In any event it is an absolutely fabulous winery, with enough bells and whistles (in addition to great wine) to entertain visitors for hours. This winery is a must visit when you come to Uruguay. Also you can take a tour of the winery and see the peaceful vineyards and the elegant birds. “What are those curious birds!”

Will China go straight to the source and buy more wineries? Will Yao Ming’s small production wine boost all of California wine in China? The Mayans forecast a cataclysmic finish for 2012. My crystal wine glasses are not as clear, so instead of forecasts, I ask twenty questions relevant to the wine world in 2012. Dream on. Oh yes.

In May of 2009 I reviewed a Chardonnay from California that I named as the best Chardonnay I have ever tasted, a Clos Du Bois Calcaire. Since then I have treated myself to some very nice red wines from that same winery. California ZinfandelMost notably the blended Marlstone and Briarstone Cabernet Sauvignon.

Two wineries being neighborly!”. Glen Carlou and Backsberg are neighboring wineries in Paarl who kindly hosted me for a tasting of both wines, then lunch at Backsberg’s lovely al fresco restaurant. The Backsberg winery has 110 ha under vineyard and additional satellite vineyards in two other areas. Backsberg Winery Website.

In 2011, Nederburg was chosen as Platter’s Winery of the Year , with an unprecedented five wines across the multi-tiered range earning five-star ratings. The 49 hectare winery dates back to 1791 by Phillipus Wolvaart. In fact, student winemakers do live there during the harvest, and have meals prepared for them by the winery chef!

"So here i am, at Ken Forrester's 96 Winery Road restaurant in South Africa!". In fact, today Anthony and I are meeting at a restaurant Mr. Forrester owns with Devon Valley wine maker Martin Meinert and Chef Kathy Romer- Lee called 96 Winery Road. 96 Winery Road. Africa for many decades. During my recent trip to S. News S.

While Galloni had only been to California and Burgundy twice before assuming his coverage of those areas, it’s not immediately clear if Martin, in particular, has been ever been to and tasted in the regions of his new assignment. He was an importer of German wines. He will add Oregon and Washington to this list. wine writing

Wilson Winery Ellie's Old Vine Vineyard 2009 Zinfandel. Really delicious wine - very pleasantly surprised by the intense red cherry high notes and refreshing, lightweight texture of this wine which resembled a top cru Burgundy more than a heavy, saturated California Zinfandel. Curious about what wine to bring for Thanksgiving dinner?

The wines were from California, Italy, France and New Zealand. Chateau Julien Gewurztraminer 2010 Carmel Valley, California Light golden colors, clean citrus notes of grapefruit, flowers, honey and jolly rancher green apple, the mild and simple palate shows spice and nice acidity. Great deal at $10. Nice long layered finish. SRP $40.

Have you ever said, “I cannot wait to get home and pop open a bottle of red California Trousseau!” Assuming the wines are done well, I think the expansion of grape varieties beyond the Big Six is potentially one of the most exciting stories to come out of California, nay, all of America. But maybe you should? American win

New for the 2009 vintage: Sea Smoke of Santa Barbara is putting “California Grand Cru” on the label. Needless to say, there is no codified “cru” system of California. The labels previously read “Santa Barbara County California.” The term is pure marketing. ” American wine

post stories about their favorite regional and local wines, wineries, and events to their their blogs, Web sites, magazines, and newspapers. That's the other 47 wine producing States, excluding California, Washington and Oregon. This one was a 2008 for Sheldrake Point Winery. Lots of fruit aromas and flavors. You Betcha!

But Pablo saw the similarities to Carneros California, and took the calculated risk. Pablo Morande first planted vines in Casablanca Chile in 1982 where he introduced Chardonnay, Riesling and in 1986 the first Sauvignon Blanc. He did this in a time and place where no one would have believed he would succeed. The rest is history. alcohol.

Do you recall the California gold rush from your fourth grade history class? At the time, people from all over the world headed to Northern California to make it big. Today, Argentina is the "new California" and the new "gold" are vineyards planted in regions with the right soil, exposure, and access to water to assure quality wine.

