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| Page 1 of 4 | Previous | Next | | | DR. VINO JULY 29, 2009 Broadbent sues, California’s anxiety, NY retail, wine cheaper than water The NYT summarizes the effect of the recession on the California wine industry: “Brutal.&# Tags: American wine Australian wine tasting sized pours Michael Broadbent, founder of the wine department at Christie’s, has sued Random House publisher of The Billionaire’s Vinegar ( buy on amazon ). Image: The Daily Mail). | | | | | |
| | | | | BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE JULY 23, 2008 I Learned that I Know Nothing About Wine tasted so many wines that are new to me. Another excellent California wine. Several tastes commented on the change in style at Closel. Champagne was my immediate thought, but in the end I went with wine that I assumed would be unique at the tasting, and that might even be new to a few people. Incredibly delicious wine. | | | | | | | |
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WHY WINE BLOG | MONDAY, APRIL 4, 2011  Cinnabar Mercury Rising 2008
This California wine used grapes from Paso Robles, Lodi, Lake Country and Monterey County. Felt real smooth in the mouth with taste of dark plums, cherry, some anise and spice. California red blendgame I have not missed in 38 years. This one was another blend called Mercury Rising. Great way to end the night. MORE >> -
DR. VINO | THURSDAY, JULY 8, 2010  Football, Amazon, California, sailing — massive Sipped & Spit!
California’s budget may be reeling, but authorities won’t be hitting the bottle–for more excise taxes, at least, as they maintain excise taxes at 1991 levels. Tags: tasting sized pours SPIT: wine and football. NFL players endorsing (their own) wine? That’s a no-no. But the NFL accepting alcohol ads? Bring it on! MORE >> -
VIGNA UVA VINO | TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2009  M. Cosentino Syrah 2003 California
Winemaker Tasting notes from the 2005 vintage Côtes du Rhône-style, this Syrah is a blend from the Mandeville Island Vineyard and two proven Northern Lodi area vineyards– Kirschenmann and Knoll Vineyards in the Victor and Lockeford areas, respectively.Fermented and aged in a combination of oak barrels; French, American and European, for 18 months. MORE >> -
WHY WINE BLOG | TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2011 Baus Family Vineyards Alexander Valley Zinfandel 2009
Today it will be a 2009 old vine Zinfandel from Baus Family Vineyards in Sonoma County California. Taste was more cherry and mocha and the finish was long and zesty with pepper and spice. California ZinfandelIt's been a lazy Sunday afternoon, watching NFL games and Nascar while waiting for playoff game two between the St. MORE >> -
DR. VINO | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10, 2010  California’s woes, obesity, Buffett, subway reading – sipped and spit
And with it come California winery newsletters offering their wines for $74 a case–just the shipping, that is. SPIT: California values. The Bay Area NYT is the latest to ponder the question of why are there so few tasty value wines from California. Tags: business of wine tasting sized pours SPIT: good times. MORE >>
- Boho Vineyards Old Vine Zinfandel 2008 3L WHY WINE BLOG | WEDNESDAY, JULY 28, 2010
- Hayes Ranch "In The Saddle" Cabernet Sauvignon 2007 WHY WINE BLOG | SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2010
- Glen Ellen Proprietor's Reserve Petite Sirah 2007 from Concannon WHY WINE BLOG | MONDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2010
- Smoking Loon California Cabernet Sauvignon 2007 VIGNA UVA VINO | FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2009
- Bogle Old Vine Zinfandel 2009 WHY WINE BLOG | SATURDAY, APRIL 14, 2012
- Cinnabar Sorcerer's Stone 2008 WHY WINE BLOG | SUNDAY, APRIL 3, 2011
- Concannon Conservancy Petite Sirah 2008 WHY WINE BLOG | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2011
- Two More From Cinnabar. WHY WINE BLOG | MONDAY, APRIL 11, 2011
- The dearth of recommendable California wines under $12 DR. VINO | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2011
