Friday night Sushi and traditional Sake at Ralph’s. Friday is a great night to start your evening festivities at Ralph’s with a little Sushi and Sake, then head out to your favorite places in town [...]
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March 17, 2009 – 10:02 am
Well it is time to put on the green in honor of St Patrick. Green beer will be flowing around the city I fear. Green bagels already are being sold in the bakery and “Kiss Me I’m Irish Shirts are showing up all around the city. Tonight at Ralph’s from 5pm to 8pm, we will [...]
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March 16, 2009 – 8:48 am
Hello wine lovers, another night approaches of good wines. The last few days were filled with Irish beers; well just for a break we are trying Riesling Wines. Germany and Alsace region style wines offer a unique profile of sweetness and acidity. Rieslings are cold climate wines grown on traditionally steep inclines of the Rhine [...]
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March 13, 2009 – 7:36 am
Hello Beer and Wine lovers, Friday the 13th is not known for great things normally, here’s to changing a trend. Tonight at Ralphs from 5pm to 8pm we are offering an early Irish Beer tasting of Guinness Harp and Smithwicks. These are the few foremost beer’s Miller Brand offers around the famed Irish holiday. We [...]
