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Lodi Tasting of August 26 Aug 2013 | 04:57 am
It's been nice getting to know the Lodi wine region through some recent online tastings. I admire the fact that they're willing to experiment with different grapes and combinations and are not bound d...
August Wines of Germany 23 Aug 2013 | 01:49 am
It's been a busy month here in the River City, and I'm still a dozen wines behind in my reviews... But a pleasant regular visitor showed up: my quarterly mailing from Wines of Germany. Every three mon...
The Dreaming Tree Wines by Dave Matthews 18 Aug 2013 | 10:37 pm
When I first read the press release about wines made by the musician Dave Matthews, my first thought was not about the music but a touch of excitement about trying wines from his native South Africa. ...
Purple Wine Company Online Tasting 16 Aug 2013 | 06:27 am
These wines were tasted during a recent online Twitter tasting and video broadcast by the Purple Wine Company, host to a half dozen brands. The Four Vines wine labels feature a sort of naked lady fig...
Hedges Wines of Washington 14 Aug 2013 | 06:02 am
I've tried the wines of Hedges Family Estate many times over the years, and was eager to give them a new sip and swirl here in 2013. I was delighted to see that so many of them showed up wearing throw...
2011 HandCraft Cabernet Sauvignon 12 Aug 2013 | 07:14 am
The HandCraft Artisan Collection features California wines that are made with dashes of Italian grapes under the under the direction of proprietor Cheryl Indelicato with Alicia Ysais, winemaker. HandC...
Brief State of the Blog Address 9 Aug 2013 | 07:20 am
I've got a lot of exciting wine reviews coming up, but for those of you that didn't see it on Twitter or Facebook, I just had my first article published at Palate Press: Southern Pairings: Wines for ...
Vinho Verde in August 7 Aug 2013 | 07:31 am
I continue my exploration of the many varied wines of Portugal's Vinho Verde region with this pair that showed up at the house last week. Given that I'm now living so close to sources of fresh seafood...
2012 Coppola Votre Santé Chateau Red 5 Aug 2013 | 04:40 am
One of the newest labels from Francis Ford Coppola bears the name of a popular French version of "cheers". The paperwork mentions that his paternal often said that before drinking wine. Why would an I...
A Few More Homemade Pizzas... 2 Aug 2013 | 07:07 am
Inspired by my friend Fredric, I decided to revisit my old pizza-making skills, breaking out the peel and stretching the old kneading muscles. And Julia was excited to try some different pies from my ...
