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2006 Zinfandel by Chiarito Vineyard

January 26, 2011 – 9:52 am

Thinking about a wine to pair with last night’s lasagna, I decided on a Zinfandel. At first I was going to select one of my accidental Zins, however since I had only two bottles left, I opted for a 2006 Zinfandel from Chiarito Vineyard. Someone gave us a bottle of this wine on our writing […]

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Many Roads Lead to Wine Knowledge, Part 2

January 24, 2011 – 8:18 am

If programs such as WSET, CSS, CSW, MS, MW as well as travel are in the realm of the social sciences, what about college and university classes? There are universities offering degrees in oenology. Now many colleges and community colleges in wine regions are also offering courses. Two years ago, I decided to take an […]

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Many Roads Lead to Wine Knowledge, Part 1

January 22, 2011 – 8:05 am

What would be acceptable criteria for granting certification to wine writers? There are many different avenues to learning about wine. Other than drinking and tasting wines at wineries and visiting vineyards, my first formal learning came with a community college class that met for two evenings for three hours each. In addition to the twenty […]

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Required or Voluntary Certification for Wine Writers

January 21, 2011 – 10:28 am

Let’s assume for the sake of the argument that certification for wine writers is going to happen. One of the questions that will arise is if the certification is going to be required or voluntary. I don’t believe that wine writers can be required to have certification to write about wine. Many writers who write […]

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Should Wine Writers Be Certified?

January 20, 2011 – 2:08 pm

Recent blog posts have taken sides on the issue of wine writers and if they should be certified. (Check Enobytes.com and The Wine Curmudgeon). It is time for me to chime in. At issue is the information or misinformation that is written. True anyone with Internet access can write a blog and say whatever they […]

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Gewürztraminer for Christmas

December 27, 2010 – 8:23 am

Since we missed a traditional turkey dinner for Thanksgiving, we decided to go with turkey for Christmas. Our Thanksgiving Day was spent in the Marlborough wine region in New Zealand. We had fish and chips and a bottle of Delegat’s Sauvignon Blanc. For Christmas we had a fresh turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes and gravy ad […]

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Why Would People Visit Virginia Wineries?

December 23, 2010 – 4:54 pm

Recently we had family from Virginia over for dinner. Both couples enjoy visiting wineries in Virginia. After sharing photos of our New Zealand wine trip, I was asked why people might want to visit Virginia wineries. My first response was that Virginia is beautiful and historic, many in the state have figured out what wine […]

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My Pinot Moment

December 9, 2010 – 7:37 am

On Thursday, December 9th interested people will tweet on Twitter about their Pinot Moment. A Pinot moment is the first time that Pinot Noir left an impression. Although I’ve had Pinot Noirs for years my Pinot moment came on March 28th 2008 at Erath Winery in the Willamette Valley, Oregon. The weather was changeble by […]

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Tohu Sauvignon Blanc and Riesling

November 27, 2010 – 7:52 pm

While in the Air New Zealand lounge at Christchurch airport we had the chance to taste wines from Tohu. Tohu is the first Maori owned wine company and began in 1998. The Koru symbol is predominant on the front label. This spiral symbolises growth, life and the natural world in Maori culture. It also parallels […]

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Impressions of New Zealand Wineries

November 25, 2010 – 2:19 pm

I’ve been asking our group for their impressions of the New Zealand wine industry and several asked me what I thought. It’s a good thing that we visited a couple of boutique wineries last week on our day of arrival. Since then everything has been big, bigger, biggest. We have seen the 2,000 case production […]

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