- Bogle Winery Petite Syrah 2007 WHY WINE BLOG | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2010
- DRC auction, guilty, Messi wine, scouting, charity – sipped & spit DR. VINO | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2012
- Joeshico Wine Review: Agent For Change Zinfandel 2006 WHY WINE BLOG | TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2009
- Mayacamas Vineyards – tasting notes and more, from John Gilman DR. VINO | THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 2010
- Amanti Vino Fall Wine Tasting Event IMBIBE NEW YORK | THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2009
- Why Wine: Bonterra Vineyards Zinfandel 2007 WHY WINE BLOG | MONDAY, JANUARY 4, 2010
- A tasting of hipster wines DR. VINO | SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2011
- Why Wine: Cline Cellars: Giving Back with Cashmere 2008 WHY WINE BLOG | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27, 2010
- La Follette Wines: A Seminar A WINE STORY | TUESDAY, MARCH 22, 2011
- Comparing Syrah from California and the Rhone Valley A WINE STORY | SUNDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2010
- Cheval Blanc, half bottles, Beaujolais, cot – sipped and spit DR. VINO | TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2011
- Conconnan Conservancy Peite Sirah 2007 WHY WINE BLOG | THURSDAY, APRIL 8, 2010
- Rancho Zabaco Dry Creek Valley Zinfandel Reserve 2004 WHY WINE BLOG | SUNDAY, MARCH 28, 2010
- Dinner & Tasting with Eric & Deborah VIGNA UVA VINO | TUESDAY, JANUARY 5, 2010
- Paywall, sustainable, eco-labels, blogs – sipped and spit DR. VINO | TUESDAY, APRIL 27, 2010
- Jesus, pot wine, Bordeaux 11, Mosel bridge – sipped and spit DR. VINO | MONDAY, APRIL 30, 2012
- From Barrel to Bottle Tasting NYC A WINE STORY | THURSDAY, MARCH 11, 2010
- Tasting Notes week of January 3 2010 A WINE STORY | SATURDAY, JANUARY 8, 2011
- The Pickyeater's BBQ BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 2009
- Wine Bar - do wine glasses (AKA stemware) matter? WINE TASTING GUY | TUESDAY, MARCH 4, 2008
- Tasting Notes week of 1/17/11 A WINE STORY | TUESDAY, JANUARY 18, 2011
- Tasting Notes week of 12/24/10 A WINE STORY | FRIDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2010
- Auction booty, 50 Cent, adulteration, heir apparent – sipped & spit DR. VINO | MONDAY, JANUARY 3, 2011
- Chile, upmarket, downmarket, SF, yellow cards – sipped and spit DR. VINO | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2010
- Tasting Sauvignon Blanc for Summer A WINE STORY | TUESDAY, JULY 20, 2010
- Wine Advocate’s new order, LVMH, trenta – sipped and spit DR. VINO | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2011
- Men, Bitch, Bordeaux, Bourgogne blanc – sipped and spit DR. VINO | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 30, 2010
- Tasting with Jim Collins of Frei Brothers A WINE STORY | TUESDAY, JUNE 28, 2011
- Brangelina, Texas, tariffs, Davos – sipped and spit DR. VINO | FRIDAY, JANUARY 29, 2010
- Wine trial vials, Chile, Grape Stories, class action – sipped and spit DR. VINO | FRIDAY, MARCH 5, 2010
- Extortion, imitation, good times, more keggers — sipped and spit DR. VINO | THURSDAY, MAY 6, 2010
- Tasting Notes Week of 1/24/11 A WINE STORY | THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 2011
- Earth, wind and fire: tasting the terroir, Sonoma, 2008 DR. VINO | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2010
- Lightweights, Chile, Maryland, wine on TV — sipped and spit DR. VINO | TUESDAY, MARCH 23, 2010
- Supreme Court, FIJI, Lafite, boats and dragons — sipped & spit DR. VINO | MONDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2010
- Trust, plastic bottles, BYOB, Operation Mixed Wine – sipped and spit DR. VINO | TUESDAY, AUGUST 11, 2009
- Tasting Notes week of 1/4/11 A WINE STORY | SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2011
- Snoozing, wine list advice, Porsche, Cal ABC – sipped & spit DR. VINO | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2011
- Tasting Matarromera Spanish Wine in NYC A WINE STORY | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20, 2011
- Q/A with Kanonkop Winemaker Abrie Beeslaar on 2007 Pinotage A WINE STORY | SUNDAY, JANUARY 3, 2010
