Toad's Blog

275 Wines were entered this year from 8 countries! A panel of 18 judges tasted the wines blindly - each one together with turkey to see what really goes. Of course, the dessert wines were tasted to pair with pumpkin pie, apple pie, pecan pie and as a stand alone dessert wine. In all, the wines were terrific across the board.    ... READ MORE

 Thank you Anthony Dias Blue for the great review of the Erik’s the Red! “Smooth, dense and meaty taste with lush flavor, showing ripe plum, blackberry and spice; rich, deep and balanced flavor; long and concentrated taste.” In May of 2007, Anthony Dias Blue joined forces with Meridith May to create a new publication, THE TASTING PANEL magazine.   ... READ MORE