Category Results for: Pinot Noir

 

New Zealand Wine New Release Tasting

Monday, November 10th, 2008

At the recent Wine Bloggers Conference, we had the pleasure of attending the self-paced New Zealand Wine New Release Tasting hosted by the New Zealand Winegrowers. With all of the wine that had already been poured for us that day and the dinner with wine that was still ahead, Dad (John) and I did not […]

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Live from the Wine Bloggers Conference

Friday, October 24th, 2008

3:30pm Dad (John) and I are here at the Wine Bloggers Conference in Sonoma County, California. We are just about to begin the Live Wine Blogging segment which will feature 14 wines from 14 wineries. We will update this post as we go. 3:36pm 2004 Bonterra The McNab (Mendocino, California): 60% Merlot, 26% Cabernet Sauvignon, […]

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Road Trip: Chelan

Friday, July 25th, 2008

The wine industry around Chelan, Washington, is relatively new, with a mixture of what I call “foo-foo” wineries and serious winemakers. The tourist industry in the area will probably keep the former in business, while I’m interested to see how the serious winemakers progress as their vineyards mature and they see what works and doesn’t […]

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Road Trip: Idaho

Friday, June 20th, 2008

As we continued our cross-country road trip, we visited three Idaho wineries, one in Glenns Ferry and two in Caldwell, Idaho. They all produce their wines exclusively with Idaho grapes, and we found some pretty good wines at each stop. Our first stop was at Carmela Vineyards, in business since 1988. They produce about 10,000 […]

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Developing descriptors for the major varietals

Monday, April 21st, 2008

“If you can’t describe it in words or talk about it, like ‘It reminds me of gym socks or my mother’s blackberry pie,’ you can’t remember it.” –Karen MacNeil It’s a good idea to come up with a good buzzword, or descriptor, for each varietal of wine you drink. Obviously, there will be specific descriptors […]

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Filed under: Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, General Wine Information, Merlot, Pinot Noir, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, Shiraz/Syrah, Zinfandel |

 

Road Trip: Central Coast, California

Friday, April 18th, 2008

Wine country began again as we approached the Central Coast region around Paso Robles on Monday afternoon. We planned to visit a number of tasting rooms in the area on Tuesday, but we decided to go ahead and visit the Edward Sellers Vineyards & Wines tasting room since it is closed on Tuesdays. I’m really […]

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Road Trip: Sonoma and Napa

Monday, April 14th, 2008

LaGayle and I embarked on a much anticipated, extended road trip this past Tuesday. This weekend, we toured the Sonoma and Napa wine country of California. In the coming weeks, we will be traveling to other wine areas across the country, so check back for updates on our experiences and opinions of wine country USA. […]

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Sideways Revisited

Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008

A few weeks ago, we attended a Sideways wine tasting hosted by Ross of the Decanted blog here in Seattle. Ross had put together virtually every wine in the movie for a group of about fifteen of us to taste. It was a great evening. After the tasting, Ross posted a report on the tasting […]

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