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WCB14: liveblogging whites and rosés
10 wines in 50 minutes! WAT. Urban Legends Cellars 2013 Grenache Blanc: oodles of lime, floral notes, quite a whang on the palate with honeydew and lazy peach, not as much of the acidity I was looking...
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WBC14: Panel of Santa Barbara Winemakers
Santa Barbara/San Ynes/Santa Rita are among some of my favorite California regions — I’ve never had a bad wine from this place — so it was both a pleasure to know that the Wine Blogging Conference 2014...
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Liveblogging red wine at WBC14
Live blogging the whites and rosés yesterday was so overwhelming that I almost didn’t attend the reds session this afternoon, but then I talked myself into it. I joined a little late because I spent so...
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Tour de France Friday Flight at Vino
Never take a picture of 5 bottles back-lit by the summer sun. This last Friday I flew out the door right after dinner was over so I could enjoy Vino‘s excellent Friday night flight event with my friend...
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Stiegl Radler Grapefruit
It tastes especially great when drunk out of a pint glass from one of the best open source conferences around. Is it a shandy? It it beer soda? Is it (says my husband scornfully) alcoholic Ting? Who...
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Piper Sonoma Brut NV
You’ve had a rough day in the trenches. The kids were “spirited.” The dishes were ugly, but they’re done. You want a glass of wine, but just one, but you have no intention of drinking tired plonk out...
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Tasting Erath “Dion” Pinot Gris 2013
Well, this was a pleasant surprise! I thought this was just a simple Oregon Pinot Gris that I had chilled down and forgotten about, but I pulled it out of the fridge and lo! Unexpectedly fancy wine!...
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Tasting Erath “Prince Hill 115” Pinot Noir 2012
Sometimes you just have to open up a really nice bottle of red wine to go with your Friday night leftovers. Half (or more) of my professional community is living it up in Vienna this weekend, but I’ve...
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Samples!
The folks at Santa Margherita USA sent me some samples for review this week, with the understanding that I don’t guarantee reviews for samples, etc etc. That said, all the bottles retail at a price...
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Tasting Trader Joe’s Grand Reserve Carneros Lot #23 Pinot Noir 2014
I rarely remember which TJ’s grand reserve Pinot I really like when I’m at TJ’s, but I’m nearly positive it was the Carneros a few years back. I remember it being light, silky, and structured enough to...
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