Known the world-round for being a heart healthy product, red wine now has a new clinical trial that is sending consumers into a frenzy. Resveratrol, the antioxidant in red wine that is good for your heart, is also being tested in a link with curbing Alzheimer’s patients. This is really good news for wine drinkers, [...]

It’s time to dust off the cobwebs and get outside and have some fun in the sun. Throw some ribs and wings on the barbie and have yourself a good ole fashioned cookout. Although that other beverage is always associated with cookouts, wine can make a great accompanying beverage that will impress all of the [...]

Normally I don’t like to write impassioned speeches about the mystique and art of wine, but today I read something that made me weep a little for humanity. In the interview on CNBC, the head wine buyer for a certain warehouse store said wine is no different than toilet paper. Her point was from the [...]

Wine Ratings can make or break a winery causing riches beyond what a producer thought possible and also cause entire casks of wine to be thrown out. The world waits with baited breath to see what Robert Parker has ordained to the highest holy order of unforgettable wines. As a winemaker, one strives for the [...]

This post written by Camelot Cellars Manager, Rick Mitchell. There’s a part of the wine bottle that no one can really explain. The Punt. It’s the dimple in the glass at the bottle of the bottle. It typically comes in three styles – Flat bottom, or no punt, half-punt, or a small dimple in the [...]

So you’ve built up a wine collection and want to impress your friends by setting up some wines to taste in succession? Well, there are some things you should know first to really wow your friends. First, arrange your wine in a theme. Arranging the wines can be done multiple ways. First, the whole flight [...]

(Post written by Rick Mitchell, Camelot Cellars Manager) We are coming up on Easter weekend, a time for families to get together and for many a time for spiritual celebration. No matter the reason you will celebrate this coming weekend, the one thing nearly all have in common is a special feast as part of [...]

(This post written by Brian Kirk, Camelot Cellars Wine Steward) A Spanish Rioja is one of the few wines in the world that has such an ambiguous meaning that it can confuse the average consumer. Rioja is actually named after La Rioja, a town in Spain, though not all of the wine is directly from the [...]

(This post written by Rick Mitchell, Camelot Cellars Manager.) Just when you thought that mimosas were the only way to have wine with breakfast, there comes a great new way to use vino to start your day right. This last weekend, while discussing Ice Wine with a customer at Camelot Cellars, I came up with [...]

(Post written by Camelot Cellars Wine Steward, Brian Kirk) A newly opened bottle of wine can sometimes be a little too harsh tasting for the casual drinker. With that in mind, a good red wine will benefit from decanting, or pouring the wine in an open container that allows air to hit the wine. More [...]