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Newer posts →Winery Cats Helping Sustainability Efforts in Sonoma.
March 26, 2012News article taken from WineBusiness.com When Kathy Klopp of Klopp Ranch Vineyards in the Russian River Valley region of Sonoma found herself over-run with gophers in her vineyard and rats in her chicken coop, she introduced “vineyard cats” to patrol … Continue reading
Posted in News | Tagged Cat, winery cat, Winery cats | 5 Comments //Fiftyrow Cabernet, Napa, 2007.
March 25, 2012Grapes 100% Cabernet Facts Admittedly I’ve bit on a little “Napa-binge” lately, for which there is very good reason: I lost faith. Napa just hasn’t been “turning me on” much recently. There’s so much out there, but … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews | Tagged Cabernet, California, Fiftyrow, Fiftyrow Cabernet, Fiftyrow wine, Fiftyrow winery, Napa | Leave a comment //What More Do You Need From a Wine Store?
March 25, 2012.
Posted in Funny | Leave a comment //What does “garrigue” mean?
March 23, 2012The mere mention of the word “garrigue” brings back vivid memories of my childhood summers spent in the south of France. I’m just kidding. That never happened… The term “garrigue” actually refers to the low-lying vegetation on the hills that … Continue reading
Posted in Facts | Tagged France, garrigue, Languedoc, What does “garrigue” mean? | Leave a comment //Wine Road Barrel Tasting Drunkenness Shocks Healdsburg Merchants.
March 23, 2012News article taken from Press Democrat. So it appears that the annual Wine Road Barrel Tasting in Sonoma may be uncorking a little too much rowdiness for the town in the center of it all! Healdsburg merchants are complaining that … Continue reading
Posted in Funny, News | Tagged California, Healdsburg | Leave a comment //Dolce (Late Harvest Dessert Wine), Napa, 2006.
March 22, 2012Grapes 80% Semillon, 20% Sauvignon Blanc Facts Dessert wines have developed such a bad reputation. As stupid as it sounds, if I have to hear one more person say “…wow…that’s sweet!!!” or “…I couldn’t drink a whole bottle of … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews | Tagged botrytis, California, Coombsville, Coombsville Vineyard, Dolce, Far Niente, Napa, Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon | Leave a comment //← Older posts Newer posts →
