Colombian-born, French-trained, California-based Winemaker Achieves Remarkable Success Woman winemakers are in the minority in California, probably making up only 10 percent-15% of winemakers. Woman winemakers from Colombia success in California are so rare I know only of one: Bibiana González Rave. 14.1 percent alc., pH 3.64, TA 0.59, $28. Sourced from Sonoma Coast vineyards. Aged 10 months … [Read more...]

Related Published at Mon, 06 Nov 2017 13:48:40 +0000 So, like, what’s this stuff, anyway? I taste a bunch-o-wine (technical term for more than many people). So each week, I discuss some of my wine reviews (mostly from samples) and tasting notes with you via twitter (limited to 140 characters). They are intended to be reviews of wines, fun, and quirky. Below is a wrap-up of those … [Read more...]

WOLVERINES! ALBAROSSA! A NEW RED DAWN IN PIEDMONT Published at Wed, 01 Nov 2017 12:56:43 +0000 The Albarossa grape has a background that winds nearly as much as the streets throughout the Piedmont hillsides, and in its own inimitable, roundabout way ended up achieving what its creator set out to accomplish that he intended. All of that is just so adorably of Monferrato. For my latest … [Read more...]

Published at Mon, 30 Oct 2017 12:08:11 +0000 Related So, like, what is this stuff, anyway? I taste a bunch-o-wine (technical term for over most people). So each week, I share some of my wine reviews (largely from samples) and tasting notes with you via twitter (limited to 140 characters). They’re intended to be quirky, fun, and easily-digestible reviews of available wines. Below is a … [Read more...]

Reboule du Rhone VINCENT PARIS, CORNAS One additional way is that 10 percent of the profits will go to charity. The nonprofit they’re working with is No Kid Hungry, an organization that works to improve childhood nutrition that has worked frequently with chefs and the restaurant community. JEAN-LOUIS CHAVE, HERMITAGE About five years ago, Dustin Wilson became the wine manager at Eleven … [Read more...]

Wine of the Week 1991 Guigal La Mouline Asia is terrific. I love people, culture and the food. We were in Hong Kong yesterday, where we spent 4 days in the city. Our evening was spent 102 floors above the neon lit skyline, towering over the city. From that vantage point, the vista across the water, the skyscrapers with light that would make Las Vegas seem dull, the mood was set. This vacation … [Read more...]

Harvest 2017 at North Coast The 2017 growing season was a rollercoaster ride with heavy winter September 21, 2017, noted winemaker David Ramey has obtained approval from the Board of Zoning Adjustments to create a 60,000-case winery cave and tasting room on Westside Road. However, he is expected to get opposition by local residents who fear traffic and traffic, and the Board of Supervisors may … [Read more...]

In the de-stemming and sorting process, thousands of seeds were harvested from the Carl Meyer grapes. Sashi saved seeds in buckets by his feet. The seeds were then thoroughly cleaned with water. The seeds went into cold storage (refrigerators) encased in dirt. In 2007, when the vineyards of Domaine de la Côte were planted, 1 acre of seedlings was sown along Memorious’ windward edge. It … [Read more...]