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2009 E. Guigal Cotes du Rhone Blanc
2009 E. Guigal Cotes du Rhone Blanc
Cotes du Rhone, France – $13
One of the best ways to find an awesome yet affordable wine is to look at the heavy hitting producers. While $300 bottles of rock-star wine are a great way to prove you’re a kickass winemaker, they’re expensive to produce, take years of aging [...]
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Second Glass Founders Named Inc Magazine's 30 Under 30
Second Glass Founders, Tyler Balliet and Morgan First were named "America's Coolest Young Entrepreneurs" by Inc Magazine. The duo were mentioned in the feature article and listed on the site with a full profile, complete with video explaining their company. Check out the article in Inc Magazine and the other awesome companies listed.
Second Glass shares the stage with companies like FourSquare, AirBnB, HerCampus, LivingSocial, SongKick and more.
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Boston Wine Week to feature Tyler Balliet, Second Glass
On September 20th through the 26th, restaurants participating in the first annual Boston Wine Week will offer wine at reduced prices in order to showcase hand-crafted wines from around the world. Wines that will usually set you back upwards of $80 will be available to you at just $9/glass, $32/bottle. With all the [...]
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Wine Riot - October 22 & 23, 2010
Swirl, sniff and sip over 250 new baller wines from all over the globe, soak up knowledge from the experts at Crash Course Wine Seminars, conquer the Riot strategically with help from the Wine Intelligence Unit, and grab tasty food pairings under $5 from the hottest local restaurants. Throw in a DJ, photo booth, lounge, and more. Catch the next Riot October 22nd + 23rd 2010 at Boston's Center for the Arts in Boston's South End.
Wine of the Weekend
2009 Dry Creek Vineyards Chenin Blanc
Dry Creek Valley, California – $15
Summer is all about lazy afternoons spent chomping fresh seafood while perched by a body of water. Since this could be anywhere from a friend of a friend’s absurdly extravagant house on The Cape to a kiddy pool you setup on the sidewalk in front [...]
Past Wines of the Weekend
NV Emeri Sparkling Sauvignon Blanc
Australia – $13
Bubbly is confusing. Here is a quick cheat sheet:
You can’t call all bubbly Champagne because in order to don the prestigious (and more pricey) name the grapes have to come from the Champagne region of France.
Prosecco is a bubbly that comes from Northern Italy. Cava is the Spanish version [...]
2007 Château de la Fessardiere Muscadet de Sèvre-et-Maine Climat
Loire Valley, France – $15
Confused by the name? It breaks down to one easy to remember formula: this wine + shellfish = awesome. It’s that simple.
The white wine Muscadet exists for the sole purpose of washing down sea creatures. In France it’s drank by the gallon with [...]
Magazine
California took down Greece in a battle of Olympic proportions at Downtown Wine and Spirits! Tyler Balliet and Jeff Golden served as refs for the smackdown, making sure it was a good, clean fight (AKA explaining what made the competing wines a good match and dropping knowledge about the regions).
While Greece took [...]
Recent Articles
Emeric Gaucher, winemaker for Georges Dubeouf, came to share the Beaujolais love with Second Glass on Tuesday, July 13th! The eight wines ranged from the fruity, easy-drinking Beaujolais Villages to the intense Moulin-a-Vent wines, perfect for holding their own against some awesome French comfort food.
Emeric joined Georges Dubeouf six years ago, and [...]
