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| Page 1 of 1 | Previous | Next | | | SLAKED JUNE 4, 2009 Pax is Back. And This Time It's Personal In the spring of 2008 I learned that the winemaking prodigy behind Pax Wine Cellars, monsieur Pax Mahle, was leaving the eponymously named venture and striking out on his own, once again. and a 2006 Sonoma Coast Syrah Prices range from $32 to $45, about 30% less than Pax Wine Cellars. Rumor had it that disagreements with co-owner(?) | WINE TASTING GUY MAY 5, 2008  NorCal day 2: Sonoma stayed in a northern part of Napa known as Calistoga and made my way North West to Sonoma county. Happy Sonoma wine tasting! Great stuff! | WINE TASTING GUY APRIL 30, 2008 Polaner tasting standouts also very much enjoyed the 2005 A-R Cab "Bugay" from Sonoma which was treated with 100% new A-R oak and had a nice complex nose showing mocha and black fruit. winery whose wines surprised me & whose winemaker, Mike Officer, I enjoyed speaking with was Carlisle Winery from Sonoma. don't know. And there was 1 rose' that I tried. | | | | | | | |
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SLAKED | FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 2008 2005 Nickel & Nickel Manzana Vineyard RRV Pinot Noir *
From the back label: "Dutton Ranch planted the Manzana Vineyard on a gently sloped hillside in the Russian River Valley. The name 'Manzana", [sic] Spanish for apple, honors the long heritage of apple orchards here." The label goes on to describe how the "cool climate" produces slowly yet fully ripened fruit, blah blah blah. MORE >> -
SLAKED | SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2008  Wine Spectator's California Wine Experience
Audrey, reading Wine Spectator in Lake Tahoe, Spring 2008) So it was with glee and trepidation that I ordered one ticket for the California Wine Experience at the Marriot in NYC - but mostly glee. Hanzell Chardonnay Sonoma Valley 2005 hmmm, always one of my favorites. I have a love/hate relationship with Wine Spectator. Very fine. MORE >> -
SLAKED | WEDNESDAY, JULY 9, 2008  Kistler Dutton Ranch Russian River Valley Chardonnay 2004
Impetuous color, whatever that means. Kistler's RRV chardonnays routinely elude description, and this one does just that: Honey, amber notes, with rich minerality and steely grip. This was very subdued at first and livened up as it breather. MORE >> -
SLAKED | SATURDAY, JULY 5, 2008  Pax Syrah Kobler Family Vineyard Russian River Valley 2004 **
Blackberry and purple color with blackberry and rich, round peppercorns on the nose. Nicely fleshy and robust in the mouth, with pepper and licorice notes. Silky and mildly sweet on the finish MORE >> -
SLAKED | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2, 2008  2005 Kosta Browne RRV Pinot Noir *
This Russian River Valley Pinot was in Spectator's top 5 for 2007 - I think it was their #3 wine of the year actually - and while I don't quite share that level of enthusiasm, this wine clearly stands out from the pack of California Pinot Noir, and is probably the best wine from here I've ever had. Let me just say this. gorgeous wine MORE >>
- Buying Wine in Mexico SLAKED | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2008
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