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Mar de Frades: A Rias Baixas Winery

April 26, 2017 – 2:20 pm

Mar de Frades is a winery located in the up and coming Rias Baixas wine region of northwest Spain.

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Vitkin Winery: An Israeli Journey

April 22, 2017 – 8:51 am

The tag line for Vitkin is “an Israeli journey through vineyards and varieties.”

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Locations Wines Online Wine Tasting

April 20, 2017 – 6:42 am

Last week we participated in an online tasting of the wines from Locations Wines. We were sent Locations E, F and I. Each wine was a blend.

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Jelly Beans Aren’t Just for Easter! Pair with Wine

April 17, 2017 – 10:31 am

Rather than just chomping down jelly beans during Easter, why not enjoy gourmet jelly beans throughout the year. Wine lovers may be intrigued with the idea of pairing gourmet jelly beans with wines.

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Opening our Qvevri for the 2016 Vidal Blanc

April 11, 2017 – 8:40 am

On Sunday we opened our qvevri and tasted our Vidal Blanc that was sealed in the qvevri on its skins since December. A pictorial essay follows.

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28th Annual Culinary Evening with California Winemasters

April 10, 2017 – 12:18 pm

Save the date: May 20, 2017 to attend the Annual Culinary Evening, a charity event that benefits the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.

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You’ve Hear of New World Wines and Old World Wines. How About Ancient World Wines?

April 6, 2017 – 8:47 am

There is such a thing as ancient world winemaking and wines. The process of making wine in buried earthen vessels, called qvevri, is the only winemaking process to have been placed on the UNESCO list of Intangible Cultural Heritage. There is very little qvevri winemaking outside the country Georgia. However there are a few winemakers […]

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A Spanish Food and Wine Night

April 4, 2017 – 9:15 am

Kathy and I provided wine for a food group that meets quarterly for a themed dinner. The spring dinner focused on Spanish dishes. We were asked to provide the wines. An appetizer prior to the presentation included Spanish-Style Garlic Shrimp (Gambas al Ajillo). For the dinner there was paella, gazpacho and Spanish-Style Grilled Vegetables with […]

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Stagecoach Vineyard Sold to Gallo

March 27, 2017 – 7:17 am

Normally a headline like this would not grab my attention. However, I have two vintages of wine in my wine room that Kathy and I made with grapes sourced from Stagecoach Vineyard in the Atlas Peak and Pitchard Hill sub-AVAs of Napa Valley.

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Ancient Peaks Sauvignon Blanc

March 24, 2017 – 9:05 am

With both of our daughters pregnant, we recall our time in the country Georgia where the people  make wine using an ancient method often accompanied with ancient wisdom. We were told, “It is not natural to rip a child away from it mother at birth. Why do modern white winemakers rip the juice from the […]

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