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Read MoreSequoia Grove Chard Still Tastes Great After 9 Years
Sequoia Grove Chardonnay 2011, Napa Valley Cost: $31-33 Sometimes lucky accidents happen. I had a bottle of Sequoia Grove Chardonnay I had been meaning to try, but I completely forgot about it. It was tucked in with some newer bottles until I recently found it. When I saw the vintage was 2011, I thought the wine would be vinegar. But when I tasted it all I could think was “Wow! What a beautiful wine.” I...
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Read MoreFrank Family Staff Bring Fun, Education To Virtual Wine Tasting
While the country has been in coronavirus lock-down mode, wine drinkers have been trying to find a replacement for the fun wine tastings we love to attend. Most of us are a social lot and miss the camaraderie of tastings. Many wineries have turned to virtual tastings, allowing us to taste the wine in the safety of our homes, sharing the experience with people around the country. Frank Family Vineyards has...
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Read MoreAlma Rosa Highlights Complex Sta. Rita Hills Chard
Alma Rosa Chardonnay 2017, Sta. Rita Hills Cost: $37-39 It’s good to go wine exploring periodically. Most wine drinkers get stuck in the rut of Napa, Sonoma, Paso Robles and the Willamette Valley. That’s a pretty good rut to be stuck in because those areas produce a lot of great wine. But there is great wine in many other regions, and it is fun to seek them out. You never know when you are going to find...
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Read MoreStoller Reserve Chardonnay Gets Even Better With Age
Stoller Reserve Chardonnay 2014, Willamette Valley Cost: $40 As the COVID-19 induced lockdown drags on I find myself turning more and more to wines produced from a winery I have visited. Drinking those wines pulls up pleasant memories as I look forward to future visits. Stoller Family Estate in Oregon is not only a place I visited, but where I spent several nights sleeping in the middle of the vineyards...
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Read MoreFrank Family Summer Grilling Tasting A Virtual Party
Frank Family Vineyards continued their fun summer series of virtual wine tastings this week with a session on wines and outdoor grilling. It was a fun tasting, but the most surprising thing was that owner Rich Frank didn’t do any of the grilling. He loves to grill and is reputed to be good at it. In California, as in Georgia, they grill all year long, but summer just seems like the time you should be...
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Read MoreKistler 2011 Chardonnay Still Bright, Complex & Refreshing
Kistler Chardonnay Hudson Vineyard 2011, Carneros Cost: $75 When I think a wine is going to be good I love to buy at least three bottles and compare how the wine changes over a period of years. Most wines will improve with only a little bit of aging, including white wines. The danger, of course, is holding onto wines too long and you end up drinking them past their peak. I was afraid I had done that with...
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Read MoreWine Lovers Have Endless Crush On Inman Intentional Rosé
Inman Family Virtual Tasting Kathleen Inman was ahead of her time when she began virtual wine tastings in 2007. The public might not have been ready for them back then, but now she is doing more virtual tastings than ever. During a recent virtual tasting from her winery in the heart of Sonoma County’s Russian River Valley she kept things light and breezy, but packed with information about her delicious...
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Read MoreLong Meadow Ranch Merlot Great For Summer Grilling
Long Meadow Ranch Merlot 2015, Napa Valley Cost: $33-36 While summer seems most suited for drinking white wines, there is no need to ignore your favorite reds during the summer heat. For instance, it just doesn’t seem right to drink a white wine with a hamburger or a steak. If that suits your taste, that’s fine, but most people would rather have a red wine with a burger. We interrupted the string of white...
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Sequoia Grove Chard Still Tastes Great After 9 Years
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While the country has been in coronavirus lock-down mode, wine drinkers have...
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Stoller Reserve Chardonnay Gets Even Better With Age
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