This new one, entitled “Downfall of a Cult Californian Winery,” depicts the plight of a cult winery owner during this time of a changing of the critic at the Wine Advocate. Sometimes these spoof wine videos come in waves–remember the animated wine trade videos ? American wine

With wineries in San Ynez, California considered old at twenty, a 650-year-old winery seems very ancient indeed. The winery has recently been modernized with stainless steel tanks. Very excited to visit Schloss Schonborn again this week as a student in the Masters of Wine education program. Weingut Schloss Schönborn.

You probably already know Clos du Val, the winery that Bernard co-founded many years ago. Due to the similarities of several of his favorite wine regions in France, it was California’s. Bernard Portet on left, his son Olivier center, and guest at right. More About Bernard Portet. Napa Valley that inspired him.

Cesar Baeza – Brotherhood Winery. Matt Spaccarelli – Benmarl Winery. Carlo DeVito – Hudson-Chatham Winery. All winemakers participated in the planning/expense of the trip, yet Matt Spaccarelli, pictured above, acted as host -- he picked up half of our members in NYC, and the event (due to rains) was held at his winery.

Tonight I went to a rather fun party in the West Village where a lively young crowd were celebrating the newly launched Borracha Wine Wipes with red wines from Deep Sea wines from California's Rancho Arroyo Grande. chatted a bit with enthusiastic Giliian Conway, VP of Communication, about her family's winery.

Bruce Stephens is the CEO of Wine Bottle Renew, a California startup that washes and reuses wine bottles profiled in today’s Wall Street Journal. Chief Bottle Washer: the title is no longer just a punchline. “You take a bottle and you empty the bottle, and my God, why would that only be a one-time bottle?&#

Today – outside of large-scale commercial wineries, this is changing slowly due to the ‘natural wine’ movement. The story opens as Feiring is presented with the opportunity of making her own natural wine in California, as in the past she had blasted the state for wine that is “overripe, over-manipulated, and overblown.”

The winery quickly earned a reputation for spectacular Rieslings and its original planting of vines formed the backbone of New York’s world-class wines and champagnes.Dr. The talented group includes winemakers from California, Australia, France and Germany. am just interested in the cold wine. Fantastic wine, nice price($ 15 ).

Tonight I am getting a head start with a very nice Merlot from one of my favorite California wineries, Concannon Vineyards. California red wine merlotIt's been a lot of fun traveling the world through wine this past month. This is something I wanted to do for the year and I will continue as long as I can find the wines.

The lanky, California maker of pinot noir, chardonnay, and syrah told me at his Sonoma winery that he had his conversion in 2005, after returning from a trip to Burgundy and the Rhone. Saul had his conversion on the road to Damascus. Wells Guthrie had his conversion on the road home from Burgundy. Thus he decided to change his style.

premium winery in the Napa Valley that makes limited quantities of premium varietals that blend classic French wine making characterstics with California fruit. The winery focuses on elegace, balance, and depth. So you know all about the e-auction that opens May 29, 2011 in alignment with the Auction Napa Valley 2011, yes?

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.

The other week, the Wine Media Guild of New York hosted a luncheon to showcase a number of California’s Centenary Wineries. wine events Wine Reviews California's Centenary Wineries Charles Krug Robert Mondavi Simi Reserve Wine Media Guild of New York

After a few beer nights, I finally was able to open, taste and drink two remaining red wines I have received from Cinnabar Winery; the 2008 Sextant Vineyards Syrah and the 2006 Santa Cruz Mountains Cabernet Sauvignon. Cabernet Sauvignon California syrahLike all the Cinnabar wines, color was very dark. very, very nice Syrah.

Recently I received a few samples from Cinnabar Winery in the Paso Robles region of California. California Zinfandel red blendNot being a wine connoisseur, I love it when I open a new wine and just fall in love with what I found or what, in this case, was sent to me for tasting. little smoke and a lot of fruit on the nose.

