The Thursday night tasting at Fine Wines of Stockton was all about Syrah. We tasted five Syrahs, four of which were from California, one from southern Oregon. George and Gail were unavailable to do the tasting, so Alan presented these wines. Let’s see what we can learn about Syrah.
After lunch we had the Saturday keynote address and discussion with author Rex Picket of Sideways and more, moderated by Alana Gentry (Girl With a Glass).
I had hoped to update this every day but it just wasn’t possible. We were busy all day long and then there were the after parties … So much wine, so little time!
We have started off WBC12 (Wine Bloggers Conference 2012) in Portland with a fun wine trip to Stoller Family Estate.
Well we are headed off to the Wine Bloggers Conference 2012 (WBC12) this week in Portland, Oregon.
2007 Cristom Vineyards Pinot Noir Jessie Vineyard tasting notes.
2010 Adelsheim Vineyards Auxerrois Ribbon Ridge tasting notes.
We have had a couple of domestic Gewurtztraminer lately so I am going to combine the two into one post.
This weeks tasting was domestic Pinot Gris or Pinot Grigio, if you prefer the Italian spelling.
I was a little skeptical when Dave brought over the 2002 Andrew Rich Willamette Valley Pinot Noir to share with us.
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