- Nude nymph label banned in ‘Bama DR. VINO | MONDAY, JULY 27, 2009
- Royal wedding champagne, best sommeliers, Bordeaux bubble – sipped & spit DR. VINO | MONDAY, MAY 2, 2011
- Monogamy Truly Madly Deeply North Coast Cabernet Sauvignon 2006 VIGNA UVA VINO | TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2009
- Wine&Spirits Top of the List 2011 Seminars A WINE STORY | WEDNESDAY, MAY 11, 2011
- In Praise of Jose Pastor ALICE FEIRING | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 30, 2010
- The Cali Cab that wasn’t a fruit bomb WINE TASTING GUY | SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2009
- Bordeaux 2009: all over but the pricing DR. VINO | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28, 2010
- Vote now! Wine Person of the Decade [the Naughties] DR. VINO | MONDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2009
- Beaulieu Vineyard, Georges de Latour, 1958 DR. VINO | FRIDAY, JULY 1, 2011
- Antonio Galloni of the Wine Advocate [Q&A] DR. VINO | TUESDAY, MARCH 8, 2011
- Terroir de Whole Foods? DR. VINO | FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2010
- Syrah: beyond the fruit bomb DR. VINO | TUESDAY, MARCH 23, 2010
- Review of Events at Symposium for Professional Wine Writers 2010 at Meadowood A WINE STORY | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2010
- Deep throat reveals Cameron state dinner wines DR. VINO | THURSDAY, MARCH 15, 2012
- Make Wine With Us VIGNA UVA VINO | SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2010
- Nearly $2 Million Raised at Premiere Napa Valley Barrel-Futures Auction A WINE STORY | SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2010
- Why Wine: Joeshico Wine Review; Fulkerson Winery Dornfelder 2007 WHY WINE BLOG | TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2009
- Robert Stemmler Pinot Noir Estate Grown 2007 Carneros VIGNA UVA VINO | THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 2011
- Lots on labels – but not on American wines DR. VINO | TUESDAY, JULY 28, 2009
- More Wines for Thanksgiving VIGNA UVA VINO | TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2011
- Sparklers: Schramsberg takes on Champagne A WINE STORY | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2010
- In Which Our Heroine Meets With MrBigJ ALICE FEIRING | SATURDAY, JUNE 5, 2010
- Last Minute Passover Wines ALICE FEIRING | SUNDAY, MARCH 28, 2010
- Why Wine: Joeshico Wine Review; Atwater Estate Vineyards Syrah 2007 WHY WINE BLOG | MONDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2009
- Visiting Nederburg Winery in Paarl A WINE STORY | SUNDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2011
- Salmon Run Meritage 2008 WHY WINE BLOG | MONDAY, AUGUST 15, 2011
- Changing critic, changing styles? DR. VINO | MONDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2011
- Before the courts: Cristal ($299) defeats Cristalino ($5.99) DR. VINO | TUESDAY, AUGUST 3, 2010
- Why Wine: Atwater Estate Vineyards Cabernet-Merlot 2007 WHY WINE BLOG | THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 2010
- Cameron Hughes Lot 143 Howell Mountain Napa Valley Cabernet 2007 VIGNA UVA VINO | TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2009
- A Conversation with Becky Wasserman - Part 1 BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE | THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 2010
- Wells Guthrie’s Damascene conversion: “less is more” DR. VINO | TUESDAY, JUNE 28, 2011
- Fontana Candida Frascati Superiore 2008 WHY WINE BLOG | FRIDAY, AUGUST 13, 2010
- Silver Birch Sauvignon Blanc 2009 3L WHY WINE BLOG | THURSDAY, JUNE 10, 2010
- Stoney Lonesome Estates, Reserve White Merlot 2008 WHY WINE BLOG | MONDAY, AUGUST 9, 2010
- The white muscat of the red stone, barberesco, Bull’s blood DR. VINO | SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2008
- Hospices du Rhone (Paso Robles) 2011 A WINE STORY | FRIDAY, APRIL 29, 2011
- Auction & Farewell BBQ A WINE STORY | SUNDAY, MAY 1, 2011
- WHY WINE: Wine Facts part 4 WHY WINE BLOG | SUNDAY, APRIL 25, 2010
- In praise of mature wine DR. VINO | THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2010
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