Porterhouse was the elegant venue for a tutored tasting of La Follette wine lead by winemaker Greg La Follette (formerly of Flowers, de Loach) who recently launched a new winery last year called La Follette. News california chardonnay evan goldsmith greg la follette pinot noirGreg La Follette of La Follette Wines. scallops.

little later, I met in person Faith Wells from Hospices Du Rhone in California - I am going there for their April festivities. Chapoutier, as I toured their winery and vineyards this past summer with Jeremy Steimer as my guild - I may see him at the party tonight in Hermitage. The wines this first day are from Cote-Rotie and Condrieu.

2007 Dierberg Chardonnay (USA, California, Central Coast, Santa Maria Valley). Style note: Racy acidity cuts nicely through the delicous sweet golden butter of this California chard. Many characteristics of Burgundy (Meursault) in terms of the warmth, richness, yet also California style in terms of its expression. 26 views).

And "rock" is the appropriate word, for even though this is a California Sauvignon Blanc, the minerality is incredible. The Krausz family purchased the property in the late 1980s as a vacation home, and in the fullness of time, discovered its value as a winery. "Have you tasted their Sauvignon Blanc? It rocks!"

The varietals had nothing in common save that they are produced by the same California winery in the Alexander Valley, so other than this, there was no real "comparison." " I thought they were both excellent examples of the California take on Old World varietals. de Lorimier Winery Malbec 2006. ruchemain 042.

USA, California, Sonoma County, Dry Creek Valley). Style note: A very good example of a California Cabernet Sauvignon that tries to represent its terroir, this well balanced wine offers layers of flavor and some real complexity. 2008 Wilson Winery Zinfandel. USA, California, Sonoma County, Dry Creek Valley). 8 views).

Chinese Central Television, an outfit not known for investigative journalism, has outed 30 wineries practicing wine adulteration in Changli County of Habei Province, leading to their closure. Samples of wine and spirits can now be poured in California grocery stores. SIPPED: boom times. Bottoms up! SIPPED: chemicals. People ].

Will the Supreme Court extend to wine retailers their previous decision that liberalized winery shipping? SF mag tracks the evolution in California wine styles. SIPPED: miracles? In a merger of all caps, FIJI will be acquiring JUSTIN vineyard in Paso Robles. SIPPED: another round. AFP ]. SPIT: bubble pricing. WSJ ].

After all, the winery and many of its other sparklers such as the signature Freixenet Cordon Negro Cava have been around for over a hundred years. At the Freixenet winery, you can see the car as well as various family portraits from the 19th century. Visiting Vaulderbon Winery win Ribera del Duero with Javiar Aladro.

But I think it’s worth pausing on California wines since it gets to the question of young people and old wine. find that people under 40 (if we are still considered young) are fascinated by older California wines because they represent something different than the current releases available from America’s most productive state.

Rather risky, don’t you think, to put a California sparkling wine up for comparison among some of the best houses in Champagne? “Of course, I can detect a California sparkler!&# Family owned since 1965 (the year of Hugh’s birth), the original Schramsberg winery was built in 1862 by German immigrant Jacob Schram.

Getting time to clean out the old wine fridge. After two months of laying around, drinking coffee, tea, water and gatorade and laying off the good stuff I am beginning to feel the need for a long day of wine shopping, but the fridge is full and I will just have to do my part in making room for more. Here the grapes for Frascati are grown.

… So I just had a fabulous lunch at Avra in NYC with Nicolas Miller, whose family owns the Bien Nacido brand (Pinot Noir and Syrah) and Solomon Hills brand (Chardonnay) in Santa Maria, California. Bien Nacido means ‘born with a silver spoon' – or some such in Spanish,” says Nicolas. Salute!

My second choice was a 375ml bottle of white Merlot that was given to me by winery owner Dave Mansfield when I visited his Three Brothers Winery in May. Our visit to the winery just happened to be the same day that the white Merlot was being bottled. The white Merlot has been released and can be purchased at the winery for $17.

