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[The Chardonnay Symposium] MORNING SESSION: SPEAKERS : The Chardonnay Symposium: With a family history in California wines dating back to the early 1800’s, Larry brings to the partnership not only a long and rich tradition of viticulture, but also the cooperative spirit and integrity of the Napa viticulturists. For many years now, all who claim his acquaintance have enjoyed his relentless desire to share and exchange information learned in his vineyards in order to advance the quality of wines throughout the valley.

[My Daily Grape] My Daily Grape interviews Shelly Rafanelli-Fehlman from A ...:  Showcasing the wonderful jammy berry characteristics of the Dry Creek Valley and then moving into subtle notes of pepper and spice.  Mixed in with aromas of freshly toasted French Oak to bring you a well structured finessed finish that kepps your palate longing for more.

[JancisRobinson.com] Ridge - a California exception | Tasting Notes & Wine Reviews from ...: It was in 1959 that Ridge’s wooden barns and ancient vines began to be recuperated by a a small group of Stanford scientists (see picture) who decided to indulge in low-tech winemaking as a weekend hobby. By the 1960s they were producing small amounts of highly ambitious wine and at the end of the decade decided to hire a full-time winemaker, inspired by a trial lot of wine Draper had made while working for the Peace Corps in Chile.

[The Wine Spies] 2006 Starry Night Winery Montafi Vineyard Old Vine Zinfandel « The ...: The vineyards on the ranch, including the Montafi Vineyard, are considered among the finest for Old Vine Zinfandel in all of California, and were originally planted in the 1920s. Tom purchased these Zinfandel vineyards from De Loach in the late 90’s, adding to his old vine estate which contain the Piner, River and Montafi vineyards.

[Have Camera, Will Use It] Wine Tasting in Amador County California! « Have Camera, Will Use It: I liked 5 wines from here, unfortunately they were mostly all zinfandels. The pourer said that for some reason in Amador County, Zin grows really well (hence why everyone makes like 3-4 different Zins), but the California staples of Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon grow terribly.

[Wine Shrine] Grading Is More Than Simply Tasting : Wine Shrine - Wine Reviews ...: But listening to professional winetasters, it’s easy to get that impression. Bouquet, clarity, earthy, crisp, open, nostalgic ”” huh?So, take a deep breath, get comfortable, and be prepared to take some time to learn some odd new definitions for familiar words and to hone your senses.

[The Wine Spies] 2006 Truett-Hurst Vineyards & Winery Burning Man Old Vine Petite ...: For today’s wine, Agent Red returns to Truett-Hurst to procure their Burning Man Petite Sirah, a wine that is much sought after by the winery’s most ardent fans. Read Red’s mission notes and tasting notes below, for the full story on today’s wine - and his initial encounter with this great winery

[John on Wine] 19TH Annual Zinfandel Festival « John on Wine: 2007 Aldo’s Vineyard, Napa Valley, Predominately Zinfandel but field blend including Abouriou, Tempranillo, Petite Sirah, Carignan, Valdiguie, Peloursin, Mondeuse, and Trousseau Gris, 15.3 alc, $52 - ”f*** me, that’s good. acid and tannin pepper, smoke, anise, coffee, leather, ripe berry, cherry, raspberry.

[mykerem.com - A Network Of Wine Knowledge] Travels in the Negev Desert - Tastings at Seven Negev Wineries ...: Sde Boker, Zinfandel, 2008 (Barrel Tasting): Showing true Zinfandel traits but neither a California Zinfandel nor an Italian Primitivo, this is a wine that reflects its desert heritage nicely. Notes of briar and tumbleweed (call that garrigue if you like, but tumbleweed is as close as I can get in words), opening to show wild berries, crushed black pepper, dried cherries and licorice notes.

[The Pour] A Non-Action Approach to Wine Making - The Pour Blog - NYTimes.com: Draper mean by non-action? Essentially, it is his way of differentiating between his approach to wine, which he says is based on traditional European methods that are in tune with nature, and conventional California methods, taught in university enology programs, that put winemakers in control, with all the tools of science and technology at their disposal.

[Thief Wine Blog] Thief Wine Shop & Bar: Thief Wine Blog » Tandem Tasting Notes: Greg LaFollette, owner/winemaker of Tandem Winery and one of California’s most renowned Pinot Noir / Chardonnay specialists (also makes very nice Zin, Gewurz, and more), made a special trip to Milwaukee just for us. He was in Chicago to meet with his distributor there and drove up to MKE just to do a Thief Wine tasting, then drove back right after the tasting for an early-morning flight on Saturday.

[VintageTexas] Two Winemakers, One Texas Winery and Two Texas Wines: Torre di ...: The wines I tasted were made by the conjoined efforts of Ken Maxwell, Texas winery owner and winemaker at Torre di Pietra Winery, and consulting winemaker and grape grower, Don Pullum from Mason County, Texas. The goal was to collaborate in making wines from the 2009 vintage from two of Texas’ own varietals: Blanc du Bois and Black Spanish (also known as Lenoir), both grown in the Texas Hill Country.

[Atlanta Restaurant Blog] Peterson Winery, Wine Tasting Dinner with Fred Peterson « Atlanta ...: Peterson Winery, owner and founder, Fred Peterson hosted a wine tasting dinner at Pacci in Midtown, Atlanta and I was lucky enough to get an invite to the fabulous event. We were lucky enough to try five Peterson wines which were excellently paired with five dishes a la chef extrodinaire, Keira Mortiz of Pacci.

[Cherries and Clay] Cherries and Clay » Blog Archive » Sunday School #1: The AVAs of ...: I have yet to try wine from any of them, however many Canadians will have tasted the work of one notable producer. I've tried a few of Barnett's wines when winemaker (and BC boy) David Tate was in Vancouver last year for a California wine event.

[Hudin] Hudin - Mas Oller and the Baix of Empordà: It's a trend that is extremely present in the wines of Perelada (which I hate nearly all that they make) and I blame them a great deal for influencing other winemakers in Empordà. Needless to say, I am not a fan of this vintage, .

[Dr Vino's wine blog] Ridge Monte Bello and Paul Draper's forty years of making it | Dr ...: The third glass moderated the aromatics but give the wine more depth on the palate””this addition was a dollop of cabernet sauvignon from the Steep Terrace parcel, which almost always makes it in the blend. Another shot of cabernet added more acidity and a final bolt of 7% surprisingly tannic merlot made the 2009 Monte Bello tapestry complete (for now since there’s a final blend assembled in May).

[Punchin Intl & The Walman Report] Going BAREFOOT In The Vineyard ”” Punchin Intl & The Walman Report: Barefoot Lodi Zinfandel is the #1 selling popular Zinfandel in the country and was recently recognized as a “Best Buy” from Wine Enthusiast (2008). Barefoot Lodi Zinfandel is varietally correct, food-friendly and delivers the perfect amount of palate weight and anticipated spice in its finish.

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