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[Wine Industry Insight] The 2008 California Crush Report shows some surprising losers and gainers with Cabernet Sauvignon’s 23.6-percent drop in tons crushed one of the biggest. Among the major varietals, only Carignane dropped more, with a 49.2-percent .

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[Uncorked] DaytonDailyNews: Dayton, Ohio, news and information: Winemaker Kevin Sass of Justin Vineyard & Winery in Paso Robles agreed with the assessment of a challenging but high quality crush. “Yields were down in Cabernet Sauvignon and related varietals due to shatter, small cluster sets and, in some cases, because of the early spring frost.

[CellarTracker Tasting Notes (other users)] 1997 Spottswoode Cabernet Sauvignon Estate (USA, California, Napa ...: 1997 Spottswoode Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, alc 13.5%, ~$70: Decanted for 1.5 hrs...I spotts a little "woode" on the nose...fortunately, the palate is not showing much woode at all...the fruit is fresh and bright...the acidity is fair..all in in balance...little "spark" or interest to made it stand out...it did well with the food and was a "good Cab"... still primary and likely to remain so well beyond the point at which interest might intrude...glad this was my only bottle...

[Wine Spies: Today's Deal] Ty Caton 2003 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon: With exceptional fruit from the famed Stags Leap District, this wine leads off with bold flavors of its fruit components that are immediately followed by a dusty 'terroir' fennel, and layers of toasted cedar, cibar tobacco and spice. Even at 5 years, this wine is still developing and will continue to evolve in its complexity for years to come.

[American Winery Blog] Blind Tasting: Eagle Eye Wines | American Winery Blog: Eagle Eye Wines is owned and operated by what I’d like to call a “Renaissance Couple”, Bill and Roxanne Wolf. Between the two of them, they have experience in food service, sales, marketing, real estate, olive oil production, and grape growing.

[Vinicultured: A Wine Blog] From Lafite to Lemonade, Cabernet Sauvignon to Cabernet Franc ...: One could argue that American winemakers have done an admirable job of, in fact, “catching up.”  What is more the issue is the perception among a huge number of Americans that wine is something fancy or foreign.  Sure, wine is often used to celebrate milestones–or, in my case, Friday evenings–but wine has not as yet been incorporated into the daily lives of people in this country.  And that’s a shame because wine is so delicious.  And gets you drunk.

[Mmmm... ton vin! - Hmm! love your wine] Mmmm”¦ ton vin! - Hmm! love your wine » Blog Archive » AUSTRALIAN FIRE: The Availability/Catalogue: all the wines were available in some form, either by consignment or LCBO. Alkoomi Cabernet Sauvignon 2005 Frankland River WA (Merchant Vintner, $21.95) - Xanadu Reserve Chardonnay 2006 Margaret River, $55 - Yering Station Reserve Pinot Noir 2006 Margaret River, $75 - Peter Lehmann Stonewell Shiraz 2002 Barossa, .

[Handsome Devil Cellars : 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon] MLF complete - racking: On the blended neutral barrel, our wine yield from the 2008 crush was low as well as losing wine to mistakes and accidents. To continue to use the barrels we picked up this year, we racked 2007 CS out of the mini barrels (now 2 empty) .

[Wine Making Kits Blog] How to make wine - crush your own!: Technorati Tags: cabernet, grapes, merlot, Sauvignon, Syrah, vendanges, vigne, vigneron, Vin, vine, Vineyard, wine, zinfandel.

[BLOG.SOSTEVINOBILE.COM] BLOG.SOSTEVINOBILE.COM: Go East, Young Man!: , as well as a number of deep, rich Cabernets I had tasted last fall at Taste Napa Valley; this time, the experience was amplified by the charms and graciousness of a hyperenthusiastic young wine pourer named Amy, who confided that she had been “bitten” by the wine bug (

[Napa Valley Wine Blog] Frias Family Vineyards, a Little Known Winery on Spring Mountain: Currently Frias Family Vineyards is producing about 3000 cases of wine. Their wines are all made at the custom crush facilities across the Valley floor at the Cuvasion winery on the Silverado Trail.

[BLOG.SOSTEVINOBILE.COM] BLOG.SOSTEVINOBILE.COM: Now give me a red envelope!: Now, however, many of winemaking aspirants subscribe to Crushpad’s systematic program, buying pre-designated grapes and relying on in-house technicians to develop their wine. Which is fine for the occasional hobbyist who simply wants to bottle a few cases to serve to his friends or custom bottle a wine exclusively for Joe &

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