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Article: On Wine, Jazz and Inkblots

Great wine, like instrumental jazz, mines the observer for meaning. A bottle can be shared among friends, as can a night at The Blue Note. Everyone gets the same input. But individual...

Also labeled: Art, Cabernet Sauvignon, Red Wine, Wine Reviews, 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, Paso Robles wineries, Pinot Noir, Red Wine, Sierra Foothills Wineries, Sonoma Wineries, White Wine, Wine Tasting Events, Cabernet Sauvignon

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, Paso Robles wineries, Petite Sirah, Pinot Grigio, Red Wine, Rhone varietals, Riesling, Rosé, Santa Lucia Highlands wineries, Sierra Foothills Wineries, Sonoma Wineries, Syrah, White Wine, Wine Education, 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, Paso Robles wineries, Red Wine, Restaurants, Sierra Foothills Wineries, Sonoma Wineries, Wine Tasting Events, Zinfandel

Article: 2009 Alfaro Family Chardonnay Estate Santa Cruz Mountains

I picked this wine up at a local shop last week, intrigued by the shelf talker. It spoke about the new trend away from overly oaked and buttered Chardonnay. And there was a hint that this wine bears some resemblance to white Burgundy. That’s a lot o...

Also labeled: Chardonnay, White Wine, Wine Reviews

Article: 6 Excellent Reasons to Decant a White Wine

Decanting a red wine is almost automatic for some people. If it’s a young wine — and not something light such as Pinot Noir or Gamay — SPLASH, into a decanter it goes. And most people...

Also labeled: Blog, Chardonnay, Napa Valley wineries, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, Sparkling Wine, White Wine, Wine Reference, Wine Service

Article: Blind Tasting 11 Vintages of Ridge Monte Bello

Hello. My name is Fred Swan. On June 17 I drank wine out of paper bags. A lot of wine. And I would do it again.

Also labeled: Blog, Blogging, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Red Wine, Wine Reviews, Wine Tasting Events

Article: To Kalon to be named State Vineyard of the Year

As part of the annual California State Fair Wine...

Also labeled: Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Napa Valley wineries, Red Wine, Rhone varietals, Sauvignon Blanc, Syrah, Viticulture, Wine Reference, Wine Tourism

Article: 1992, 2008 and 2010 Ridge Monte Bello Cabernet Sauvignon Santa Cruz Mountains

Yesterday, I attended the annual Ridge Monte Bello Assemblage tasting held at their Monte Bello Estate winery high in the mountains above Cupertino. At the...

Also labeled: Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Merlot, Red Wine, Wine Reviews, Wine Tasting Events

Article: World’s Largest Zinfandel Wine Festival takes place January 27-29, 2011

Photo courtesy of ZAP by Wayde...

Also labeled: East Bay wineries, Food Pairing, Livermore Valley Wineries, Mendocino County Wineries, Napa Valley wineries, Paso Robles wineries, Red Wine, Sierra Foothills Wineries, Sonoma Wineries, Wine Tasting Events, Zinfandel

Article: 1986 Ridge Petite Sirah Essence California

When you think of Ridge wine, you probably think of either their balanced and flavorful Zinfandel-based wines or their iconic Bordeaux-inspired Monte Bello red blends. Perhaps...

Also labeled: Food Pairing, Petite Sirah, Sonoma Wineries, Wine Reviews

Article: Top Wines from the 2010 Pinot Days Grand Tasting

The 2010 Pinot Days Grand Tasting was held on June 27 at Fort Mason in San Francisco. More than 212 wineries were on hand pouring their Pinot Noir wines. I would be surprised if there were...

Also labeled: East Bay wineries, Mendocino County Wineries, Napa Valley wineries, Pinot Noir, Red Wine, Santa Lucia Highlands wineries, Sonoma Wineries, Wine Reviews, Wine Tasting Events

Article: 2007 Ridge Monte Bello

In writing about wines I find it is sometimes necessary to do things one ought not. Tasting (and of course spitting ) one hundred wines in a day is one of those things. Another is opening a bottle of

Also labeled: Cabernet Sauvignon, Red Wine, Wine Reviews

Article: Hospice du Rhone 2010 Auction and Realized Prices

A lot of wine events these days include silent auctions. These auctions typically help sustain the non-profit organizations putting on the event and are therefore quite important. And sometimes...

Also labeled: Famous Winemaker, Food Pairing, Napa Valley wineries, Paso Robles wineries, Red Wine, Restaurants, Rhone varietals, Syrah, Video, White Wine, Wine Personalities, Wine Tasting Events, Wine Tourism

Article: Wine Events for April 17-18, 2010

There are some good events this weekend that can really give you a sense of particular California wine regions. Here are three you should definitely consider:

Also labeled: Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, El Dorado County wineries, Napa Valley wineries, Pinot Noir, Red Wine, Rhone varietals, Sonoma Wineries, White Wine, Wine Tasting Events, Wine Tourism