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Article: Robert Mondavi Winery’s Garden to Table Experience Offers Fun, Food and Hands-On Culinary Instruction

Robert Mondavi is perhaps the most revered figure in the modern history of California...

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Article: Spotlight on the Rutherford AVA

Rutherford AVA, established in 1993Napa County The Rutherford AVA in Napa Valley is sandwiched between the Oakville AVA to the south and the St. Helena AVA to the...

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Article: Avoiding Hometown Palate aka Throwing a Dinner Party

When Grand Prix motorcycle racers crash and go sliding down the track on their back, they have to be very careful when standing up. Their brain has become accustomed to the high speeds of...

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Article: 95 Points Are the New 90 in Bordeaux

In a

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Article: A Taste Test of Tiny Trefethen Wine Samplers

Back in April, I wrote an

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Article: Notes from the Karen Culler Wines Tasting at Ferry Plaza Wine Merchant

The Ferry Plaza Wine Merchant in San Francisco’s Ferry Building consistently offers interesting a...

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Article: 2000 Far Niente Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley

I perused our wine cellar Friday night looking for a versatile red wine. I wanted one with fairly moderate alcohol to bring to dinner that night in Livermore at the

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Article: 2007 Ridge Monte Bello

In writing about wines I find it is sometimes necessary to do things one ought not. Tasting (and of course spitting ) one hundred wines in a day is one of those things. Another is opening a bottle of

Also labeled: Red Wine, Santa Cruz Mountains wineries, Wine Reviews

Article: Wine of the Day: 2008 JUSTIN Cabernet Sauvignon Paso Robles

After a brief hiatus due to a schedule that didn’t allow for careful, blind tasting of wine, we’re back with our daily wine reviews. First up is the 2008 JUSTIN Cabernet Sauvignon Paso Robles. I tasted this in a blind flight of six Cabernet Sau...

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Article: 5 Thoughts on a Day of Wine Tasting in Napa Valley

I spent a full day wine tasting in Napa Valley yesterday. I didn’t have any particular events there I needed to attend or people I had to meet. I went with a couple of industry friends who h...

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Article: Wine of the Day: 2000 Shafer Cabernet Sauvignon Hillside Select Napa Valley

I was at The Jacksonville Inn on Saturday night thinking rib-eye and looking for an appropriate wine. The Jacksonville Inn is a restaurant,...

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Article: Wine of the Day: 1996 Corison Cabernet Sauvignon Kronos Vineyard

When I’m at New Sammy’s Cowboy Bistro in Talent, Oregon, I like to take advantage of their extensive but extremely reasonably priced wine list by drinking great aged wines. The last time I was there, I drank their last bottle of 198...

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Article: Reflections from Yesterday's California Cabernet Society Tasting

I attended The California Cabernet Society 2010 Passport to...

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Article: From the Cellar: 2004 Alban Viognier and 1998 Chateau Montelena Cabernet Sauvignon

We went cellar diving before dinner last night. I emerged with two bottles that I suspected should have been enjoyed (at least) a few years ago. Certainly, further aging wasn’t r...

Also labeled: Napa Valley wineries, Red Wine, Rhone varietals, White Wine, Wine Reviews

Article: Top Picks from the Rock Wall - Alameda Point Spring Fling Open House

On Saturday, April 24, Rock Wall Wines opened their doors to several other East Bay wineries and more than a thousand wine enthusiasts. And their doors are massive! Rock Wall...

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Article: Wine Events for April 17-18, 2010

There are some good events this weekend that can really give you a sense of particular California wine regions. Here are three you should definitely consider:

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Article: 2007 HALL Cabernet Sauvignon “Jack’s Masterpiece”

Hall Wines' vineyards are certified organic (CCOF) and their winery on Hwy. 29 in...

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Article: 2005 St. Clement Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon “Oroppas” Napa Valley

Oroppas is a blend of what St. Clement believes to be the best Napa Valley Bordeaux-varietal fruit available to them. The wine has been produced since 1991 and has reviewed consistently well. The 2005 St. Clement Oroppas includes Cabernet...

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Article: 2005 Barnett Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Spring Mountain District Napa Valley

Barnett Vineyards is situated at the top of Spring Mountain. If you stumble on the path outside of their wine cave, depending on “how you roll,” you could...

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Article: 2007 Vina Robles Cabernet Sauvignon HuerHuero Paso Robles

Unlike the...

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