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| Page 1 of 1 | Previous | Next | | | A WINE STORY APRIL 30, 2011 “High Noon” Seminar at Hospices du Rhone 2011 So in addition to French producers and California producers today's seminar focus on High Noon winery, established in 1976, by the Noon family of McLaren Vale. Drew Noon takes the podium, showing videos that explain the area's terroir and winemaking techniques. McLaren Vale is an area with very complex soil. 1 is rose from 2010. | DR. VINO FEBRUARY 27, 2009 Truth and fiction: Ross Schwartz, screenwriter of Bottle Shock, the movie 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. So Ross Schwartz told the assembled group at the Symposium for Professional Wine Writers in Napa last week. | | | | | | | | |
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WINE TASTING GUY | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, 2008 Polaner tasting standouts
Making my way past the French wines I landed in the California section. But the lure of the reds grabbed me and it was the California reds and people I either knew or recognized who convinced me that white time was up. In addition to the 3 whites and 1 rose I tried, I also tried 6 reds, ranging from as young as 2002 to as old as 1976. MORE >> -
EAST VILLAGE WINE GEEK | TUESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2006  It Was A Good Day To Be A WIne Geek
Stag's Leap is one of the most prominent wine producers in California. tend to focus on the under twenty-dollar range but if I were to go above such limits in the California category this producer would on the short list. It is a chardonnay with minimal oak from California with a pre-harvest trim to concentrate the flavor. MORE >> -
EAST VILLAGE WINE GEEK | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23, 2008  DRINKING A 2005 BENSON FERRY OLD VINE ZINFANDEL WITH A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND
Where does it come from and why is it so popular and plentiful in California and not so much everywhere else. And if Primitivo from Apulia is closely related to Zinfandel how did Zinfandel become so popular in California? Okay, so now we know where the grape came from but how did it get all the way to California? in most wine). MORE >> -
EAST VILLAGE WINE GEEK | FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2008 CHARDONNAY: A STUDY IN WHAT WENT WRONG
European vines traveled to California in the mid 19th century. Chardonnay came to California in the 1930's but wasn't thought about much. He was in love with the wines of Burgundy and felt he could emulate that style in California. Most fruit wasn't so good." This, "is what Kevin Kelley calls a ‘perfect storm'." Cheers MORE >> -
SLAKED | WEDNESDAY, 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. According to the professional wine critics, 2004 was a very good vintage for California cabernets, merlots, and blends. These wines require patience. Margaux.) MORE >>
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