Today, we're tasting another good wine to serve for all of those summer patio parties-the Little Black Dress Pinot Grigio. Little Black Dress Wines were introduced by Brown-Forman in 2006, the...
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Lake County, California is less well known than its neighbor to the south, Napa County. Situated between Napa and Mendocino Counties, this wine district began with just 100 acres of grape vines in...
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I've adopted a grape...and so can you. If you've ever dreamed of owning your own winery, this is as close as you can get without a huge expenditure of time and money. Adopt a Grape is a real...
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When I think of the TV commercials I've seen for wines, it's usually been for Arbor Mist or Turning Leaf. OK wines in their own right, I guess, but certainly not premium wines. However, over...
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When it comes to Chardonnays, I'm a picky girl. There aren't many that I like, but I've found that typically I enjoy Chardonnays from California's Russian River Valley, so when I...
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I am always up for a great Zinfandel and as I mentioned in yesterday's post, I received a bottle of Bradford Mountain Grist Vineyard Dry Creek Valley Zinfandel 2004 in the sample subscription...
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Although they claim the decision has nothing to do with the U.S. government's push to put nutrition labels on wine bottles, as of January 2008 Bonny Doon Vineyards will voluntarily be listing...
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I meant to write about this wine earlier in the week, but really didn't have the opportunity until now. Last weekend my husband and I had a bottle of the 2005 Tom Feeney Ranch Russian River...
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What if you want to experience the fruits of California wine country, but you don't want to drink wine? A Berkeley, CA-based company seems to have come up with the answer: Vignette Wine Country...
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It seems that the grape harvest has been small this year across the globe, from France to Italy, and even California. Weather conditions including heavy rains, cold snaps, and excessive heat have all...
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As California Wine Month draws to a close, I thought it would be fitting to round out the month by writing about a Chardonnay from Michel-Schlumberger Wines. Michel-Schlumberger is a...
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Wednesday afternoon I attended a wine tasting put on by one of the wine distributors. It was a work-related tasting, but that doesn't mean it wasn't fun. I tasted a few really great bottles...
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I would consider myself a fan of Blackstone wines. I'm particularly fond of their Merlot, and I also adore all of the Hayman & Hill wines. Granted, H&H isn't Blackstone, but Dennis...
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No, no, noth that kind of anarchy. There isn't any kind of revolt. Grapes are being angrily ripped from the vines and tossed around. Fermenting tanks aren't being tipped over. Everything is in...
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When I first heard that Francis Ford Coppola had plans to introduce to the market single servings of his Rosso and Bianco wines in plastic glasses, I admit that I rolled my eyes a bit. I've seen...
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Tuesday morning the harvest season began at Mumm Napa winery, one of California's top producers of sparkling wine. The picking began before dawn at the Rodgers Vineyard, located just north of the...
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Although the sale has not been finalized, Stag's Leap Wine Cellars, one of the world's most highly regarded winery estates, is being acquired by the joint venture partnership of Ste. Michelle...
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I'll be honest with you - sometimes I'm a sucker for a good name. And while I haven't had the pleasure of tasting any of the 4 Bears Wines yet, I have heard good things about them. But how...
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Rarely do I get very excited about white wines, but when I tasted Interchange, the new white blend from Hayman & Hill, my eyes lit up. It's a blend of Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Muscat,...
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Robert Mondavi is certainly one of, if not the most, recognizable name in the California wine industry. But just because they've been around for a long time, that doesn't mean that the winery...
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I only recently discovered Petit Syrah. I mean, I knew it existed, of course, but I'd never tried one. Once I did, however, wow - I was hooked! The black pepper and dark fruit just danced on my...
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