Category: Wine
May
30
Folk Machine “Parts & Labor” Voted one of Food & Wine’s 25 of Our Favorite Under-the-Radar California Reds
25 of Our Favorite Under-the-Radar California Reds Become a real CA insider. JONATHAN CRISTALDI October 01, 2018 “Sometimes it’s necessary to go a long distance out of the way in order to come back a short distance correctly,” says Jerry, the main character in Edward Albee’s play The Zoo Story. It’s one of my favorite quotes of all […]
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May
30
Chel Loves Wine: Champagne Jacquart
CURRENTLY SIPPING ON: CHAMPAGNE JACQUART OCTOBER 4, 2018 It is no secret that I love champagne. It is my preferred choice of sparkling wine. Who doesn’t love those toasty brioche notes with the tartness of green apples all wrapped up with a refreshing acidity to tie it all together. IT IS MAGIC WHAT HAPPENS IN […]
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May
30
Höpler Harvest 2018 – a fantastic vintage!
Harvest 2018 – a fantastic vintage! On Friday 28th Sept we picked the final grapes of this year’s 2018 harvest. It has been a year full of extremes. Never have we picked so early. This year we commenced on the 22nd August with our Sauvignon Blanc, a full three weeks earlier than usual. We have experienced […]
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May
30
Mas d’en Gil Achieves Vi de Finca Classification
Mas d’en Gil Achieves Vi de Finca Classification 1st October, 2018 by Phoebe French In a year of celebrations which sees Priorat estate Mas d’en Gil mark its 150th anniversary, it has also announced that two of its wines have been classified as new “Vins de Finca” by Priorat DOQ regulatory board and INCAVI (Catalan […]
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May
30
Château Pierrail Bordeaux Supérieur 2015 Tasting
TASTED 100% BLIND Published on Jun 12, 2017 Château Pierrail – 2015 – Bordeaux Supérieur tasted 100% blind by the Best Sommelier of the World, Andreas Larsson. Dense dark purple colour. Pure, ripe and youthful nose, floral and dark fruity with crushed black currant and plum notes with a slight touch of vanilla and new […]
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May
30
Michael Pozzan Winery Purchases Estate Vineyard in Calistoga
∙ Pozzan Family acquires premium Estate Vineyard in Napa Valley ∙ Calistoga AVA Cabernet Sauvignon ∙ Fruit used in $125 single vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley, California Michael Pozzan Winery announces the purchase of the family’s new vineyard, Pozzan Estate Vineyard. The 9 year old hillside vineyard is comprised of premium Cabernet Sauvignon grapes in […]
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May
30
The next generation of wine coolers tastes like fun
The next generation of wine coolers tastes like fun By Dave McIntyre, Columnist, Food August 17 Remember wine coolers? Bartles & Jaymes, those two old guys, one in suspenders, sitting on a front porch or flying a biplane while thanking us for our support? Bruce Willis strutting through a bar singing about Seagram’s wine coolers […]
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May
30
Liquor Run: Castellroig Wine Tour
In this episode, Rolly and Christian talk about visiting the Castellroig Winery. Click here to see the original post Click here to learn more about Castellroig
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May
30
Let’s talk Summertime Wine with Castellroig Cava Rosat
Let’s talk Summertime Wine with Castellroig Cava Rosat WBTV of Charlotte, NC featured Castellroig Cava Rosat in their latest summer wine segment: http://wbtv.videodownload.worldnow.com/wbtv_20180706145744523AB.mp4
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May
30
American Rosés Without Clichés
American Rosés Without Clichés Cynical producers have flooded the market with bad rosés to meet fad demand, but the wine panel found some excellent American bottles. By Eric Asimov July 5, 2018 In these mad times when rosé-mania reigns over summer, the sad fact of the matter is that most rosés are not made for […]
