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Concha y Toro’s Terroir Driven Wines from Coastal and River Basin Vineyards
Concha y Toro winemaker Marcelo Papa was in town this week, and we met up with him to taste new releases and catch up on the news from Chile. We last tasted with Marcelo in Santiago while preparing our report … Continue reading
Posted in Red Wine, Uncategorized, White Wine, Wine Type
Tagged Colchagua, Concha y Toro, Elquí, Limarí
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Book Review: A Vineyard in Napa — The Story of Shafer Vineyards
In the early 1970s, John Shafer, a Midwest businessman with no experience growing grapes or making wine purchased a 209 acre, steeply terrained farm in a part of the Napa Valley known as Stags Leap. Fast forward forty years, and … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, California, Countries and Regions, Uncategorized, Wine Articles
Tagged Napa, Shafer
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New Zealand Wines from Lake Chalice
Lake Chalice is a medium sized, privately owned winery located in New Zealand’s Marlborough wine region. It was established in 1989 by Chris Gambitsis and Phil Binnie on the original 28 acre, notoriously stony Falcon Vineyard but has since expanded … Continue reading
Posted in Countries and Regions, New Zealand, Red Wine, Sparkling Wine, Uncategorized, White Wine, Wine Type
Tagged Lake Chalice, Marlborough, New Zealand
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Paso Robles’ Unique Terroir: Margarita Vineyard and Ancient Peaks Wines
Late this summer, we spent a week meeting winemakers, tasting wines, and visiting some of the special vineyards of Paso Robles to prepare our Report # 33: The Wines of Paso Robles. Margarita Vineyard, home to Ancient Peaks Winery, is … Continue reading
Posted in California, Countries and Regions, Red Wine, Uncategorized, Wine Type
Tagged Ancient Peaks, Margarita Vineyard, Paso Robles, Santa Margarita Ranch
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Book Review: Roy Cloud’s To Burgundy and Back Again
There are many books on wine. Most are low calorie, fluffy tomes. Some are pedantic and boring. A very few are actually fun to read. Roy Cloud’s To Burgundy and Back Again [Lyons Press, Guilford, CT] is one of … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, France, Uncategorized
Tagged Book Review, Burgundy, France, Vintage 59
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Petite Sirah from the Hess Collection
Our friend, Randle Johnson, (pictured here) winemaker at the Hess Collection, is a Petite Sirah enthusiast. He loves working with the grape and produces rich age-worthy wines from different vineyards in Mendocino County. His colleague, Dave Guffy, produces one from … Continue reading
Posted in Countries and Regions, Uncategorized
Tagged Petite Sirah
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