Tag Archives: Provenance Winery

Bits and Pieces

Here is what we have been tasting in the last week or so. It is a bit of this and that. Three of these wines we have tasted before and have updated our previous posts. As always, it is interesting to taste how wines change over time. Continue reading

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Napa (mostly) Merlot

Let me admit that I’m not a big fan of domestic Merlot. While there are some good ones, even a few excellent ones, I find most American Merlot is generic red wine. Continue reading

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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

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2007 Provenance Rutherford Cabernet Sauvignon

2007 Provenance Rutherford Cabernet Sauvignon review. Continue reading

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Provenance Cabernet with Monday Dinner

Dave brought over a 2005 Provenance Vineyards Rutherford Cabernet Sauvignon to drink with our Monday night dinner this week. Continue reading

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2011 Diageo Annual Wine Celebration

Our trip to the Annual Wine Celebration held by Diageo Chateau & Wines. Continue reading

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Diageo Founders Club Black Tie Gala

Years ago we purchased Chalone Wine Group stock so that we could participate in their annual summer picnics. They were a fun affair in the vineyards of Chalone outside Soledad near the Pinnacles. A large tent was pitched, wines from … Continue reading

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Final Thursday Night Wine Tasting of 2010

Generally, the final wine tasting for the year at Fine Wines of Stockton is the first week in December. We all take a Holiday break from the weekly tastings and taste on our own at various Holiday events! The final … Continue reading

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PullThatCork Thanksgiving

We usually host Thanksgiving at our house but one of my sisters wanted to host it this year so we all went to her place in Soquel. This allowed some of our other relatives who don’t usually make it to … Continue reading

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Birthday Wines

Saturday night we celebrated my birthday with some great wine. Nancy’s mom and a couple of our friends came over for dinner. We decided to make pulled pork for dinner. We bought a pork shoulder roast, mixed-up a dry rub … Continue reading

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Napa Valley Wine Trip Part 2

After Tasting all the wines at Provenance we decided we wanted to get some food before tackling any more wine. Also, having spent 2 hours at Provenance it was past lunch time so we went down the road a mile … Continue reading

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Napa Valley Wine Trip

We decided on a whim to take a drive to Napa last Sunday. The weather forecast was for overcast, showery weather, so no working in the yard. The weather became drizzly as we passed Rio Vista. The smell of the … Continue reading

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Exciting Wine Trip Coming Up

Today Nancy and I took a trip to the Napa Valley. We had a great time, tasted wine at Provenance Vineyards, lunch at the Rutherford Grill and then tried a new winery we had never heard of or been to … Continue reading

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