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| Page 1 of 1 | Previous | Next | | | ALICE FEIRING NOVEMBER 28, 2007 Alice Feiring - In Vino Veritas Organic" WAS conventional, in that it was just-the-way-things-were-done, up until about a half century ago when chemical companies began calling on farmers (I interviewed one of the patriarchs of California agriculture recently, and he was the one who turned on that lightbulb for me. Main | Hearty Burgundy at Sanford? Do check it out. | ALICE FEIRING APRIL 23, 2008 Alice Feiring - In Vino Veritas An industry answer to Fast Food Nation and Kitchen Confidential, the book paints a distressing picture of a world full of Frankenwines (my word, not Ms. If tales like that sound familiar, you may recall Mondovino, the 2004 Jonathan Nossiter documentary about globalization in the wine industry. Then theres the hardware. Welcome to Ms. | ALICE FEIRING MAY 12, 2008 Alice Feiring - In Vino Veritas and "California promotes wines that dont suck" Um.since when did fresh herbs become weird?! And millions of people think that California wines dont suck.but that certainly isnt an indication of greatness. Doesnt the fellow realize there would be no California wine without Europe? Now, what could make the fellow happier? Sheesh. | | | | | | | |
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SLAKED | THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 2009 2004 Hanzell Chardonnay
I've been wondering recently what it would mean if Hanzell, which planted the first pinot noir vines in California in 1953, received 95+ points from the major trade press regularly. One 99 point score from Robert Parker is pretty much all it would take. The 2004 is now five years old and tastes like a young Kongsgaard The Judge. MORE >> -
DR. VINO | MONDAY, MARCH 9, 2009  Bordeaux futures, wine investment, waste, insurance - sipped and spit
SIPPED: industrial waste over Givry. The Burgundy village of Givry has to contend with plans for a new industrial waste treatment plant on the outskirts of town. Score one for the winemakers! California’s legislature approved a new budget without increasing the excise tax on wine. SPIT: Bordeaux futures. MORE >> -
DR. VINO | MONDAY, JANUARY 5, 2009  Screwcaps, scores, riesling, the Loire, Cali cab: John Gilman part two
So buckle up and get ready to hear his thoughts on what’s wrong with Riesling from Austria and Australia, screwcaps and their problems, the Loire, California cab then and now, indigenous yeasts, roto-fermenters, small oak barrels, wines over 14% alcohol and why he uses scores! California cabs from the 70s. Wine scores. MORE >> -
WINE TASTING GUY | MONDAY, MAY 12, 2008 Wine bashing
The California wine industry that welcomed a wine-novice Wine Tasting Guy with open arms is under attack. Alice Feiring, a warm woman whom I met & spoke with at length shortly after transitioning into the wine industry, is under attack. criteria that enables wines to score highly amongst the well known critic's ratings. MORE >> -
WINE TASTING GUY | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26, 2008 Best bet (kosher) Israeli wines for Passover - at all price ranges.
But as the wine industry has matured (vineyards & wine making techniques have improved) and customers have become more sophisticated, the wines of Gamla have improved by leaps and bounds. Rogov gives the 2004 the best score of the bunch, but any will do the trick at $14 or so. Buy it up, drink it and be proud. Galil Mountain. MORE >>
- My first blog entry - a blind date at a local wine bar. WINE TASTING GUY | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2007
- Cameron Hughes Wine VIGNA UVA VINO | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2008
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