Sattui Winery, a family owned winery dedicated to making handcrafted wines in small lots. As is the current trend, the wines are only sold at the winery or direct shipped. Brooks Painter had many positions at prestigious wineries in the past, and is a member/past President of the Napa Valley Wine Club Technical Group.

Treleaven Meritage 2007 produced and bottled by King Ferry Winery in King Ferry NY was exactly what was needed for the steak. King Ferry Winery was founded in 1984. The winery now produces approximately 10,000 cases of wine per year. was also out of bed early enough to tag along, which is unusual.

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California produces some good wines from this grape, yet as a whole the region lacks the characteristic soil and microclimate of its foreign competitors. Brancott is one of the well-known and largest wineries in the region. “I want a wine that tastes like summer,” the chic woman tells the clerk at an upscale wine store. briny Muscadet?

There were only 50 cases produced by winemaker Dan Petrosky at the Massican Winery in California's Napa Valley. This bottle was a perfectly timed summertime gift from my friend, and fellow food/wine blogger, Eric Guido from The VIP Table. Talk about a limited production wine?!

After doing winery grunt work in California in 2008, he was ready to plunge into the 2009. On the train and off to Beaune. Pick up the car at Ada, une bonne addresse for a rental car in the area. hopped into the cutest little red Fiat. Home to Bouilland! The white cliffs. The air. The cows. Becky and Russell! So here's his short story.

Only at the dinner table did I learn that it was Judge Zobel who decided the case Family Winemakers of California v. Have you ever met someone and talked with her about a topic, only to find out that–unknown to you–she is a key player in that very topic ? That happened to me about a week ago. District Court that evening. Jenkins.

have since tasted a Monthaven Chardonnay (California) and this past week the Silver Birch Sauvignon Blanc (New Zealand). Last March I posted a press release on a new collection of artisan wines in an innovative attractive new package. The Chardonnay was not impressive. Light and fruity with little oak was not what I expected from a CA Chard.

The morning after the nettle pizza and face-lifted 1964 Faustino @ Chez Panisse cafe, with importers/distributors and friends, Jose Pastor, Keven Clancy (I've decided everyone in California is named Kevin) and his wife Gillian, Jose and I traveled to Santa Cruz on a mission--this county's and perhaps the worlds only frum kosher vigneron.

This week I decided to open a dry and semi-dry from the same winery to compare and I chose one of the nicest Rieslings so far; Chateau Lafayette Reneau 2008. With May and New York Riesling month coming to close soon, it is safe to say that I tasted more Riesling this month than any one year in my life. Why, I'm not sure. Truly enjoyable.

During the month of May at 8 pm on Mondays anyone can open a bottle of Riesling from any Finger Lakes winery and join in on Facebook or Twitter to chat about what wine you are having for the evening. My choice for the evening was a 2008 semi-dry Riesling( $14 ) from the Long Point Winery. All from the Seneca Lake wineries.

Gary noted four wineries, one of which I vaguely remember from an article written by Evan Dawson for the New York Cork Report. His article "Life, Death and Rebirth at Zugibe" is the story of a winery, that survived the death of their founder just weeks before their first vintage. Sipping later was delightful.

Other than ordering on line, it is very difficult to find New York wines other than Finger Lakes and Adirondack wineries in the local shops. This past week-end, my pal Mark and I were able to taste two Rieslings from the Brotherhood Winery located in Washingtonville (Hudson Valley) NY on the Shawangunk Wine Trail. Enough history.

As a Californian, I was incredibly loyal to my native state and spent many long, sun-soaked weekends checking out all the new wineries in the Santa Ynez Valley. Now that I am on the East coast and more Old World focused as a result of my (more Old World) wine studies, it is great to re-discover California wine.

In most if not all cases, the family winery goes back hundreds of years. New York (and California) are now their prime U.S. so last night was a trade tasting (afternoon) and consumer party for Austrian wine. Usually I just go to the trade tastings yet last night was invited to the evening (consumer) soiree as well.

