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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. 1999 Grenache Solaire, Winery East Vineyard is a late harvested grenache -- color is a brighter garnet, lighter from age, with nose of deep concentrated perfumed fruit. | | | | | | | -
WINE TASTING GUY | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, 2008 Polaner tasting standouts But now, my long overdue summary of the wines I was able to try at the Polaner tasting. Maybe given my "neophyte" status, I try to taste as many wines as possible and miss the point. Either way, while it was overwhelming, I tasted some very fine wines and met some very personable and charming winemakers (or winery proprietors). MORE >> -
BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE | THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2007 Deetrane Deep Down in the Cellars of López de Heredia When my pal Deetrane read the post from the other day about tasting the 1976 Lopez de Heredia Bosconia, he was flooded with good memories. Deetrane and his wife P-trane went to Spain for their honey moon and visited several wineries. The oldest we tasted may have been a 1955, followed by a 1961, a 1968, and a 1970. Yowz MORE >> -
EAST VILLAGE WINE GEEK | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23, 2008 DRINKING A 2005 BENSON FERRY OLD VINE ZINFANDEL WITH A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND The reason I say cult is because these powerful wines are an acquired taste. In 1976 it was suggested to Goheen that Primitivo might be connected to a Croatian Varietal by the name of Plavac Mali. The Stokes family has been in the area for three generations sourcing grapes to wineries throughout California. in most wine). MORE >> -
EAST VILLAGE WINE GEEK | FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2008 CHARDONNAY: A STUDY IN WHAT WENT WRONG when Hanzell Vineyards imported new French oak barrels, wineries mimicked the way wine was made in Chardonnay's old home of Burgundy. So much that by the time prohibition came into play in our history there were about 700 wineries in Cali alone (this number wasn't matched until the 1990's). Most fruit wasn't so good." Cheers MORE >> -
SLAKED | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2008 2004 Ridge Vineyards Monte Bello ** Monte Bello is my favorite winery/vineyard. No two vintages of Monte Bello taste the same, and each vintage evolves in the cellar. 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. and minerals." MORE >>
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