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Pasos Vineyards – A Winery Profile
We had the good fortune to spend some time recently visiting with Antonio Pasos of Pasos Vineyards. His tasting room is located in Vino Piazza, The Winery Plaza in Lockeford, California. Continue reading
Discovering the Wines of Languedoc
Pete and I had a great introduction to the wines the Languedoc region of France during the Wine Bloggers Conference in August. This made us curious about the region, its climate and food as well. We decided to build a wine and food tasting from this experience. Continue reading
Posted in Monday Dinners, Other Wine Tastings, Special Occasions, Wines of the Weekend
Tagged Australia, Carignan, Chardonnay, Chenin, France, Grenache, La Clape, Languedoc, Mauzac, Mourvedre, Picpoul, Picpoul de Pinet, Syrah, Tawny Port, Wine
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2010 Bronis Pinot Grigio Oltrepo Pavese
2010 Bronis Pinot Grigio Oltrepo Pavese tasting notes. Continue reading
Posted in Tasting Notes, Wines of the Weekend
Tagged Bronis, Italy, Oltrepo Pavese, Pinot Grigio, Pinot Gris, White Wine, Wine Chateau
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2000 Trimbach Gewürztraminer (Alsace)
We had a bottle of this 2000 Trimbach Gewürztraminer from Alsace last June and loved it so we decided to pull another one out of the cellar and see how it has evolved over the last year. The color is … Continue reading
A Wonderful Wine Weekend
We had an event filled wine weekend. Friday night we were invited to a wine tasting and appetizer event Continue reading
Sake Sunday
We decide to try some sake this weekend. We knew very little about sake but had recently watched a video of Lucy Brennan, owner of Mint/820 in Portland, Oregon making sake cocktails. Continue reading
Posted in Other Wine Tastings, Tasting Notes, Wines of the Weekend
Tagged Japan, Rice Wine, Sake, SakeOne
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Wine Memories
Do you have some special wines that bring back memories? Maybe a wine you had on vacation or for a special occasion? Continue reading
Posted in Special Occasions, Wines of the Weekend
Tagged Argentina, Buenos Aires, Lujan de Cuyo, Malbec, Wine
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2008 Andrew Rich Columbia Valley Roussanne
2008 Andrew Rich Columbia Valley Roussanne review. Continue reading
Posted in Tasting Notes, Wines of the Weekend
Tagged Columbia Valley, Roussanne, Washington
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2006 Chalone Vineyards Condor
2006 Chalone Vineyards Condor review. Continue reading
Veggie Burgers and Bordeaux
Veggie Burgers and Bordeaux pairing. Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized, Wines of the Weekend
Tagged Bordeaux, Cabernet Sauvignon, France, Merlot
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2008 Clos De La Chapelle Muscadet
We had the 2008 Clos De La Chapelle Muscadet Sevre & Maine Sur Lie with some Dover Sole. The color is a very pale yellow, almost clear. We tasted the wine before eating and it had some floral notes and … Continue reading
Posted in Tasting Notes, Wines of the Weekend
Tagged Gilbert Chon, Muscadet, Sevre & Maine
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Tawny Port Comparison
I was drinking a Taylor Fladgate 10 year old Tawny Porto and saw in the local wine shop an Australian “Tawny” and decided to see how they compared. I did expect a difference since the Taylor Fladgate is a true … Continue reading
Posted in Tasting Notes, Wines of the Weekend
Tagged Grenache, Port, Portugal, South Australia, Syrah, Tawny Port
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This weekend’s wine
2009 Provenance Sauvignon Blanc – This wine has a very light yellow color. Nose is very obvious, citrus and melon. Flavors of citrus, melon and floral back-notes. A good amount of acid gives this wine a clean finish of moderate … Continue reading
Labor Day Weekend BBQ
We had a nice Labor Day weekend. Nancy’s mom came to visit so we invited a couple of friends over for a BBQ. I grilled some flank steak and Nancy made some chimichurri sauce for it. She also made corn … Continue reading
2008 Lucky Star Chardonnay
This weekend we had a 2008 Lucky Start Chardonnay. The wine was 97% Chardonnay and 3% Sauvignon Blanc with 60% of the grapes from the North Coast and the balance from Clarksburg. Only part of the wine went through a … Continue reading
Another weekend gone.
Another weekend is drawing to a close. It was very relaxing. I did some yard work and other general late spring cleanup. It seems like I never feel like doing any spring cleaning until late in the summer I did … Continue reading