The Silicon Valley Bank released their annual report on the California wine industry. But they caution that “Wineries selling sizable production above $50 will again find 2010-2011 a difficult time.&#. SPIT: extortion. million by threatening to poison vines at the revered estate. Telegraph ]. SIPPED: good times?!? SPIT: flattery.

Just finished watching the movie "Avatar" while sipping on my first Riesling of the summer. Finger Lakes Riesling of course. This month is Riesling month in New York and this will be the first of many I'll enjoy over the next 30 days. The 2008 Red Tail Ridge semi-dry Riesling was suggested by my sister-in-law. This is now one of her favorites.

Wineries need cash flow so they release early. good French Bordeaux can age 30 years or more while American wine is made for the California culture that wants their wine now. California winemakers boost fruit for the drink-now culture. Today, I came across the following on Eve Bushman's blog Eve's Wine 101. Thanks Eve.

Recently, the wife and I have been discussing a possible trip to California next year. The past few months I have been tasting, or should I say consuming, some really fantastic California wines from many different AVA's. These wines are a tribute to my great-grandfather, James Concannon, who founded our winery in 1883."

I was reading this months Wines & Vines something struck me about the piece entitled California Wineries Get Certified.' movement that has had such power over the wine industry only has 64 certified wineries and vineyards in the world? For a moment they had me. But I questioned my own knowledge. How is that possible?

I'm leaving Chile(till later) and heading over to California to try a few more Zin's. Tags: California red wine Sonoma County Zinfandel I'm starting to surprise myself with what I am finding with Zinfandel and also a bit disappointed that I wasted so many years with such a limited selection or narrow palate. Not that I am old??

The wines are sourced from preeminent and emerging wine growing regions including Monterey County; California Central Coast; Marlborough, New Zealand; Spain and Hungary. The first wine to be released in the new Octavin Home Wine Bar is Monthaven Winery Monterey County Central Coast Chardonnay.

wouldn’t be surprised if some wineries don’t make it,&# an AP story quotes one winemaker as saying. Three wine makers from California who were victims of the recession receive profiles in the LAT. SPIT: reform in Maryland. Read the autopsy of reform over on Baltsun.com. SPIT: business as usual. SIPPED: turning tide?

This is the third of the Carmenere wines I tasted this month. As I stated in my previous two articles, Carmenere is one of the wines I've pushed aside in the past, but have placed on a list to re-examine in 2010. The first two left me with mixed feelings about the wine. did enjoy this with some Muenster and Dubliner cheese. It'll be fun!!!

If you are used to California cabs, you might appreciate the lower alcohol and more subdued and restrained flavors. On that 2008 trip I was invited to stay at the winery's gorgeous chateau in Entre du Mers. Sopexa JoLynn Howe (right). so I will be in Bordeaux in a few weeks to attend En Primeur. The 2009s were showing remarkably well!

Only 32 producers make this varietal, and today's lunch was all about the winery Luca Ferraris in Piedmont, with the guest speaker Chiara Ferraris, wife of the owner/winemaker who I understand to be the largest exporters of the native varietal. Chiara Ferraris. Did you know that wines from Italy are the most imported wines to the USA?

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. SPIT: good times. SIPPED: gilding the lily. Not necessarily.

Even though he has every reason to be an egotistical blowhard, he remains humble and democratic in spirit, asking sincere questions of those around him and quick to point to his team as the reason for the winery’s success. As I arrived at the upper winery, about 2,600 feet in elevation, the rain was falling. The road to Monte Bello.

On Monday I was fortunate to attend a lunch at Eleven Madison Park hosted by Maggie Harrison, the proprietor of Antica Terra winery in Amity, Oregon. Tags: Cellar Selection Central California 2006 3 stars Oregon 2007 2008 4 stars In short, Maggie's pinot noirs from Willamette Valley are not of this world. In 2007, in which it rained 9.5

They also produce a barrel fermented Chardonnay and a single vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon named after the winery's founder, Don Melchor. It's been a few years since I tasted Carmenere. If I remember right, it was a take it or leave it, nothing special, too many other fine wines, don't shop for wine. The first was disappointing.

