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Newer posts →Three Vines Old Vines Field Blend, Contra Costa – California
May 21, 2011Wine: Three Wine Company, Old Vines Field Blend Place: Contra Costa, California Grapes: Zinfandel, Carignane, Mataro, Petite Sirah, Alicante Bouschet, and Black Malvoisie Retail: Around $18
Posted in Reviews | Tagged Alicante Bouschet, California, Carignan, Field Blend, Mataro, Mourvedre, Old Vine, Old Vines, Petite Sirah, Zinfandel | Leave a comment //Pretentious Things to Say at a Wine Tasting, Should You Want to…
May 5, 2011If you are a regular reader of this site, you probably already know that I don’t take myself too seriously. There is a fine-line though. I like to have fun with wine, but there is occasionally a little more serious … Continue reading
Posted in Facts, Funny | Tagged California, Lactic Acid, Malic Acid, Malolactic Fermentation, Napa, Oak, Provence, Screw Cap, Terroir, Wine Snobs | 2 Comments //Gewurz by Alexander Valley Vineyards – Gewurztraminer from Mendocino County
May 3, 2011Grape 100% Gewurztraminer Facts Before we get started let’s get the pronunciation on the grape out of the way: ‘ga-VERTZ-trah-MEE-ner’ It’s a tough one! Alexander Valley Vineyards decided a few years ago that the Gewurz was one of … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews | Tagged Alexander Valley, California, Germany, Gewurztraminer, Mendocino, Organic, Sonoma | Leave a comment //Gallo Pink Chablis Wine Commercial
April 17, 2011Why aren’t there wine commercials like this anymore? Love it!
Posted in Funny | Tagged California, Chablis, Funny Wine Commercial, Gallo, Wine funny | Leave a comment //Lemongrass-Grilled Chicken with Field Recordings Unfiltered Chenin Blanc
April 16, 2011I first tasted the Field Recordings Chenin Blanc back toward the earlier part of the year. It’s imported into Florida by a good friend of mine that decided to start a wine distributor business: Vingevity. The Field Recordings is a … Continue reading
Posted in Pairings | Tagged California, Chenin Blanc, Recipe, Santa Ynez, Single Vineyard, Unfiltered, Unfined | Leave a comment //Grouper with Cucumber Salad and Soy-Mustard Dressing Paired With Vina Robles White Blend 2009
April 8, 2011It’s been far too long since I’ve featured a food and wine pairing! I find that pairing with food is one of my favorite ways of analyzing a wine. So many New World wines seem to be more suited … Continue reading
Posted in Pairings | Tagged Asian, California, Cucumber, Daikon, Mirin, Pairing, Paso Robles, Publix, Recipe, Sauvignon Blanc, Seafood, Verdelho, Vermentino, Viognier | Leave a comment //← Older posts Newer posts →
