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Sunday, April 30, 2017

Rías Baixas Albariño: "The Number One Alternative to Chardonnay"

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" Albariño is the number one alternative to Chardonnay and, in fact, it may be my favorite white wine ", Mark Oldman Mr. Oldman...
Tuesday, April 25, 2017

Lodi Rules, Sunflowers, Herbs, and the M2 Wines 2014 "Old Vine" Zinfandel, Soucie Vineyard

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In 2005 the Lodi Winegrape Commission implemented California’s first 3rd party-certified sustainable winegrowing certification program wi...
Saturday, April 22, 2017

A Trio of Portuguese Reserve Ports from Symington Family Estates

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Portuguese Port is rather redundant since thanks to the European Union Protected Designation of Origin guidelines most wine labeled as &qu...
Tuesday, April 18, 2017

Single Vineyard Wines from Wente Vineyards

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Wente Vineyards , California's oldest family winery, uses their Single Vineyard series to showcase the winery's plots in the Livermo...
Thursday, March 30, 2017

A March of German Styled Pilsner

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Apparently March, or at least its last two weeks, has tilted towards German styled pilsners as that beer style surfaced regularly over that ...
Monday, March 27, 2017

Ned Luberecki's Take Five and Chateau Ste. Michelle's Columbia Valley Dry Riesling

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On March 31st 2017 banjoist Ned Luberecki releases his newest album Take Five . I'm a fan of Luberecki's Sirius XM Radio Bluegras...
Thursday, March 23, 2017

Cecchi 2014 La Mora Vermentino - from Chianti Classico to Maremma Toscana

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The Maremmano is a horse breed native to the Maremma area of Tuscany and Lazio in Italy that has transitioned from a working horse with live...
Thursday, March 16, 2017

The Tastemakers Table Presents Rías Baixas Albariño

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I've been infatuated with Albarino  wine since last year's WineStudio's foray into DO Rías Baixas - Spain's unique Galicia...
Monday, March 13, 2017

The Mullan Road Cellars 2014 Columbia Valley Red -- Men From The Boys

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Recently I received a sample of the Mullan Road Cellars 2014 Columbia Valley Red ($40), a collaboration between Dennis Cakebread (yes, the...
Tuesday, March 7, 2017

Is the Public Ready for Canned Wine?

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During last week's U.S. Wine & Beverage Industry Expo (USBevX), wine packaged in cans was noticeably present at the event's tra...
Friday, March 3, 2017

Standing Solo with Noam Pikelny's Universal Favorite and the Wente Morning Fog Chardonnay

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Today (March 3rd) Grammy nominated banjoist Noam Pikelny  newest solo album, Universal Favorite dropped. Released by Rounder Records , th...
Monday, February 27, 2017

The Soulful Mavis Staples and Loveblock 2013 Pinot Noir

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This is the second consecutive  vintage of Loveblock Pinot Noir 2013  ($37, 14%) that I've received as a sample and this New Zealand ...
Friday, February 24, 2017

Book Review: Corkscrew The highly improbable, but occasionally true, tale of a professional wine buyer

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For Christmas I treated myself to Corkscrew: The highly improbable, but occasionally true, tale of a professional wine buyer and my first i...
Wednesday, February 22, 2017

Introducing theCompass Craft Beverage Finder Mobile Application

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theCompass Winery, Brewery, Distillery Locator app has been re-branded the theCompass Craft Beverage Finder mobile application. The ...
Monday, February 20, 2017

Cusumano Nero d'Avola, Pizza, and Sarah Jarosz's Undercurrent

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This month I received a unique sampling package of the 2014  Cusumano Nero d'Avola  ($15) packaged with a pizza making kit. The obvious ...
Friday, February 17, 2017

Otis Gibbs - Mount Renraw and Sagamore Spirit Rye Whiskey

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I've been following folkster Otis Gibbs since hearing The Darker Side of Me - a song I was convinced was done by Johnny Cash. This y...
Friday, February 10, 2017

Cris Jacobs - Dust to Gold with Heavy Seas 21 Anniversary Ale

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Many of you may be familiar with Chris Jacobs as the front-man for the jam band The Bridge. However, since that band went on hiatus five ye...