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Monthly Archives: January 2013
New Releases from William Cole Vineyards of Casablanca Valley
The William Cole Vineyards is a family-owned and managed winery started by Bill Cole. It has 129 hectares of vineyards in Chile’s cool climate Casablanca Valley, located just 45 kilometers from the Pacific. Viviana Fonseca, a graduate of the University … Continue reading
Posted in Chile, Red Wine, Uncategorized, White Wine, Wine Type
Tagged Casablanca, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Sauvignon Blanc
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Book Review: Paul Lukacs’ Inventing Wine
Is there any value added to yet another book on the history of wine? That’s a reasonable question to ask upon opening Paul Lukacs’ latest tome, Inventing Wine, published by W.W.Norton of New York. After all, this is a book … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, Uncategorized, Wine Articles
Tagged Lukacs, Wine History
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Champagne Revisited: Selections from Bonnaire and Legras & Haas
We tasted over 250 Champagnes while preparing Report # 34: Champagne Revisited. But it wasn’t possible to taste everything, and we keep discovering excellent wines we’ve not yet tasted. That’s true of the grower Champagne Bonnaire and the family Champagne … Continue reading
Posted in Champagne, Countries and Regions, France, Uncategorized, Wine Type
Tagged Aÿ, Chouilly, Côte des Blancs, Exclusive
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Viña Apaltagua: New Releases from Chile
Viña Apaltagua consistently delivers value for money, especially at the under $15 range. As readers of our last review of the Grial Carmenère know, it also makes wines of world class quality. We review some of Apaltagua’s new releases below. … Continue reading
Posted in Chile, Countries and Regions, Red Wine, Uncategorized, White Wine, Wine Type
Tagged Apaltagua, Carmenère, Chile, Espinoza
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Sierra Madre Vineyard: New Releases from Santa Barbara
These new releases from Sierra Madre Vineyard are outstanding examples of the high quality of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir being produced in Santa Barbara County. The 2010 vintage was ideal, delivering long hang time and ideal conditions for flavor … Continue reading
Posted in California, Red Wine
Tagged Chardonnay, Pinot Noir
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