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Posted 9/9/2010 at 10:52 AM PST
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The Langier Meredith 2008 Rosé of Syrah is not what you’d expect. In fact, it’s the most un-Rosé Rosé wine we’ve tried.
It might be pink and pretty but this wine remains true to its Syrah characteristics – spicy, herby, and earthy with an attitude.
Put a blindfold on and I’m not sure I’d be able to guess this assertive wine is not a red.
These characteristics are what make this a great starting Rosé for those weary of drinking something pink and pretty.
It’s the one of the most earth-forward Rosé wines you’ll ever have the pleasure of sipping with barely any hints of fruitiness.
While the bottle suggests this wine can go with anything, I disagree. Acidity and garlic strip the wine of flavor whereas a soft, creamy cheese like Brie enhances this zippy and zingy Rosé. Use this as a sipping wine and you can’t go wrong.
We’re giving this Langier Meredith 2008 Rosé of Syrah a Kick Booty seal of approval, particularly for those who fear the Big Bad Pink... ... View Full Post >>
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Posted 9/9/2010 at 8:54 AM PST
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Yesterday I posted some updates and pictures from my recent trip to California. As my wife told me immediately preceding my departure for California wine country, this trip was not a vacation. I did have a great time, but my activity was dictated by the fact that I was on the West Coast looking for gainful employment. The book is still out on how this whole story will unfold, but I did make some great connections, and had some really good interviews. I am keeping my fingers crossed, and continuing to work on landing my dream job in the wine industry, but for now I will finish my update for the week that I spent in CA. Yesterday I made it through Tuesday of last week, so I will pick up on Wednesday.From early on in my trip planning I knew that Wednesday was going to be one of my busiest days. I had been asked to be on Wine Biz Radio almost as soon as they found out that I was going to be in California for a week. The WBR guys have been crazy supportive of my... ... View Full Post >>
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Posted 9/9/2010 at 8:43 AM PST
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Dusted Valley Vintners – Fri, Sept 10th – noon-8pm – Magnificent Malbecs
Matthews Estate – Fri, Sept 10th – 6-8:30pm – After Hours
William Church Winery – Fri & Sat, Sept 10th & 11th – 2008 Syrah Release Party
Vin d’Elegance – Sat, Sept 11th – 11am-4pm – Preview Classic Cars
Anton Ville Winery – Sat, Sept 11th & 12th, 1-5pm – Cheese Pairings
Blend Seattle - Sun, Sept 12th – 4-7:30 – The World’s Best Wine, Food & Places
Columbia Winery – Mon, Sept 13th – 6pm – Enthusiast’s Course
Columbia Winery – Wed, Sept 15th – 6:30-8:30 – Blending Party
Italianissimo Ristorante – Wed, Sept 15th – 5-10pm – Wine Wednesday
Woodinville Warehouse Wine Walk – Thurs, Sept 16th – 4-8pm – Bottles & Dogs will benefit Homeward Pet. You can bring... ...
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Posted 9/9/2010 at 7:01 AM PST
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Would you like a quick suggestion for a good wine to drink tonight (or this weekend) that won’t break your budget and is widely available? Many of our readers have said this is something they would like, so here is this week’s selection, the 2009 Turning Leaf Pinot Grigio from California.
Our selection criteria include:
A very good Quality rating of >=3.5 stars (out of 5)
A price tag of <=$15
Must be widely available
Turning Leaf Vineyards is one of the brands in the E. & J. Gallo Winery portfolio. E. & J. Gallo Winery, headquartered in Modesto, California, is the world’s largest family-owned winery and the largest exporter of California wine. Sixteen family members spanning three generations of the Gallo family actively work at the winery. Turning Leaf is one of the most recognized, value-priced wines in the United States.
“The 2009 Turning Leaf Pinot Grigio features fruit richness with ripe apple and pear. A nicely balanced vintage, it... ...
