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California Wine Appellation Specialist CWAS Course

July 2, 2014 – 8:15 pm

I have had my share of wine classes. The first class I took was a tasting class through the local community college. At the time the class was a bit intimidating. Then I took the intermediate level of the Wine and Spirits Education Trust. These classes I would group in the social sciences. I switched […]

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Reflections on Sonoma

July 1, 2014 – 11:15 am

This week’s class for the California Wine Appellation Specialist program through the San Francisco Wine School has a focus on Sonoma. We made three trips to wineries in the Sonoma region in 2010, 2011 and 2012. Our first impression of the wineries is their laid back attitude. We did not encounter any snobbish people amongst […]

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Steven Spurrier Santa Barbara County Wine Tasting

June 30, 2014 – 11:16 am

One of our highlights while in Santa Barbara County was a wine tasting with Steven Spurrier. In the United States wine trade, Spurrier is noted for organizing the 1976 blind wine tasting in Paris where a California Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon scored higher than prestigious producers from Burgundy and Bordeaux. That singular event put California […]

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Boutique Wineries in Los Alamos and a Visit to Presqu’ile Winery

June 29, 2014 – 11:20 am

Yesterday we made our way to Los Alamos a small quaint town dotted with antique stores, an odds and ends store and two wine tasting rooms.

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Another Fine Sunny Day (#afsd) in Santa Barbara County

June 28, 2014 – 11:24 am

Yesterday we visited Clos Pepe Estate where we met Steven Spurrier, the renowned wine critic.

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First Impressions of Santa Barbara

June 25, 2014 – 10:02 am

After a five and a half hour flight from Washington Dulles and a two-hour drive from LAX to Santa Barbara, we were ready for some wine and winery visits. What will we find as we explore the wine regions and wineries of Santa Barbara County? What will the weather reveal? Will we like the wines? […]

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Reflections on Lake County

June 23, 2014 – 9:49 am

The focus on this week’s California Wine Appellation Specialist’s class is Lake County and the Sierra Foothills. I am taking the online version of the class through the San Francisco Wine School. Kathy and I have been to Lake County twice to visit wineries and vineyards. Our first trip was in October of 2009 and […]

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CWAS Homework: Napa

June 20, 2014 – 7:30 am

I had previously selected the wines to taste for the second week of the California Wine Appellation Specialist program at the San Francisco Wine School when my instructor threw a curve. One of the wines had to be similar to one of the wines I wrote about the previous week from Mendocino County. Since the […]

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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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