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What's
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Back in the Highlife
Many wine folk I know have trimmed
back their buying, but we've still got stuff squirreled away that wants
drinking...
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Not a Curveball
With a name like Meander, you might expect
this... go to tasting
notes
Put 'em up Maybe this feisty new boutique Cab
just needs...
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Never Much Liked Ayn Rand's books,
but this Fountainhead is
a different deal... go
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When a Wine Critic says “This
Profound Stuff
should age effortlessly for 20 years”… ever wonder how the heck
he arrives at that guess? I don’t have a clue. But I do have a trick for
figuring out if a wine should be cellared at all...
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Check out our
new Blog Go here to post
comments on our latest interviews, tasting notes and rants. Still in
beta, but so is everything these days...
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Screwcaps: The Future?
Seems to me it's only a matter of
time. Here's a mini-interview with Adam Lee of Siduri, who is using them
now for all his appellation-level Pinot Noirs...
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BYO
Lovers Rejoice Did you know that
56% of Philadelphia restaurants now allow you to bring? And now there's a
super new resource for finding those that do...
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to news and events
Gunning
for Burgundy It's no news that Australian producers make good
Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, but can they compete with the best?... go
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More
Winery Pets! Have you checked out the latest?... go
to Wine Non-People
The
Great Grape Shootout What's your
favorite varietal -- really? If Americans weren't looking at
labels, would they still insist on Chard, Cab and Merlot?
Surprise... go to
article
Ol'
Reliable Is it okay to like France again? I sure hope so.
There's so much great Bordeaux that wants drinking...
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to tasting notes
B, B
& B Phooey on the food pyramid.
Cold snaps cry out for red meat, right? Cab & Cow's awfully good, but
so is B, B & B... go to
tasting notes
"Mature
Gents vs. Young Turks" was our excuse for an evening of
opening favorite Cabs. Here’s how I score the bout...
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Let's
be Franc Cabernet Franc may be the granddaddy of Cabernet
Sauvignon, but most wine geeks treat it as a stepchild. What gives? How
good can Cab Franc get?... go
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Cab
and WHAT? Strange blend, but beautifully made and a bargain...
go to Better than Bargains
A Rose
is Still a Rose Years ago, I was knocked out by the floral
aromas, focus and finish of this $14.99 bargain from the Languedoc. But
how did it age?... go to tasting
notes
Rich
and Strange Anything gets boring if you do it the same way too
often, so we wined on the wild side for a bit. Here’s what tasted good... go
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Ric's
on a Roll Got a Chard diehard in
your life? Yesterday we found a big winner from a guy you may know better
for his Cab... go to tasting
notes
The
Glory that Was Mondavi It seems only yesterday that I ranked
Mondavi Reserve Cab right up there with my 5 or 6 favorite California
wines... go to tasting
notes
Exotica
I don't want to gush, but it seems to me the very top New
World winemakers have raised the bar yet again with the 2001 and 2002
vintages. I'm not talking about the size of the wines... go
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How
Good is Gallo? Remember back when Gallo
released their first "really serious" Cabernet? Many of us were
appalled that they dared to charge... go
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Canada
Riesling -- For Real A while back, a
winemaker friend gives me a bottle of... go
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How
Old is Too Old? I'm in love with New World Pinot Noir, but wouldn't
think of getting married... go
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A
New Napa Star I sampled this wine twice in the past few weeks
just to make sure I really liked it this much -- then opened another
recently because I simply couldn't resist... go
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Bogart
These Wines I like to taste as much as the next geek, but some
wines are simply off-limits... go
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Is
this Vintage Cracking Up? Count on it like the swallows of
spring -- at least once a year, panicked rumors will spread on bulletin boards that
a well-thought-of vintage or wine is cracking up. The latest debate is
about California Cabs from the 1990s and 1994 in particular. Answer?...go to
tasting notes
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Winery Pets Including what must be the only Highland Bull
(not canine, cattle!) owned by
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MEET THESE
WINEFOLKS:
Adam Lee
of Siduri
David Ramey of Ramey Wine
Cellars
Les Behrens and Joe Bob Hitchcock of
Behrens & Hitchcock Winery
Joan & Walt Flowers of Flowers
Vineyards and Winery
Mia
Klein, consulting winemaker to Dalla Vale and producer of Selene
Merlot and Sauvignon Blanc
Scott Rich, talented winemaker for Etude and Talisman
Robert
Biale of Robert Biale Vineyards
Joel Gott, who makes stellar Zin when
he's not running Napa Valley's hottest roadside eatery
Phillipe
Prost, winemaker for Burgundy's reborn Maison Bouchard
Harmon Skurnik,
distributor of California's most-wanted cult wines
Mark Aubert of Colgin and Peter
Michael
Rudy von Strasser of von Strasser Winery
Mocha of Navarro Vineyards
Howell Mountain maestro Dennis Johns of White Cottage
Ranch
Dianna and Adam Lee of
Siduri
Patrick Campbell of Laurel
Glen
David Jones of Lava Cap Winery
Ric Forman of Forman Vineyards
Tuscan wine innovator Roberto
Cipresso
Napa Valley's Merlot Maven Mike Havens
Zin Kings Larry Turley & Ehren Jordan of Turley Wine
Cellars
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