For all my wine loving friends, and in particular my Zinfandel loving friends, the 22nd Annual Zinfandel Festival is around the corner. It is being held January 31 – February, 2013 in San Francisco at the historic Concourse Exhibition Center. The event is hosted by the Zinfandel Advocates & Producers (“ZAP”), and as Robert Biale, President of ZAP put…
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Wine of the Week; 2010 Bedrock Wine Co. Heirloom Wine Pagani Ranch
Every Thursday I feature a wine I particularly enjoy, whether it’s something new and different, is a great value, or from a producer worth checking out. For this week, my Wine Of The Week is the 2010 Bedrock Wine Co. Heirloom Wine Pagani Ranch The Winery Bedrock Wine Co. is an “itsy-bitsy winery making wine in…
Tasted: A Trio of V. Sattui Winery Wines
V. Sattui Winery is located in Napa Valley town of St. Helena. It’s one of the most popular stops (over 400k visitors annually) along Highway 29. And with a plethora of wonderful wines (over 45), an on-site gourmet deli and cheese shop, great picnic grounds, and a reasonable ($10) wine-tasting fee (down-right inexpensive by Napa…
Wine of the Week; 2007 Bradford Mountain Zinfandel
Every Thursday I feature a wine I particularly enjoy, whether it’s something new and different, is a great value, or from a producer worth checking out. For this week, my Wine Of The Week is the 2007 Bradford Mountain Zinfandel. The Winery Bradford Mountain Winery is located in Healdsburg, CA. The label was started by George Hambrecht just…
Wine of the Week: 2007 Edward Sellers Vineyards and Wines Cognito
My Wine Of The Week for September 20-October 5 is the 2007 Edward Sellers Vineyards and Wines Cognito. The Winery Edward Sellers Vineyards and Wines is an eponymous artisan winery producing small lots of Rhone varietal wines, from their 30-acre vineyard in Paso Robles. Ed, who is an entrepreneur, sailor, and pilot, and his wife “discovered”…
2009 JC Cellars Landy Sweetwater Springs Vineyard Zinfandel:Wine Of The Week
The 2009 JC Cellars Landy Sweetwater Springs Vineyard Zinfandel is my Wine of the Week (“WoW”) for August 19th-August 25th. The Winery JC Cellars is an award-winning urban winery located in Oakland, CA. Jeff Cohn is the winemaker and president. His wife Alexandra Cohn is the CFO. The winery was founded in 1997. Earlier this month, JC Cellars announced…
Wine Of The Week: 2011 Dashe Cellars Vin Gris
How a Cali Rose saved me from the mediocrity of wine in the Dominican Republic…
Wine of the Week: 2008 Cypher Winery “Cypher” Paso Robles Eclectic Red
My Wine Of The Week is an eclectic blend of 12 grape varieties!
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