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| Page 1 of 1 | Previous | Next | DR. VINO FEBRUARY 27, 2009 Truth and fiction: Ross Schwartz, screenwriter of Bottle Shock, the movie So Ross Schwartz told the assembled group at the Symposium for Professional Wine Writers in Napa last week. It loosely depicts the events of the Paris tasting of 1976 when a Chateau Montelena Chardonnay and a Stag’s Leap Cabernet Sauvignon surprised the wine world by beating their French peers in a blind tasting. | WINE TASTING GUY APRIL 30, 2008 Polaner tasting standouts He is collaborating with a winemaker I used to work with in Napa and poured that wine for me in addition to his own wine. His 2004 Neiman Cellars Napa Valley Red is a blend of 1/3 Cab Sauvignon, 1/3 Merlot, & 1/3 Cab Franc. Maybach winery from the Napa Valley had one wine at the tasting. don't know. great wine. | | | | | | | WINE TASTING GUY NOVEMBER 11, 2008 Bottle Shock I bet you thought the title was referring to the recently released movie that retells the story of the great 1976 wine standoff between France & Napa. Although the story is a very interesting one and I hear the movie was entertaining as well, that is not what I am writing about tonight. Sadly I | | SLAKED FEBRUARY 20, 2008 2004 Ridge Vineyards Monte Bello ** have tasted Monte Bello cabernets from 1976, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1993, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2004, and I am constantly amazed by the wine's ability to age gracefully. Wine Spectator loved the fully extracted and massively endowed wines produced in Napa. Monte Bello is my favorite winery/vineyard. These wines require patience. | |
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