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| Page 1 of 1 | Previous | Next | | | | ALICE FEIRING MAY 14, 2008 Alice Feiring - In Vino Veritas The point of view seems wrong to me as most California and New World wines are made for the market -- the most obvious taste--than the product of a carefully matched grapevine to land and climate and a passionate winemaker who is part artist/philosopher and part scientist. Are there exceptions to the awfulness of California wine for you? | SLAKED 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. Tags: 2004 USA 3 stars Sonoma I didn't expect to like this 2004 Chardonnay from Hanzell Vineyards as much as I did. Pale hay color, but big Wow! | | | | | | | | | -
WINE TASTING GUY | MONDAY, MAY 5, 2008 They don't make 'em like they used to While the New World producers (specifically California) are using all sorts of alternative technologies and products to make wines that lose that something special. My report on my day in Sonoma coming soon. I just read a recent post by Eric Asimov of the New York Times on his blog The Pour. Until then, happy WHATEVER wine tasting. MORE >> -
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. Got back from the West Coast this morning and I hope to write up about day 1 of my wine country trip tomorrow. MORE >> -
EAST VILLAGE WINE GEEK | WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29, 2007 Gettin' A little Chile in South Carolina When shopping for wine in a place like Sam's Club one should focus on bottles not from California (unless the wine buyer caught the wine geek bug one day and ordered some boutique stuff that is quite good and in that case stock up before it is gone) but -in my experience- South American and certain Spanish and Italian wines of good quality. MORE >>
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