Taste of Wine
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It had been a few years since I had set foot on the hallowed wine country of Napa Valley, perhaps the most talked about appellation in all the world. There is a saying that I want to start out with...
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It was five years ago that I first heard the Rhone Valley story from an early enthusiast, the late Leon Santoro who made wine at Orfila in San Diego County. He could hardly contain his excitement w...
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If you are really into the wines, one of your favorite pastimes is to search the aisles of wine shops and wine departments of huge retailers like BevMo! and Costco. Buying wine is no sure thing. T...
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Carlsbad is a lovely beach and barbecue town and a city that I have called home for many years. It never occurred to me until recently that in casting around for a story on a North County coastal S...
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Think of the most fruitful Pinot Noir you have ever tasted, one that you would break out for a new, sensual relationship that you wanted to cultivate so that nothing would get in the way of a memor...
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I have reported several times this year on the extraordinary number of wine events and outreach that have been staged in an effort to get before the trade and public. The pace has been dizzying (no...
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The weight of the world can put a dent on the shoulders of the best of us. Every once in while, all of us need to pause and place pleasure first on our to-do list. Not just any everyday pleasure bu...
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My approach to wine is always enjoy the best … one sip at a time. This year to date has been fascinating in the sense that wineries up and down the price spectrum have made themselves accessible t...
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Last year, I attended the 40th anniversary celebration of Callaway Winery in Temecula Wine Country. There was a mood of progress in the barrel room as pioneers of this appellation toasted its succe...
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From Calistoga to Carneros, the going has gotten tougher for Napa Valley vineyards and wineries. Since the 1880s the spotlight has been shining on this blessed land of Cabernet Sauvignon, to the po...
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If you are heading up to Northern California wine country, plan some time in the Anderson Valley of Mendocino County and celebrate the Pinot Noir Festival with the locals May 14 and May 15. OK, I...
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Spring has again brought life to the venerable old vines, whose ages reach back more than 100 years in the root stocks of Mother Clone Zinfandel at the Sonoma vineyards of Pedroncelli. This spring,...
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Castello Banfi, the anchor to the worldwide Banfi Vintners, has been honored again as Italy’s top winery at the annual VinItaly wine fair in Verona, Italy. An international panel, through rigorous ...
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On Feb. 27, an 8.8 magnitude earthquake rocked Chile leaving 800 dead and wiping out 125 million liters, or 12.5 percent, of Chile’s respected wine industry (mostly cabernet) with estimates of a $2...
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