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[Appellation America Feature Articles] peaking passionately of the Zinfandel grapes growing on top of the ridge in his and his neighbor Charlie Ciapusci’s Mendocino vineyards, the late George Zeni explained why winemakers such as Jed Steele trekked up the steep and twisting 15 miles to get the fruit from their historic vineyards. It was because “They wanted our mountain grapes .

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[Appellation America Feature Articles] Wine:Greenwood Ridge Vineyards 2000 Cabernet Sauvignon, Estate ...: Years ago, a lot of Cabernet tasted like this (red plums and cherries with a bit of earth and green bell pepper) and felt like this (gently assertive, gliding across the palate rather than burying it). If you’re new to wine and want to understand a chapter you missed, try this.

[Aquafornia] Battle brews over ridge reservoirs; Farm groups concerned ...: The California Farm Bureau Federation plans to testify at an April 20 public hearing in Sacramento before the State Water Resources Control Board involving allegedly unauthorized reservoirs at Manchester Ridge Coast Mountain Vineyards. The federation worries a negative ruling will set a precedent for expanded state water board jurisdiction over what are called sheet-flow reservoirs, according to Jack Rice, an attorney for the Sacramento-based group.

[The Grape Crusader] Wine Review - 2005 Edmeades Ciapusci Vineyard Zinfandel, Mendocino ...: The aroma was that of wild berries, cherries and earth.  A very captivating nose indeed.  In the mouth was a voluptuous texture framed by soft, clean tannins.  Lots of wild berry flavors like raspberry and strawberries.  There were also some light baking spices as well as the earthy dustiness so common in this vineyard bottling and other Edmeades bottlings.  The amazing thing about this wine is that its alcohol comes in at a hefty, but light-footed 16.5%!  16%!  Let me say that again, 16%!  This is truly a testament to great wine making, because I didn’t notice any traces of missing tissue from inside the back of my throat

[Merlot Wines at Union Square Wines] 2005 Edmeades - Zinfandel Mendocino Ridge Ciapusci Vineyard ...: 2005 Edmeades - Zinfandel Mendocino Ridge Ciapusci Vineyard - Union Square Wines. Purchase the 2005 Edmeades - Zinfandel Mendocino Ridge Ciapusci Vineyard from Union Square Wines for $34.99.

[Cheers2Wine Blog] Mendocino Wineries: Mendocino is located a few hours north of San Francisco. This remote area along the Northern California coast offers unspoiled beauty, secluded beaches, breathtaking views, and fabulous award winning wines.

[The Grapevine] Taste of Mendocino - April 7th, 2009: Eaglepoint Ranch Vineyard: I was hoping to say hello to Casey and find out how things are going at the vineyard this year ”” I love the syrah and petite sirah grown by Casey! However, he was not able to attend the event which was .

[Bonny Doon Vineyard Wine List] WineSpectator_May08_2.eps: del Solo Estate Vineyard 2007 (88 points, $20) is a fragrant, juicy wine, with notes of honeysuckle and white pepper. Viognier is the most popular and effusive of the Rhône whites.

[My blog] First Tastes - 2007 Auteur Fall releases - My blog - dougwilder ...: As a native of Northern California who regularly took trips to the vineyards of Napa and Sonoma during the 1960’s with my parents for Sunday drives, visiting the wineries introduced me to the sights and smells that helped fuel my passion for wines to this day. I always had an inquisitive nose for aromas and many years later realized that all of the training I had subjected it to prepared me pretty well for a career in wine.

[The Grapevine] The Grapevine » Blog Archive » 19th Annual Zap tasting at Fort ...: 10,000 people).  The 2006 vintage appears to be fairly good with some standouts especially in the Mendocino region.  Zinfandel has a very wide range of aroma/flavor descriptors which range from a earthy, spicey (fresh cracked black pepper) to jammy, intense fruit (often with dried fruit characteristics).  At the ZAP grand tasting, the range seems to be best described by the Bradford Mountain Winery 2006 Grist Vineyard on the cracker pepper range to the Calcareous Vineyard 2006 Kate’s Vineryard, Paso Robles.  The overall vintage of 2006 seems to be above average.  Mendocino had a very good showing in the 2006 vinetage while Napa Valley did not show terribly well based on my limited tasting.  Note: Given the number of tastings in short period of time — as it has been said, “your milage my vary”.  Please consider this a relative rating of quality.

[My blog] Shane and Baton new releases: As a native of Northern California who regularly took trips to the vineyards of Napa and Sonoma during the 1960’s with my parents for Sunday drives, visiting the wineries introduced me to the sights and smells that helped fuel my passion for wines to this day. I always had an inquisitive nose for aromas and many years later realized that all of the training I had subjected it to prepared me pretty well for a career in wine.

[TechAddress] Crushpad custom winery completes $3.5M financing round « TechAddress: can make small batches of wines or significantly larger quantities using grapes from some of the state’s high-end vineyards, such as Amber Ridge Vineyard in the Russian River area, Anderson Valley’s Hein Vineyard, Napa Valley’s ToKalon Vineyard, and Mendocino’s Eaglepoint Ranch, according Crushpad’s web site. It now has about 1,500 members in 35 states and six countries.

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