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Posted 9/9/2010 at 6:01 AM PST
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Straight up, the greatest insult bloggers get today is this question, “What are your numbers?” I’m continually astounded by people who query me about something they want me to help them promote, and then at the end of it all ask, “What are your numbers?” Yes, print media publications have those numbers handy at the [...]
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Juicy Tales by Jo Diaz
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Posted 9/9/2010 at 5:18 AM PST
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I don’t usually make a habit of travelling 3000 miles to taste wine, but this occasion deserved the trip. I packed my bags and headed east to the city they call the “big apple” to taste wine from Clare Valley, Australia. I mean really, how often does one get to taste Australian Shiraz?
Actually, I lie; we were in New York City (specifically Manhattan) for our annual family vacation. We gave our son the choice of NYC or Washington DC. He chose NYC, which means next year we’ll be headed to DC. Timing couldn’t be better as we can coordinate the trip with the 2011 Wine Bloggers Conference and visit my family just a few hours south in Roanoke, VA.
Before I get back to the wine, let me just say that Manhattan is a-ma-zing! The energy, the vibe, the fashion, the hustle, the passion, the art! Walking the streets felt as if we were walking in the center of what makes the United States (and even the world) run. The eye wall of Times Square rotates out spinning its massive... ...
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Posted 9/9/2010 at 4:15 AM PST
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Basha Kill - The area between the Shawangunks and the Catskills, flowing south from Summitville to join the Neversink below the wetlands and onto the Delaware. In this tiny micro climate we find Bashakill Vineyards We stopped at BashaKill on our way to Bethel Woods for a concert. The vineyard is located just as you cross into Sullivan County from Orange County on Route 17. I was at BaskaKill last year and did a series of interviews with Paul Deninno, owner and winemaker.(click here to view them). It was nice to visit again and see the progress Paul has made. Unfortunately Paul was not there as he had a wedding to attend, but his brother-in-law did a great job filling in. They are growing nicely and have increased production from 1000 cases last year to 2000 cases this year. We began the tasting with their 2009 Estate White Tail. This was made from their first full crop of organically grown Cayuga White grapes and is a sparkling wine. On the... ... View Full Post >>
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Posted 9/9/2010 at 4:00 AM PST
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Image of Brancott Vineyards via Snooth Our good friend Austin Beeman, wine manager of Walt Churchill's Market in Maumee, has been running an interesting series of tastings. Last week he did a tasting highlighting his list of best wines under $15. The tastings continue this Saturday with the best wines under $30 and finish the next week with the best wines under $50. You can click on the Wine Tastings & Events button to get the time and location for the tasting. Austin Beeman's List of Best Wines Under $15 1. Brancott 2009 Sauvignon Blanc. $10.99. A New World white wine that manages to be refreshing and high quality while still very widely available and inexpensive. 2. Eric Chevalier 2008 Chardonnay. $14.99. An Old World white wine that delivers interest and quality in Chardonnay which normally falls horribly flat under $15. Also racy and food friendly. 3. Chateau la Gaborie 2007 Bordeaux. $10.99. A European red wine th ... View Full Post >>
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Posted 9/9/2010 at 3:13 AM PST
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Coming up with a name for a wine brand has got to be tough. At this point it must seem like every good name is taken, and even if you go with your family name it too might be taken. Or confusingly similar to another wine brand. Most of the time when I confuse two or more wine brands it happens when I hear the name spoken -or- in writing without a logo. It's a temporary bit of confusion as I try to think "is that the wine so and so said to try?". In more extreme cases I wonder whether the similarity was an intentional way to get consumers to associate a new brand with a more prestigious existing label. The domestic brands listed below are one I've confused myself from time to time for one reason or another. Here's my Top 10 Most Frequently Confused Wine Brands: Landmark/Larkmead Landmark and Larkmead- the words are nearly an anagram and they sound alike too. Landmark Vineyards produces highly-rated Syrah,... ... View Full Post >>
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Posted 9/9/2010 at 3:00 AM PST
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I was recently interviewed for an article that appeared on financial management website Mint.com’s Frugal Foodie blog, titled Will Joining a Wine Club Make or Break Your Budget.
