The Wine Voyage

Table of Contents - The Short Answer - Port vs Sherry: Country and Region - Port vs Sherry: Grapes - Port vs Sherry: When Fortification Happens - Port vs Sherry: Aging Systems - Port vs Sherry: Sweetness and Style Range - Does Sherry Always Taste Like the Cheap Stuff at Your Grandmother's House? - Common Misconceptions in the Port vs Sherry Debate - Which Wins for a Group Tasting: Port or Sherry? - Bringing a Port vs Sherry Tasting to Your Team - Further Reading I get asked about port vs sherry more than almost any other fortified wine question, usually from someone who's had one of the two and assumes the other is basically the same thing with a different label. It isn't. Port vs sherry is a genuinely useful comparison because the two wines share a category — both are fortified with added spirit, both were built for centuries of aging and export — but they come from different countries, different grapes, and completely different production philosophies. Once you understand...

Table of Contents - The Short Answer - Champagne vs Cava: Region and Climate - Champagne vs Cava: Grapes - Champagne vs Cava: Aging Requirements - Champagne vs Cava: Price - Champagne vs Cava: Key Differences at a Glance - Does Cava Just Taste Like Cheap Champagne? - Common Misconceptions in the Champagne vs Cava Debate - Which Wins for a Group Tasting: Champagne or Cava? - Bringing a Champagne vs Cava Tasting to Your Team - Further Reading I get asked about champagne vs cava constantly, usually by someone standing in front of two bottles at a store trying to figure out why one costs three times as much as the other when the label on both says "traditional method." It's a fair question, and it's one of the more genuinely useful comparisons in wine because the two sparkling wines share far more than most people assume — same production process, same second fermentation in the bottle — while coming from completely different countries, grapes, and price tiers. Once you u...

Table of Contents - The Short Answer - Champagne vs Cava: Region and Climate - Champagne vs Cava: Grapes - Champagne vs Cava: Aging Requirements - Champagne vs Cava: Price - Champagne vs Cava: Key Differences at a Glance - Does Cava Just Taste Like Cheap Champagne? - Common Misconceptions in the Champagne vs Cava Debate - Which Wins for a Group Tasting: Champagne or Cava? - Bringing a Champagne vs Cava Tasting to Your Team - Further Reading I get asked about champagne vs cava constantly, usually by someone standing in front of two bottles at a store trying to figure out why one costs three times as much as the other when the label on both says "traditional method." It's a fair question, and it's one of the more genuinely useful comparisons in wine because the two sparkling wines share far more than most people assume — same production process, same second fermentation in the bottle — while coming from completely different countries, grapes, and price tiers. Once you u...

Table of Contents - Why San Francisco Teams Are Different - Top Team Building Activities San Francisco Companies Book - How to Choose the Right Team Building Activity - What Makes Team Building Actually Work - San Francisco Venues Worth Knowing - Planning Timeline for San Francisco Team Events - Why Wine and Spirits Experiences Work So Well for SF Teams - Further Reading San Francisco is one of the most creative, culturally rich cities in the world — and yet so many corporate teams end up doing the same tired team building activities San Francisco has had on rotation for a decade. Escape rooms. Bay cruises. Trivia nights. I've planned enough corporate events in the Bay Area to know that your team deserves better. I'm Myrna, founder of The Wine Voyage, and I've spent 15 years producing corporate experiences in cities across the country. San Francisco has a uniquely adventurous corporate culture — tech companies, nonprofits, financial firms, creative agencies — and the best t...

Table of Contents - Why San Francisco Teams Are Different - Top Team Building Activities San Francisco Companies Book - How to Choose the Right Team Building Activity - What Makes Team Building Actually Work - San Francisco Venues Worth Knowing - Planning Timeline for San Francisco Team Events - Why Wine and Spirits Experiences Work So Well for SF Teams - Further Reading San Francisco is one of the most creative, culturally rich cities in the world — and yet so many corporate teams end up doing the same tired team building activities San Francisco has had on rotation for a decade. Escape rooms. Bay cruises. Trivia nights. I've planned enough corporate events in the Bay Area to know that your team deserves better. I'm Myrna, founder of The Wine Voyage, and I've spent 15 years producing corporate experiences in cities across the country. San Francisco has a uniquely adventurous corporate culture — tech companies, nonprofits, financial firms, creative agencies — and the best t...

Table of Contents - What Is Tannat? - What Does Tannat Taste Like? - Where Tannat Is Grown - Tannat and the Antioxidant Angle - Tannat vs. Malbec - Food Pairings for Tannat - How to Taste Tannat with Intent - Running a Tannat Tasting for a Group - Bringing a Tannat Tasting to Your Team - Further Reading I bring out Tannat at tastings when I want to watch someone's face change after the first sip. This is not a shy grape. Tannat produces some of the most intensely tannic, deeply colored red wines on the planet, and most people who've never encountered it walk away either converted or genuinely shaken. It started in southwest France as a rustic, hard-to-love grape, and then Uruguay took it, planted it everywhere, and turned it into a national identity — which is one of the more interesting adoption stories in the wine world. This guide covers what Tannat actually tastes like, why it split into two very different national identities in France and Uruguay, how it compares to other ...