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Monthly Archives: June 2014

Wine Stroll at the Lincoln Center in California Benefits Child Abuse Prevention

June 18, 2014 – 2:13 pm

On Friday, June 20th a Wine Stroll takes place at Lincoln Center, a shopping and dining destination in Stockton, California. Take a stroll, shop, enjoy wine and hors d’oeuvres while helping the Child Abuse Prevention Council. The Wine Stroll takes place between 6pm and 9pm at the Lincoln Center in Stockton, CA. More than 20 wineries […]

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New Zealand Wineries Use State-of- the-Art Software Sustainability Scorecard

June 17, 2014 – 10:30 am

New Zealand winegrowers are serious about sustainability practices in their vineyards. So many are concerned with sustainability that about 2,000 New Zealand vineyards and wineries from both North Island and South Island have signed up for Wine Industry Sustainability Engine (WiSE.)

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Reflections on Napa

June 16, 2014 – 7:28 am

The focus on this week’s California Wine Appellation Specialist’s class is Napa. I am taking the online version of the class through the San Francisco Wine School. Our wine journey included several trips to wineries in Napa Valley. Many of the winery visits are memorable.  Those include well known wineries as well as hidden gems.  […]

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A Celebration of Caymus’s 40th Anniversary

June 15, 2014 – 9:57 am

Today the Wagner Family of Wine includes Caymus, Mer Soleil, Conundrum, Belle Glos and Emmolo. This portfolio of wineries began with the start of Caymus in 1972.

On Saturday, June 14, we participated in a tasting of Caymus 40th anniversary wine with other wine writers around the country who joined in a twitter tasting and a webcast at Caymus in Napa Valley. The webcast of 1.5 hours took place in the barrel room.

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Reflections on Napa, Caymus

June 14, 2014 – 8:31 am

I am starting my second week of the CWAS (California Wine Appellation Specialist) program through the San Francisco Wine School a bit early. Our next class focuses on Napa. The online version of the class begins on Monday. My early start, though, is to help celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Caymus, a Napa winery that […]

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Mendocino Wines Homework

June 13, 2014 – 2:51 pm

One of the best parts of taking an online wine class is homework. At least the homework for the California Wine Appellation Specialist course offered through the San Francisco Wine School. Homework includes tasting wines from a region in California. For eight weeks, we will learn about different wine regions. This week, the emphasis was […]

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Celebrate Father’s Day with a DIY Picnic

June 13, 2014 – 6:10 am

Invite your father to a do it yourself Father’s Day Picnic. You can as casual or elaborate as you like. It will undoubtedly appreciated.

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Reflections on Mendocino

June 11, 2014 – 6:19 am

I just started an online wine course through San Francisco Wine School. The nine-week course is a program for the California Wine Appellation Specialist. It covers eight California regions, the appellations in those areas and of course wines from those areas. Our first class focused on Mendocino. As I read the course content, I recalled […]

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Give the Gift of Winemaking for Father’s Day

June 10, 2014 – 1:26 pm

Many wine enthusiasts enjoy drinking wine but also would like to learn about how wine is made. While a winemaking book is helpful, actually making wine can be a terrific experience. Below are three East Coast wine facilities that offer the option of making a barrel of wine.

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A Creative Wine and Book Venue Springs Forth in Denver

June 9, 2014 – 5:22 pm

If you can own a wine bar why not a book bar and better yet why not a wine/book bar?

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