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[Simple Hedonisms] Illusive “wow factor” of wine found in a Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir: Seamann says Clouds Rest wanted to give more people access to their Pinot Noir, but without compromising the label.  Femme Fatale is the answer; grapes come from the same vines and terroir Clouds Rest is known for, and the wine-making process is the same, except for bottle aging.  Femme Fatale is released earlier (younger), saving the winery on storage cost.

[Squid Ink] Top 4 Bargain Wines With Gimmicky Names: Some Are Actually Worth ...: Surrender to the seduction of dark, rich berry with a hint of pepper, a lush lingering finish leaving you wishing for more..." Or so the Napa Valley-based winery's describes its less expensive line of wines blended from grapes throughout California. The red table wine, a Zinfandel, Cabernet and Merlot blend is surprisingly not buried beneath a thick oak-y haze (a good thing).

[Off Menu] California Wine Country 2010 Days One and Two: The next morning, after I took the vineyard picture at the beginning of this entry, we headed over the Mayacamas Mountains that separate Sonoma from Napa via the Mark West Springs Road. It drops you off just above the cute little town of Calistoga.

[eat. live. travel. write.] Rosewood Estates Pinot Noir 2008 - a food pairing: (Yes, I'm generalising.) Or the classic Bourgogne, France - though value wines more difficult here, of course. Different varietals would include: granache (granacha from Spain .

[Asian Correspondent: Global Feed] Top 10 wineries in California | Asian Correspondent: As explorers, John Goelet and Portet chose the now famous Stags Leap District planting 150 acres of vines and later settling in Carneros with 180 acres (to plant chardonnay and pinot noir which enjoys the cool). These vines join the worldwide nexus between Languedoc (Domaine de Nizas), Australia (Taltarni) and Napa where Goelet Wine Estates have holdings. 

[The Wine Spies] 2006 Russian Hill Estate Winery Meredith Vineyard Pinot Noir « The ...: The Russian River Valley in Sonoma is particularly well suited to producing exceptional Pinot Noir. This AVA was officially designated in 1983, but many of the wines in the region used the designation as early as the 1970s (early in California’s wine history) with the many of the vines having been first planted in the early 1900s.

[STEVE HEIMOFF| WINE BLOG] STEVE HEIMOFF| WINE BLOG » Blog Archive » That new conjunctive ...: I just looked at a number of small but successful Sonoma County based labels such as Martinelli, Kosta Browne, Williams Selyem, Peay and Radio-Coteau, and, gosh didn’t see Sonoma County prominently mentioned on their front labels, unless the specific wine was sourced from multiple AVAs within Sonoma County. All seem to be successful in their DTC wine sales efforts, so why haven’t these very focused Sonoma County Wineries (or many others) utilized voluntary conjunctive labeling in the past, and how will doing so in 2014 help their marketability going forward?

[John on Wine - a wine blog] Sonoma-Cutrer, marrying the best of Burgundy and California « John ...: _qoptions={qacct:'p-18-mFEk4J448M',labels:'language.en,posttag.russian-river-valley,posttag.pinot-noir,posttag.chardonnay,posttag.sonoma-county,posttag.sonoma-coast,posttag.brown-forman,posttag.sonoma-cutrer-vineyards,posttag.maggie-peak,posttag.croquet,posttag.brittnay-gilbert,posttag.mick-schroeter,posttag.michelle-mcclendon,posttag.michelle-wing,posttag.christopher-sawyer,posttag.brice-cutrer-jones,posttag.kent-vineyard,posttag.shiloh-vineyard,posttag.cutrer-vineyard,posttag.owsley-vineyard,posttag.vine-hill-vineyard,posttag.les-pierres-vineyard,posttag.2009-the-cutrer,posttag.2009-les-pierres,posttag.terry-adams,posttag.2008-sonoma-cutrer-sonoma-coast-estate-bottle-sonoma-coast-chardonnay-21,posttag.2008-sonoma-cutrer-russian-river-ranches-estate-bottled-sonoma-coast-chardonnay-23,posttag.2006-the-cutrer-sonoma-cutrer-estate-bottled-russian-river-valley-chardonnay-35,posttag.2006-les-pierres-sonoma-cutrer-estate-bottled-sonoma-coast-chardonnay-32,posttag.2007-sonoma-cutrer-pinot-noir-russian-river-valley-34,posttag.1994-the-cutrer,posttag.2001-les-pierres,posttag.2005-sonoma-cutrer-pinot-noir,posttag.cara-morrison,posttag.park-avenue-catering-of-cotati,posttag.jovey-becerra'};

[STEVE HEIMOFF| WINE BLOG] STEVE HEIMOFF| WINE BLOG » Blog Archive » Should a California ...: Since I taste everything that comes in, that means I’m tasting a lot of awful wine. Readers of Wine Enthusiast will never know just how many awful wines I actually taste, because it’s the magazine’s policy not to publish scores below 80, not even in the public online database.

[Vinotology Wine Blog] Hug Your Local Wine Grape Farmer - Guest Post from Jennifer R ...: But, early on last season he wasn’t so sure about this whole grower/winemaker thing and was getting coaching from a friend on the East Coast about how to fit in with The Farmer.  The Infamous Winemaker in turn relayed to me that the friend said, “I love Farmers, the Old Farmers, who work hard and are simple, easy to deal with, know their stuff, they’re the best.” And with that the Infamous Winemaker was in love, with The Farmer.

[STEVE HEIMOFF| WINE BLOG] STEVE HEIMOFF| WINE BLOG » Blog Archive » Structure, or lack ...: Also, the light you are shining on a sea of interchangeable jammy California varietals is something I thought about when I tasted a newly released Loomis Family Vineyards serious Rhone fruit Rose and a clean but exotic Grenache Blanc this weekend. While both reflect a house style of gripping acidity that eliminates any easy perception of soft roundness on the palate, I thought to myself that most jam fans would not like these well structured and balanced wines even though I, and probably your buddy David, would knock people over to get another glass.

[Untitled] A Tribute to Andrew and Ed -: As my passion for wine has grown over the past 6 to 7 years, I recently experienced it from a hands on, production-side viewpoint. It was actually seeing, touching, and processing delicate clusters of meticulously-farmed Pinot Noir that elevated my passion to its current height. Andrew Vingiello and Ed Kurtzman offered my wife and I the opportunity to assist as harvest interns last October.

[Farmhouse Inn] Top 10 Things to do in the California Wine Country « Farmhouse Inn: While Catherine’s on a romantic getaway with her hubby, I’ll be manning the helm of the blog machine this week - stand back…  Chatting with our guests each morning at breakfast about their many adventures exploring Northern California, I can’t help but notice that I’m hearing so many of our guests rave about so many of the same activities.  And, not just adventures here in the Russian River Valley, but out on the Sonoma Coast, in the towns of Healdsburg and Sebstopol, up in the Dry Creek Valley and Alexander Valley, and even over in the Napa Valley - all easy drives from us and all chocked-full of great discoveries.  Now, here’s the catch, everyone knows about our fabulous wines, Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Syrah”¦ but did you know that there is so much more to do than drink wine in wine country?  Of course, you can’t come to the Sonoma Wine County without drinking some wine, and in no way am I suggesting you skip the wine.  I’m just saying there’re lots of great finds in addition to tasting all of our fantastic wines!   So, I’ve polled our guests and I’ve polled our concierge team and - are you ready? –

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