appellation – Ward Kadel

TasteLive!: Pinot Noir & The Influence of AVA

June 21, 2011June 21, 2011Vinopanion: Ward Kadel - @drXeNoOne Comment

Some of my favorite wine events don't actually exist. Well, that's not quite right...they don't actually exist, physically. Some of the most interesting and educational tastings that occur each month take place virtually, over on the rather snazzy TasteLive! (Twitter, WineLog) Twitter-based tasting platform. Just in the last month they've had a phenomenal tasting of affordable Bordeaux hosted by Planet Bordeaux (Twitter, WineLog) and an even more comprehensive tasting of Spanish wines from Navarra, hosted by Wines of Navarra (Twitter, WineLog). Join us tonight 6-7pm PST, as we taste through three Pinot Noir for "Pinot Noir & The Influence of AVA."

WBC10 Lands in W2

June 27, 2010June 27, 2010Vinopanion: Ward Kadel - @drXeNo14 Comments

2010 North American Wine Bloggers Conference

While struggling to recover from Le Wine Buff in Bordeaux last week, I'm already here in Walla Walla, WA for the third annual 2010 North American Wine Bloggers' Conference, whew! I'm going to be trying to blog a completely different this year, different from WBC08 and WBC09...I'm going to be continuously adding to this post throughout the entire, nutsovino weekend! ...we'll see how it all turns out. ;-) Let's get diving into the fun, as I'm happily surrounded by my many, MANY talented vinopanions. Follow along yourself by tracking the #WBC10 hashtag on Twitter and keep track of our busy busy agenda here at the Marcus Whitman. Cheers!

Pre-WBC09: Twisted Murphys Wine'n!

December 31, 2009December 31, 2009Vinopanion: Ward Kadel - @drXeNo4 Comments

Twisted Oak Winery - Pre-WBC09 Murphys/Calaveras County

What happens when you get bunches of wine bloggers all together to take over a small wine country town? Mine cave-ins, death, destruction and mass group arrests! OK...that didn't quite happen, but mass chaos, super amounts of fun and the realization that Calaveras County is an up-and-coming wine region with Murphys leading the charge as a boutique wine destination definitely DID occur. The Twisted Oak Winery Pre-WBC09 Murphys/CalaCo wine event had dropped, and there was no going back!

Palate Press Article: 2009 NorCal Harvest Report

December 23, 2009December 23, 2009Vinopanion: Ward Kadel - @drXeNoLeave a comment

This past week saw another article of mine published at Palate Press: The Online Wine Magazine. I first mentioned Palate Press when it had its very successful launch earlier this year, as well as when my first article debuted, a comparison of crystal stemware. My second article is now posted, a wide-ranging review of the 2009 harvest across many of the appellations in Northern California.