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Article: 2010 Tablas Creek Patelin de Tablas Blanc

2010 was the first vintage of Tablas Creek’s Patelin de Tablas line. It is intended to offer fresh tasting, ready-to-drink wines of v...

Also labeled: Rhone varietals, White Wine, Wine Reviews

Article: John Alban on the First Hospice du Rhone and the State of American Rhone Variety Wine in 1993

Hospice du Rhone is only two weeks away. I’ll once again be leading a small band o...

Also labeled: Famous Winemaker, Red Wine, Rhone varietals, Syrah, White Wine, Wine Personalities, Wine Tasting Events

Article: I Want Mour(vedre)

Mourvèdre is like a middle brother. It’s not big and strong like Syrah. Syrah exudes power, even when Auntie Viognier pins a little white fl...

Also labeled: Biodynamic, Food Pairing, Grenache, Red Wine, Rhone varietals, Sonoma Wineries, Syrah, Viticulture

Article: Delicious Bites and Sips from the ZAP Epicuria Food and Wine Pairing Evening

When sommeliers talk about wines that pair well with food, Zinfandel doesn’t usually make the top ten list. Nonetheless, there are many foods for which it’s a great...

Also labeled: Food, Food Pairing, Lifestyle, Napa Valley wineries, Pork, Red Wine, Restaurants, Sonoma Wineries, Wine Tasting Events, Zinfandel

Article: 15 Wine Events for Friday through Sunday, January 20 - 22, 2012

We've had beautiful weather for months it seems. Now, it's finally getting cold and a trifle damp. That has me feeling crabby. Dungeness crabby to be exact. Wineries appear to be feeling it...

Also labeled: Chardonnay, Food Pairing, Italian Varieties, Lifestyle, Lodi Wineries, Mendocino County Wineries, Napa Valley wineries, Pinot Noir, Red Wine, Santa Cruz Mountains wineries, Sierra Foothills Wineries, Sonoma Wineries, White Wine, Wine Tasting Events, Cabernet Sauvignon

Article: Get Ready for ZAP! 2012, January 26 - 28

ZAP!, the annual festival that celebrates Zinfandel wine, will be painting the town purple January 26 -...

Also labeled: Food Pairing, Lifestyle, Lodi Wineries, Napa Valley wineries, Red Wine, Restaurants, Sonoma Wineries, Wine Tasting Events, Zinfandel

Article: 2010 Donati Family Sorelle per Sempre Central Coast Unoaked Chardonnay

Donati Family Vineyards produced their first wines from the 2003 vintage. Much of the fruit comes from their own vineyard in the...

Also labeled: Chardonnay, Food Pairing, White Wine, Wine Reviews

Article: 20+ Wine Events for the Weekend, January 13 - 15, 2012

Now that all the New Year's hoopla is over and the consequent hangovers are past, Northern California wineries are celebrating winter. Those wineries that don't have snow — and most d...

Also labeled: Art, Chocolate, El Dorado County wineries, Food, Food Pairing, Italian Varieties, Lifestyle, Lodi Wineries, Mendocino County Wineries, Napa Valley wineries, Pinot Noir, Red Wine, Sierra Foothills Wineries, Sonoma Wineries, Viticulture, White Wine, Wine Education, Wine Tasting Events, Wine Tourism

Article: 7 New Year’s Resolutions for Expanding Your Wine Horizons

New Year’s resolutions are often made but rarely kept. They are usually positive goals we create to improve ourselves or our lives. But resolutions frequently involve stopping behavior that...

Also labeled: Chardonnay, Food Pairing, Italian Varieties, Lifestyle, Livermore Valley Wineries, Lodi Wineries, Merlot, Napa Valley wineries, Pinot Noir, Pork, Red Wine, Rhone varietals, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, Vermentino, White Wine

Article: 4 Wines from Thacher Winery of Paso Robles, including the 2008 Thacher Zinfandel

The Paso Robles AVA is both the largest undivided official viticultural area in California (meaning that it has no smaller AVAs within it) and the fastest growing. Just ten years ago, there were only 35 wineries in the 609,673 acre...

Also labeled: Red Wine, Rhone varietals, Syrah, White Wine, Wine Reviews, Wine Tourism, Zinfandel

Article: 10 Big Wine Events to Look Forward to in Early 2012

As many people are looking forward to a spending this weekend at home with family and friends, there aren’t a lot of wine events. So, with the New Year just around the corner, this...

