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| Page 1 of 1 | Previous | Next | DR. VINO APRIL 13, 2012 Talking dirty: Rioja soil map Mosel winemakers love to talk about the blue slate of their soils. discussion of Chablis couldn’t be had without mentioning Kimmeridgian. | | | | | | | | DR. VINO OCTOBER 8, 2009 Wine Future in Rioja – opening Pandora’s bottle of grenache The pinnacle of the wine summit will be a premium tasting with Parker (who will be meeting King Juan Carlos during his trip, Parker’s first to Spain since 1972 ). So the King of Spain, 18 bottles of Grenache, and a man wanted by Interpol walk into a conference in Rioja. Sound like the start of a bad joke? | DR. VINO JANUARY 18, 2011 Bob Trinchero on the first Sutter Home white zinfandel In 1972, to concentrate the red zinfandel, he bled off 550 gallons of (white) juice at the crush that he then didn’t know what to do with. W$Jay was slumming it with zinfandel recently. He had a passing remark about the origin of Sutter Home white zin. Trinchero said that there was something of a zinfandel arms race in the early 70s. | | A WINE STORY JANUARY 15, 2012 Visiting Monte Rossa “Welcome!” exclaims affable Emanuele Rabotti, his exuberant and expressive face lighting up at the appearance of long lost (very lost!) visitors. | | | | | | | | | -
DR. VINO | THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 2009 An olde tyme wine tasting scene It may be from 1972 and be based on the Edgar Allan Poe short story “The Cask of Amontillado. For your time wasting needs today, we bring you a mildly amusing wine tasting scene with Vincent Price and Peter Lorre. But if you know for sure, hit the comments. MORE >> -
EAST VILLAGE WINE GEEK | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23, 2008 DRINKING A 2005 BENSON FERRY OLD VINE ZINFANDEL WITH A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND After this discovery Primitivo was brought to California and after a couple of years of testing in 1972 ampelographers (botany scientists concerned with the identification and classification of grapevines) declared that Primitivo and Zinfandel were one and the same. You either love it or you hate it. Is it related to Primitivo or not? Cheer MORE >>
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