The goal is to send samples more easily from wineries to consumers. Consumers have filed a class-action lawsuit in California against E&J Gallo over the faux pinot, Red Bicyclette. SPIT: volume (how vial!). Two companies have developed oxygen-free, trial-sized bottles, 50ml in size (1/15th of a normal bottle). Ziploc, anyone?

An academic paper presents findings that may not lead to more eco-labeling: Certifying a winery as organic or Biodynamic will raise the price of wine 13 percent but putting that on the label will see the price fall by 20 percent. Why don’t green-minded vintners and vignerons always display their eco-friendly methods on the label?

Wish I had a nice Canadian wine tonight so I could toast the Canadian Olympic Hockey Team on their winning of the Gold medal. am not an avid hockey fan, but I do watch occasionally and tonight enjoyed one of the best ever games. Instead, I uncorked an Arboleda Carmenère 2006 from the Colchagua Valley of Chile. Bring on the steaks!!! Wine Acidity: 5.31

SPIT: California bargains. Mike Steinberger contemplates the puzzle of why so few “superstar&# winemakers in California make wines under $20. We discussed the lack of tasty California values last year in relation to Fred Franzia , and heard from wine importer Bobby Kacher and winemaker Patrick Campbell. LA Times ]. NYT ].

Bogle Winery 2007. Vintage: 2007 Appellation: California Vineyard Sources: Clarksburg & Lodi Harvest Date: September 10 through October 24, 2007 Release Date: March 2009 Wine pH: 3.61 Tags: California red wine Petite Syrah Think my taste buds are back. No matter what was tried I was getting a very musty taste. Great value!!

The NY senator is trying to have the 100 percent levy on wines brought into Canada to reduced to stimulate sales from NY wineries. On a related note, wineries that export get federal excise taxes almost fully reimbursed and he’s fighting to keep that now-imperiled subsidy in place too. SPIT: wine reporting! Eeegad.

Let’s turn the floor over to John for his views from the cellar… Mayacamas Vineyards is one of the greatest cabernet sauvignon producers in the history of California. Since the first Travers’ era release, the 1968 cabernet sauvignon, the winery was recognized as one of the greatest cab producers in the state. 2015-2050.

With that mornings conversation still fresh in the mind, I was not going to pass up buying that wine and researching the winery. The winery is Cline Cellars. One of the first wineries on the road to wine country, Cline Cellars is located 45 minutes north of San Francisco in Sonoma-Carneros. Tags: California red blend

Now, a growing number of critics and consumers, including those in California, are openly wondering if the Napa Cabernet train has come off the rails: commentator Dan Berger, for one, last week dismissed California Cabernet as “little more than a parody of itself.”. This is, after all, a mountain winery using mountain fruit.

Sometimes when you least expect it, you open what may becomes your new favorite bottle of wine. Tonight I opened one of my remaining bottles of Finger Lakes wine purchased at my last tour in December. An Atwater Estate Vineyards , Cabernet-Merlot 2007. blend of 53% Cabernet Sauvignon and 47% Merlot. Can't do much better than that. Alcohol: 13.0%

Big break in weather today here in Central New York. Temperatures will reach about 30F. Must be the annual January thaw! To celebrate I figured to open one of my usually reserved for warm weather whites. My choice is one that was recently purchased at Lakewood Vineyards on Seneca Lake at the December 'Deck the Halls" event. 2007 Riesling.

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Some wineries got a lot of banana on the nose, which can be influenced by the fermentation temp. Africa intead of California where I believe it is being grown. Are some blocks of a winery's estate better suited to Pinotage then, say, Cabernet? Kanonkop Abrie Beeslaar. It reminds more of a Rhone blend. or the yeast culture used.

Italian wines only in my rack until I discovered Rioja and Bordeaux and California Cab/Sauvs. This point was made very clear on my first wine tour of 2009 and the first winery visited on what was a Finger Lakes red wine only day. My first stop was at the winery that raised my curiosity about their reds, Damiani Wine Cellars.

