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Carmel Road #1 Chardonnay Value Wine: 50% Discount Price Too
2008-04-10 21:12:00
Carmel Road Wine ry produces a fantastic Chardonnay with a big mouth feel, touches of oak not splintery, and just the right honey undertones that make it a fantastic taste. This wine is not for the Franco-file taste sensation as it is not flinty, mineral in nature, or austere in it’s mouth feel. #1 Chardonnay Value to ...
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Randy Dunn: Cabernet ?Dunn? The Right Way
2008-03-27 19:07:00
Forget about it. There is no way to describe the kind of taste experience a bottle of Dunn . I bought the 1999 and recently enjoyed it over a great meal at Bouchon in Yountville. If you are a stickler for detail or tasting notes Napa Valley Wine Exchange has a nice quick write up. Rogue’s take ...
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24th Annual Holiday Open House: Sonoma Valley-Glenn Ellen-Kenwoods? Best Va
2007-10-27 23:26:00
Every year since 1984, the Holiday Open House presents wineries from the Sonoma Valley region and “sweet and savory nibbles.” The festival runs Friday November 23 and Saturday November 24. This year’s addition will be one of the best yet with 20 wineries participating. The list includes: Audelssa, Benzinger, Blackstone, Chateau St. Jean, Eric ...
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Stonehedge 2003 Krupp Brother?s Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon: The Finest Valu
2007-09-27 07:04:00
I began wine collecting with the 1986 vintage, a fine year for cabernet, when the prices for a bottle of California cabernet were in line with most consumer’s budgets. Since that time I have made it a point to buy ultra premium cabernets and very inexpensive “value” cabernets. I have yet to find a Cabernet, ...
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Alpha Omega: Spectacular Wines, Tasting Room Staff Who Bring Excitement and
2007-09-14 20:47:00
Napa and Sonoma have no shortage of world class wines presented in beautiful surroundings with every bell and whistle imaginable. Yet in many cases, wineries spending millions on their grounds and tasting rooms neglect the most important asset they incorporate in promoting their products: people. At Alpha Omega the people are just as special and rich ...
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Martinelli?s Tasting Room: A Tasting Experience Lost in a Dollar per Square
2007-08-27 16:26:00
Helen Turley is the most important figure in wine making today. She is a pioneer and leading expert of a generation of California wine making brilliance. Her talents and abilities have been well documented by some of the most outstanding artistic creations California has to offer the wine loving world. She is to wine ...
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Iron Horse Vineyards: Finest Tasting Room in Green Valley Appellation of Ru
2007-08-27 01:23:00
In what has to be the only “outdoor” tasting room in the Western Hemisphere, tasting at Iron Horse Vineyards is a truly unique experience. Imagine driving to a remote location, down a secluded unpaved trail, up the side of a hill, to reach the top where you are treated ...
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Bodega Bay Seafood, Art and Wine Festival: Last of the Fantastic Summer Win
2007-08-24 17:15:00
The San Francisco Bay Area’s Summer Festival season is coming to a close with one of the very best outdoor celebrations. The 13th annual Bodega Seafood , Art and Wine Festival provides celebrants with a serene water location, world class musical talent, and gourmet food and wine offerings. The Bodega Bay ...
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Ed Sbragia Winery: Prominent Winemaker Uses Glass Stopper to Slay the Cork
2007-08-23 17:57:00
The dirtiest little secret, within the wine industry, long a terrible fact is the”corkage factor.” It has been estimated that up to 20% of the wines in circulation are contaminated rendering them undrinkable. The reason for this high rate of loss is the material used to seal a wine bottle: cork. Cork has long ...
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Napa Valley?s ?Vintage Inn?: A Slice of French Country Elegance in Yountvil
2007-08-22 18:38:00
Nestled in the tiny burg of Yountville, CA, in the Napa Valley wine country, resides the Vintage Inn. A sister property to the Villagio, the Vintage Inn is one of the finest french country Inn’s in the United States. The combination of estate-like spacious rooms, country quaint lushly appointed grounds, and supreme service provided by ...
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The Greatest Value Chardonnay You May Never Taste
2007-08-21 18:54:00
Chardonnay, easily one of the most controversial and popular grapes harvested , has many superstar offerings. Wine s such as Kistler, El Molino, Beringer Reserve, Martinelli, Rombauer, Patz and Hall, Shafer’s Red Shoulder Ranch, and Ramey are bursting with multiple flavors, structure, and balance. The problem remains the price as most of these offerings begin ...
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Buena Vista Carneros: Help Celebrate the 150 Year Anniversary Sept. 7, 2007
2007-08-21 07:34:00
Buena Vista Carneros, established in 1857 and now the oldest winery in Sonoma, celebrates it’s 150 year Anniversary on September 7, 2007. According to the Buena Vista web site, “. . . a sumptous food & wine event” will be held from 2pm to 5pm. The ...
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