My wine of the week for April 7-April 13 is the 2005 Rosenblum Cellars Syrah Reserve Kick Ranch. The Winery Rosenblum Cellars is an urban winery in Alameda, CA. It was founded by Kent Rosenblum, a veterinarian in 1978. In 2008 it was sold to beverage giant Diageo. Rosenblum made their reputation making premium Zinfandel, but they also…
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What Are Your Five Favorite Styles of Wine?
What are your 5 favorite types of wine?
Wine Of The Week – Core Wine Company 2007 “Hard Core”
My wine of the week for March 3-9 is the Core Wine Company 2007 “Hard Core. It’s an interesting, and oh so tasty blend of the three main Rhône varietals, Grenache, Syrah, and Mourvédre, and Cabernet Sauvignon. It’s not a blend you’ll find everyday, and Core hit a home-run with this one! Core Wine Co. is…
What Are The Most Food Friendly Wines?
What are the most food friendly wines?
Bedrock Wine Co.: Where Old Vine Love And Transcendent Wine Making Come Together
What happens when you combine Old-Vine Love and Transcendant Wine Making?
Red Rhone Smackdown!…Six wines, one winner!
It was Red Rhone night for our community wine tasting club, the Pacific Pointe Wine Tasting Club. Our intention was to have red Rhone blends, but a couple of Rhone varietals were brought to the tasting, so we included in the competition. I was a bit surprised that all the Rhone blends were from France…
Fall 2011 Ridge Wine Blogger Tasting – Lytton Estate Rhones And A Surprise!
Last Sunday Christopher Watkins, Tasting Room Manager for Ridge Vineyards hosted the Fall 2011 Wine Bloggers Tasting at Ridge, Lytton Springs in Healdsburg. An intimate group of wine bloggers, many of whom I followed and am a fan of, met in the barrel room. It was great to put faces with names. That made the…
Syrah Smackdown: 7 Contenders, 1Winner, and a Great QPR Pretender!
At the most recent meeting of the Pacific Pointe Wine Tasting Club it was Syrah night. However, for the first time, we encountered a situation where one of the wines to be tasted was not the selected varietal. That’s because it didn’t meet the at least 75% threshold for a wine to be labeled a…
Recap of 2011 Family Winemakers Tasting in San Franciso
Last week I attended, as a media guest, the Twenty-first Annual Family Winemakers of California (“FWC”) tasting held at Fort Mason. The event was held over two days, August 21st, and 22nd. Alas, duty (work) called on Monday, so I opted to attend Sunday only. This was a huge event, even bigger than Sonoma InThe…
Rosé Smack Down – 10 Rosés; 1 Winner
Rosé Smackdown – 10 Rosés; 1 Winner