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 Paso Robles + Tasting
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| Page 1 of 1 | Previous | Next | SLAKED JANUARY 12, 2012 Tablas Creek On Vacation For another, you have to anticipate your own tastes, which can be a moving target at best. stars 2006 3 stars Paso Robles 2007I don't get away very often, but when I do, I try to bring good wine. The trouble is choosing it. This year we returned to the Baja of Mexico, which carries its own problems in choosing wine. | | | | | | |
| | | | | SLAKED DECEMBER 30, 2009 2007 Ridge Vineyards Dusi Ranch Late Harvest Zinfandel I'll just say it: I'm not a fan of late harvest zinfandel. So this 2007 Late Harvest Dusi Ranch is the only wine from Ridge I couldn't really get into this year. On the bright side, Ridge has instituted a new membership log-in to streamline purchases online. Thank baby Jesus, too. | | | | | | | |
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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. Tonight was one of them nights when Shirley did not feel like cooking, I was not hungry and the NCAA Basketball National Championship was being played. MORE >> -
A WINE STORY | SUNDAY, MAY 1, 2011  Auction & Farewell BBQ
It was so nice to see winemakers we met in the Rhone Valley during "Discover Rhone" and meet new winemaker friends from Paso Robles, Australia, and Rhone style wine producers all around California. Above is a picture of happy people digging into an old fashioned BBQ after the Grand Tasting! News hospice du rhone 2011 MORE >> -
WHY WINE BLOG | SUNDAY, APRIL 3, 2011  Cinnabar Sorcerer's Stone 2008
Not 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. Recently I received a few samples from Cinnabar Winery in the Paso Robles region of California. Tasted some elderberry and currant with dark berries. MORE >> -
A WINE STORY | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2010  Robert Mondavi Private Selection
The Cab Sauv was aged in French oak for 14 months and sourced from fruit primarily in Monterey and Paso Robles - ditto for the Meritage. The wine arrived with cheese from Cowgirl Creamery with the idea to compare and make tasting suggestions. Jammy and rich are good descripters here. MORE >> -
WHY WINE BLOG | MONDAY, JANUARY 4, 2010  Why Wine: Bonterra Vineyards Zinfandel 2007
To do so, I will have to taste, I mean drink, more wines that I never tried or wines I just never liked. That was not until I tasted and reviewed a Paso Robles Zin from Agent for Change. More intense than the last Zin I tasted and liked, but still not as bold or peppery as most I've had. It just never happened. MORE >>
- Rancho Zabaco Dry Creek Valley Zinfandel Reserve 2004 WHY WINE BLOG | SUNDAY, MARCH 28, 2010
- Why Wine: Cline Cellars: Giving Back with Cashmere 2008 WHY WINE BLOG | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27, 2010
- Conconnan Conservancy Peite Sirah 2007 WHY WINE BLOG | THURSDAY, APRIL 8, 2010
- “Find Your Mojo” Hospices du Rhone 2011 #HdR2011 A WINE STORY | FRIDAY, APRIL 29, 2011
- Notable New Zins From Ridge SLAKED | TUESDAY, APRIL 5, 2011
- Leese-Fitch Cabernet Sauvignon 2009 California VIGNA UVA VINO | SUNDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2010
- Back to Work!!! WHY WINE BLOG | SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2009
- Ridge Vineyards Z-List Spring Shipment SLAKED | FRIDAY, APRIL 3, 2009
- 4th Flight of Sangiovese/Chianti Blind Tasting VIGNA UVA VINO | SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2009
- 2006 Ridge Vineyards Dusi Ranch ATP * SLAKED | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2009
- Christmas Wines (and other crap we drink during the holidays) SLAKED | TUESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2008
- Wine Tasting Groups WINE TASTING GUY | THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 2008
- Welcome to SLAKED! SLAKED | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2008
- Halter Ranch Cabernet Sauvignon 2004 Paso Robles Estate Bottled VIGNA UVA VINO | TUESDAY, JULY 15, 2008
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