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Article: Solving a Food and Wine Pairing Puzzle at Tadich Grill
Finding a good wine pairing for cioppino is a challenge. Cioppino is essentially a stew made with tomatoes, wine and all kinds of seafood — but always a lot of shellfish. There’s usu...
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...
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...
Article: Edward Sellers Grand Opening
Photo from Ediward Sellers Winery of the view from the new tasting room.
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...
Article: 2007 Wente Pinot Noir Reliz Creek Arroyo Seco
Wente Vineyards is known primarily for its Livermore Valley winery and vineyards. However, they have held vineyards in Monterey County for decades. The vast majority of...
Article: Deals of the Day: Ceja and Eagle Eye
Here are deals I’ve come across in the last day or so that I thought might be of interest to you. NorCal Wine isn’t compensated in any way by the vendors involved. Ceja Vineyards...
Article: 2005 Tayerle Troubador
Tayerle is a small wine brand which sources grapes and then makes the wines at facilities in Oakland, Paso Robles and Sonoma. Founder Loren Tayerle has worked on the...
Article: Top Wines from the 2010 Pinot Days Grand Tasting
The 2010 Pinot Days Grand Tasting was held on June 27 at Fort Mason in San Francisco. More than 212 wineries were on hand pouring their Pinot Noir wines. I would be surprised if there were...
Article: 2006 Alpen Cellars Pinot Noir Trinity County
If Heidi moved to the U.S. to...
Article: 95 Points Are the New 90 in Bordeaux
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Article: A Taste Test of Tiny Trefethen Wine Samplers
Back in April, I wrote an
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...
Article: 2008 Blackstone Zinfandel Winemaker’s Select California
The 2008 Blackstone Zinfandel Winemaker’s Select is solid yet inexpensive wine that is worthy of serious consideration for your backyard BBQs or “pizza and a...
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
Article: 2007 Ravenswood Zinfandel Vintners Blend California
It’s always nice to be able to recommend wines that are below $10 because they are just plain good, rather than “good for the money.” I tasted the 2007 Ravenswood...
Article: Fine Wine - Beverage or Collectible?
Most people who buy wine, fine or otherwise, do so because they enjoy drinking a glass or three with meals. Of course, some folks prefer to dispense with the meal and just have a few sips to...
Article: 2007 Sequana Pinot Noir Sundawg Ridge Vineyard, Green Valley of Russian River Valley
Wine can be fickle. You never really know exactly what you’re going to get when you open a bottle, even if you’ve tried the wine before. Wine changes over time. It tastes and smells different depending on the temperature, humidity and the glass you...
Article: 2008 Paraiso Pinot Noir Santa Lucia Highlands
I first tried this wine during a tasting room survey of the Santa Lucia Highlands. I tasted several very good wines that day. However, the 2008 Paraiso Pinot Noir Santa...
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