Also labeled: Cabernet Sauvignon, El Dorado County wineries, Food, Food Pairing, Grenache, Lifestyle, Livermore Valley Wineries, Lodi Wineries, Mendocino County Wineries, Merlot, Napa Valley wineries, Petite Sirah, Pinot Grigio, Red Wine, Rhone varietals, Riesling, Rosé, Santa Cruz Mountains wineries, Santa Lucia Highlands wineries, Sierra Foothills Wineries, Sonoma Wineries, Syrah, White Wine, Wine Education, Wine Tasting Events, Wine Tourism, Zinfandel

Article: A Good Winery is Closing, Another Gets Back to Basics

There are roughly 3,400 bonded wineries in California. The vast majority of those are small businesses and family-run. Operating a winery is rarely a tremendously profitable venture. It is even...

Also labeled: Pinot Noir, Red Wine, Sonoma Wineries, Wine Business, Wine Personalities, Wine Trends

Article: Harvest 2011 in Paso Robles and Freshly-Picked Roussanne at Tablas Creek Vineyards

I have just spent three days visiting with wineries in Paso Robles. The weather was great with cool mornings and warm, occasionally hot, days under a clear blue sky. Harvest...

Also labeled: Blog, Grenache, Rhone varietals, Viticulture, White Wine, Wine Trends

Article: 10 Entertaining Wine Events for September 24 - 25, 2011

While the...

Also labeled: Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Chocolate, El Dorado County wineries, Famous Winemaker, Food, Food Pairing, Fortified Wine, Lifestyle, Lodi Wineries, Merlot, Napa Valley wineries, Petite Sirah, Red Wine, Rhone varietals, Sauvignon Blanc, Sierra Foothills Wineries, urban wineries, White Wine, Wine Tasting Events, Wine Tourism, Zinfandel

Article: 4 Great Ways to Celebrate California Wine Month

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Also labeled: Art, Food, Lifestyle, Livermore Valley Wineries, Lodi Wineries, Napa Valley wineries, Red Wine, Restaurants, Santa Cruz Mountains wineries, Sierra Foothills Wineries, Sonoma Wineries, Wine Tasting Events, Zinfandel

Article: Fun Facts about California Cabernet Sauvignon

As you’ve no doubt heard, Governor Jerry Brown has declared September, 2011 to be California Wine Month. It’s a well-deserved honor for the ind...

Also labeled: Cabernet Sauvignon, Livermore Valley Wineries, Napa Valley wineries, Red Wine, Sonoma Wineries, Wine Personalities, Wine Reference, Wine Trivia

Article: Wine Tasting in Paso Robles - 3 Winning Wineries on Live Oak and Arbor Roads

This is the final installment our series of articles on where to taste wine in Paso Robles. Today, we look at three of my favorite Paso Robles producers of Rhone...

Also labeled: Cabernet Sauvignon, Famous Winemaker, Grenache, Red Wine, Rhone varietals, Rosé, Syrah, White Wine, Wine Personalities, Wine Tourism

Article: 2000 Justin Syrah Halter Vineyard Paso Robles

I pulled this 2000 Justin Syrah from my cellar last night. I had received it in a wine club shipment about nine years ago and set it aside to see how it would...

Also labeled: Red Wine, Rhone varietals, Syrah, Wine Reviews

Article: Wine Tasting in Paso Robles - 3 Top Stops on Anderson Road

Anderson Road is today’s area of focus in the NorCalWine 5-part series of articles on tasting wine in Paso Robles region-by-region....

Also labeled: Cabernet Sauvignon, Grenache, Red Wine, Rhone varietals, Syrah, White Wine, Wine Tourism, Zinfandel

Article: My Tweets from the Live Blogging, Speed Tasting at the Bloggers Conference

Friday and Saturday at the North American Wine Bloggers Conference, "live blogging, speed tasting" was included in the agenda. There was one session each day. The bloggers sat...

Also labeled: Blogging, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Italian Varieties, Merlot, Napa Valley wineries, Pinot Grigio, Pinot Noir, Red Wine, Rhone varietals, Rosé, Sauvignon Blanc, Sonoma Wineries, White Wine, Wine Reviews, Wine Tasting Events
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