The price is very competitive with other Finger Lakes Syrah at $32, but can only be found on-line at Atwater Estates Vineyards or at the winery, which has one of the most fantastic views of Seneca Lake. Syrah has always been one to those wines I could take or leave it. Almost all that I had ever tasted were the Shiraz from Australia.

In the Finger Lakes region it is very scarce, only two wineries grow Dornfelder and Fulkerson Winery is the only varietal wine producer. purchased the Dornfelder at the Fulkerson Winery while on the Deck the Halls tour last week. This has been one fantastic year of enlightenment for me when it comes to all things wine.

The old saw seems true in life as well as wine, at least, that was the feeling I got the other night after the wines were revealed in a tasting of 2005 California Cult Cabernet organized by none other than David Hamburger of Vintage Tastings. He was young and rich. It’s not expensive,” he said. Really?” I said. How much?” Oh … $50 or $60?”

Wineries that advertise in Wine Spectator have their wines score better–but only by less than one point. Francis Ford Coppola’s winery produced a wine dubbed “encyclopedia&# in a carafe-shaped bottle. SIPPED: number crunching. Such is the finding in the lead article in the new issue of the Journal of Wine Economics.

believe this is my first from the Paso Robles' region of California. A4C has released three wines from Central Coast California: a Sauvignon Blanc, Zinfandel, and a Merlot-Cabernet Sauvignon blend. Tags: Cabernet Sauvignon California red wine Paso Robles Zinfandel Now Cabs I have no problem with.

More tasting notes from the Snooth California Cabernet Sauvignon Blind Tasting earlier this month. Hughes notes: In this economic environment, more and more wineries are presenting their wines to us, so one could say that as the economy gets worse, our selection gets better. Made from 90% Cabernet, 6% Tempranillo, 4% Syrah.

Pierre was California bulk red wine, bottled at a factory in Beijing. And apparently for decades, Chinese wine was made in “enormous, state-run industrial wineries [that] blended grapes with chemicals and coloring.&# Donald St. Here’s a taste of the early days: When the St. The family was Canadian by birth, but St.

Can't seem to find a Finger Lakes Riesling I don't like. Thanks to my son, this past weekend I opened a dry Riesling from Lamoreaux Landing Wine Cellars located in Lodi, NY, on the east side of Seneca Lake and my first stop on the annual " Deck the Halls " event on Dec. have to say his timing was impeccable. g/L pH: 2.93 Alcohol by Volume: 12.1

Tonight I added another favorite place to eat in Syracuse, Joey's Italian Restaurant. Shirley and I have been dining here for the last 10 years and it seems that the food just keeps getting better and better. Best of all is the fabulous and always changing wine list. The only downside is the lack of New York wines on the list and no NY reds.

Sometime near the end of the year, I would like to post all that I have learned and the wines that I have come to enjoy over the past two years. From a European reds only wine drinker who could not tolerate most white wines or any wines over 0% RS, to be even drinking the many wines I am now, I think I have come a long way.

Late Friday, winebusiness.com ran a story that Amazon was putting its wine retailing business on hold, citing correspondence between amazon and wineries. Further, California law on unlicensed “ third parties &# may have affected the group’s plans. Instead, the logjam crushed Amazon. source blog Dr. Vino.

passed over many of my favorites before keeping out a Billsboro Winery Sauvignon Blanc 2008. Billsboro Winery was opened as Geneva's first winery in the spring of 2000 by Bob Pool and Jennifer Morris and is home to 26 acres of rolling hills, vineyards and forest. Billsboro Sauvignon Blanc can be ordered from the winery for $16.

Premature oxidation of dry, age-worthy white wines–be they from Burgundy, Bordeaux or California–is a tremendous problem today, and at this point in time it does not look to me as if any meaningful progress has been made since the scourge first became readily apparent when the 1996 white Burgundies began to tank. think not.