The topic (obviously) was the potential financial implications of joining a wine club, and how to find the right club without getting fleeced. This was strange one for me; although (obviously) related to wine, the only experience I have with wine clubs is (enviously) assisting other people in selecting the best ones to fit their wine goals and budgets.
That’s because I live in the Communist-wealth of Pennsylvania, whose state-run monopoly of alcohol sales and distribution essentially make joining a wine club, for me, impossible (or, at best, economically infeasible).
My basic take is that it’s probably never been easier to find good deals on a wine club. Why? For one, there’s a great deal of competition, despite the strange archaic state of U.S. alcohol... ...
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Posted 9/9/2010 at 1:14 AM PST
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Gary Vaynerchuk focuses in on the grape Encruzado and tastes this interesting white wine from the Dao region in Portugal. Quinta Do Cabriz
Click here to view the embedded video.
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GENERAL POST
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Posted 9/9/2010 at 12:01 AM PST
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After a number of near perfect vintages the past decade, Washington is in the midst of a vintage that is far from it. In many respects it started with the frost last October, which put a punctuation mark on that year’s harvest. Since that time the weather has ranged from unusually warm to unusually cool leading to delays in ripening. At present growers across Washington State are significantly behind schedule. One week into September, is there still time to recover? Perhaps, but a multitude of factors make it seem increasingly unlikely that many of the area’s growers will be able to pull the proverbial rabbit out of the hat. This spring saw bud break in many areas thirty or more days ahead of schedule due to unseasonably warm weather. This was followed by an unusually cool April through June – the coolest since the 1960s according to Dr. Gregory V. Jones at the Department of Environmental Studies at Southern Oregon University. Just how bad is it? In some areas... ... View Full Post >>
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Posted 9/8/2010 at 10:12 PM PST
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While Washington State may have its irreverent characters and competing AVAs (which subjectively add to the “flavor” of drinking the wines from such entities), none have matched the storied history of the Stags Leap area within the Napa Valley AVA, and equally, its two original characters. Warren Winiarski, 82, formerly a political science lecturer at the University of Chicago (and also spent a year of study in Naples, Italy where he first fell in love with wine), uprooted his family in 1964 and drove to the Napa area to learn winemaking while apprenticing at Souverain Cellars with Lee Stewart, then as assistant winemaker at a new winery called Robert Mondavi Winery. His sentinel wine came in 1969, after tasting Nathan Fay’s homemade 1968 cabernet sauvignon. Caressed by the hands of fate, he purchased an adjacent ranch that was for sale, then followed with purchasing the vineyard of that ’68 cab, which is known today as S.L.V.... ... View Full Post >>
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Posted 9/8/2010 at 9:01 PM PST
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Every foodie loves wine and every wine enthusiast loves food, but our comfort-level and expertise tends to lean left or right, as opposed to straight down the middle. Not that it has to be this way, however. Wine enthusiasts should have a repertoire in the kitchen and foodies should have some pairings down pat. Or, if you’re like me, marry well to help offset deficiencies. While I’m definitely more comfortable on the wine end of the spectrum, that doesn’t stop me from thinking about comestibles … foodstuffs. Stuff you make. Not stuff you buy. With the myriad of micro food movements that are fomenting, many people have been getting in touch with a more rooted sensibility about food, harkening back to our Grandparent’s sensibility—before nearly everything could be bought in a package. Speaking of our Grandparent’s sensibility, I saw a recent news report that said U.S. credit card debt has fallen to the lowest... ...
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Posted 9/8/2010 at 6:36 PM PST
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*Bottle #101: Trust Cellars 2007 Syrah, Columbia Valley
*Price Tag: $25
*Running Tab: $1,386
*Retailer: Trust Cellars Herself
Trust Cellars in Walla Walla is, by definition, a one-man show. Trust’s Steve Brooks doesn’t have bells on his feet, a symbol between his knees, an accordion barreled to his chest or a harmonica wired to his jaw, [...]
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Experience Wine in Washington
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