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Wine Review: Zaca Mesa Z Cuvée Santa Ynez Valley 2008
I ‘ve just returned from viewing Baz Luhrmann’s The Great Gatsby, a morality tale about hopes and dreams that go awry if they lack restraint. Good wines carry a similar moral message. In-your-face pow… more →
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Wine Review: Zaca Mesa Z Cuvée Santa Ynez Valley 2008
wrote 3 days ago: I ‘ve just returned from viewing Baz Luhrmann’s The Great Gatsby, a morality tale about hopes and dr … more →
Wine Review: Olson Ogden 2009 Milla’s Blend Red Wine North Coast
wrote 8 months ago: Sprezzatura! An Italian word, coined by Baldassare Castiglione in the 16th Century to describe the a … more →
The Troublemaker with a Perfectly Grilled Chicken
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wrote 9 months ago: I am sure many of you have a similar history with grilled chicken. Too often it is overcooked and s … more →
Cameron Hughes 2009 Lot 251 Arroyo Seco Rhone Blend
wrote 1 year ago: The business model for the Cameron Hughes Lot Series is a win for consumers. They buy surplus wine o … more →
What Are Your Five Favorite Styles of Wine?
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wrote 1 year ago: While out to lunch, one of my co-workers asked me a question that caught me by surprise. It was a s … more →
Wine Of The Week - 2009 Tablas Creek Esprit de Beaucastel
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wrote 1 year ago: It was a tough call for wine of the week for March 24-30. Why? I went to a big Rhone Rangers tasti … more →
Recap of 2011 Family Winemakers Tasting in San Franciso
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wrote 1 year ago: Last week I attended, as a media guest, the Twenty-first Annual Family Winemakers of California ( … more →
Accidental Happenstance
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wrote 2 years ago: A couple of weeks ago, I visited my local wine shoppe and tasted a terrific white wine from Washingt … more →
My adventures on the wine line in Paso Robles
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wrote 2 years ago: On a recent visit to Paso Robles wine country, I had the opportunity to try riding The Wine Line, a … more →
you mus"t" try this red (with pasta)
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wrote 3 years ago: Some banter this morning with @browners on his open ox cheek ravioli got me thinking about the wine … more →
Rhone Gang - making wines you can't refuse
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wrote 3 years ago: Have you heard of the Rhône Gang? No? It’s probably because they are still underground, peddli … more →
