WINE TOURING IN PASO ROBLES

Ken Zinns traveled to Paso Robles in late April for the annual Hospice du Rhône (HdR) event, and scheduled a few vineyard and winery visits for the day before the event started and the day after it ended. (...more)

TASTING NOTES FROM TOM HILL
We tried the other week (5/19/10) Some New Wines:
1. Nalle Chard Reserve HopkinsRanch/ RRV (13.6%; www.NalleWinery.com) 2007: Light gold color; (...more)
SAY WHAT?
On Velcorin, the controversial FDA-approved food and wine additive: "We used to call the Velcorin dispenser the 'deathstar machine.' But it worked very effectively for us." Randall Grahm.

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A TASTE FOR TAPAS

Report on the 3rd Annual Grand Tasting presented by TAPAS (Tempranillo Advocates, Producers, and Amigos Society). (...more)

MARIN CO. PINOT NOIR

The annual Marin County Pinot tastings are an excellent opportunity to try many of the Pinot Noirs sourced from Marin County fruit. (...more)

 
2010 HOSPICE DU RHONE

Held Friday & Saturday, April 29 & May 1, 2010, the 18th annual Hospice du Rhône drew Rhône wine producers and enthusiasts from around the world to see, hear and taste what is new (and old, for that matter) in Syrah, Grenache, and twenty other Rhône varietals. (...more)


ISN'T SHE PRETTY IN PINK

With Summer approaching, the time is perfect for test driving some rosé wines, those perfectly pink drinks that refresh as well as compliment hors d'oeuvres, appetizers, and even full meals. We tasted 20 current releases... (...more)


NATURAL WINE - NATURALLY

There’s no real consensus on the definition of natural wine – is it solely a matter of the winemaking, does it include the vineyard too, what constitutes “intervention” in the process and how much of that is acceptable? (...more)

 

   

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