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Red Wines of Tuscany Part Three – Chianti

Thursday night at Fine Wines of Stockton, we completed the third in a series of four Red Wines of Tuscany tastings. Continue reading

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Red Wines of Tuscany – Rosso di Montalcino

George and Gail of Fine Wines of Stockton have devised a rather clever way to teach us about the wines of Tuscany. Continue reading

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Tuscany And Its Wines

We had the opportunity to taste 6 Italian red wines, 4 of which were Tuscan and 2 were from other Italian regions. This got me curious about Tuscan wines, Tuscan food and where is Tuscany any way? Continue reading

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Tuscan IGT Wines

Tuscan IGTs were the theme of our Thursday night tasting. Continue reading

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2008 Sterling Vineyards Napa Valley Sangiovese

The 2008 Sterling Vineyards Napa Valley Sangiovese is a nice light red wine that can be enjoyed anytime. Continue reading

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Arizona Wines Part Two, Verde Valley

After exploring the wine country around Sonoita in the southern part of Arizona we headed north to the Verde Valley. Continue reading

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Wine on the Prairies in Arizona

Wine on the Prairies in Arizona. Continue reading

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Twitter Tasting With Karl Wente

We had a very interesting online wine tasting using twitter to ask questions and make comments to the wine maker for Wente Vineyards. Continue reading

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Monday Sangiovese and Stroganoff

This Monday night Nancy made a great Beef Stroganoff from her own recipe to go with our wine of the evening. She used a chuck roast (grass fed) that was finely diced with a small amount of Italian sausage. She … Continue reading

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Back In The Saddle Again!

Well, we are back to the Thursday night wine tastings at Fine Wines of Stockton. George and Gail have started us out with a complicated topic. This week the tasting was titled Italian Super Tuscan wines…what the heck?

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Pasta Dinner

Now that it is Fall, we’re finally getting our Summer weather. It has been a particularly mild Summer with very few days over 100 degrees. The past few days, however, have been very warm. Mornings have been damp and chilly, … Continue reading

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