Wine Blogging Wednesday Returns January 18, 2012

It doesn’t seem possible that it has been nearly 7 years since I started participating in Wine Blogging Wednesday our virtual wine tasting event which has been infrequent for the past 18 months or so. And that’s a shame since the wine blogging community seems a bit more fragmented than back in 2005 when I [...]

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La Fleur de Gay La Gaffeliere La Garde La Gomerie La Lagune

ZAP Changes Venue for Grand Tasting ? We Have Two Tickets to Give Away

We have a pair of tickets to give away for the main event, the Grand Tasting, and a pair of tickets to give away for the Epicuria Food & Zin Pairings event on Thursday, January 26 from 6 to 9 pm. We will take submissions on the comment section below. This contest will run through December 31. Continue reading →

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Lagrange Lalande Borie Lanessan Langoa Barton Larcis Ducasse

A Wine for Tonight: 2008 Michele Chiarlo Barbera d?Asti Le Orme Superiore

Would you like a quick suggestion for a good wine to drink tonight (or this weekend) that won?t break your budget and is widely available? Many of our readers have said this is something they would like, so here is this week?s selection, the 2008 Michele Chiarlo Barbera d?Asti Le Orme Superiore from the Piedmont [...]

A Wine for Tonight: 2008 Michele Chiarlo Barbera d?Asti Le Orme Superiore was originally posted on Wine Peeps. Wine Peeps - Your link to great QPR wines from Washington State and beyond.

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La Conseillante La Couspaude La Croix de Beaucaillou La Croix du Casse La Fleur Cardinale

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A ?Zinful? Experience

Last Saturday I was lucky to be able to attend the Zinfandel Festival at Fort Mason in San Francisco. ZAP, The Association of Zinfandel Advocates & Producers celebrates Zinfandel America?s Heritage Grape and is dedicated to preserving the history of Zinfandel through the Heritage Vineyard at UC Davis. It is the largest single varietal tasting [...]

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American Sommelier Association ? 6 Day Training in Napa Valley

I received this information from the American Sommelier Association and thought I would pass this on to our readers. In these economic times there are many out of work or in transition wanting to shift careers. Perhaps this intensive course may pave the way for a future career in the wine business. It appears that there are some scholarship funds that can reduce the cost of the training course by 50%.
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Source: http://www.winecountrygetaways.com/napablog/american-sommelier-association-6-day-training-in-napa-valley/

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5 Questions for Victor Casanova

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Alan Kerr?s ghetto sous vide machine adventure

Unfortunately, due to a scheduling conflict, getting to the next several Vintages tastings will be problematic for me.� Therefore in the interim period, I intend to scribe about some of the foods I like to play around with and talk about how some of the wines I’ve had worked particularly well with the finished dish.� [...]

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La Tour Martillac Labegorce Zede Lafite Rothschild Lafleur Lafleur Gazin Pomerol

Source: http://thecaveman.blogspot.com/2007/03/and-i-would-like-to-thank-mr.html

Gomerie Grand Puy Ducasse Grand Puy Lacoste Gruaud Larose Guadet

Women of Washington Wine: Dawn Kammer and Mary Tuuri Derby of DaMa Wines

Today?s post is part of a series featuring the Women of Washington Wine. In an industry once dominated by men, more and more women are joining the ranks as winery owners, vineyard owners, and winemakers. Being a woman myself, I am fascinated by these women and what they have done and continue to do. Through [...]

Women of Washington Wine: Dawn Kammer and Mary Tuuri Derby of DaMa Wines was originally posted on Wine Peeps. Wine Peeps - Your link to great QPR wines from Washington State and beyond.

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Malescot St. Exupery Margaux Marojallia Marquis de Terme Meaume

2007 Medoc 5. Grand Cru Class�

Here you'll find an overview of the ratings of the 2007 Medoc 4. Grand Cru Class�. We have gathered all ratings from Robert Parker, Decanter and Wine Spectator.

Source: http://www.wine4freaks.com/33/2007-medoc-5-grand-cru-classe/

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Cowan Cellars Announces First Release

With much anticipation, Cowan Cellars has announced its first release. Way to go, Jim and Diane!!� We wish you both much success in this and upcoming releases. The wines are: 2010 Isa (skin-fermented white) 2010 Pinot Noir, Bennett Valley 2010 Pinot Noir, Sonoma Coast. You can read about these wines on here. You can read [...]

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Source: http://thecaveman.blogspot.com/2007/02/confessions-of-stemware-snob-i-come.html

La Gomerie La Lagune La Mission Haut Brion La Reserve du Generale La Tour Figeac

The sun sets on the 2011 Harvest, light in yields but intense in character

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Lafite Rothschild Lafleur Lafleur Gazin Pomerol Lafon Rochet Lagrange

Tasting notes - Berlin Tasting

Here follows my tasting notes from The Berlin Tasting in Copenhagen.
No. 1 - 2005 Chateau Mouton-Rothschild (Bordeaux)
Dark colour with intense smell of pencil, cigar, currant and spicy wood. It’s full-bodied, rich and concentrated but also with an upfront softness. 96/100.
No. 2 - 2004 Sassicaia (Tuscany)
Not so intense in the nose - a little cherry. The [...]

Source: http://www.wine4freaks.com/40/tasting-notes-berlin-tasting/

Hosanna Kirwan La Clemence La Conseillante La Couspaude

Source: http://thecaveman.blogspot.com/2009/03/cahors-2005-le-combal-cosse-maisonneuve.html

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Listage : LA's 10 Best Bakeries; Reviewing Burger King's New Fries

Source: http://la.eater.com/archives/2011/12/22/las_10_best_bakeries_reviewing_burger_kings_new_fries.php

Bel Air Lalande de Pomerol Belair Belgrave Bellefont Belcier Bellevue Mondotte

Rock 'n Roll Beer: San Marcos brewery Lost Abbey has...

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Pavillon Rouge du Margaux Pinot Noir Cabernet Sauvinon Wine and Cheese Wine Rack

And the Winner is...

28 people entered our drawing for a pair of tickets to the 2012 Boston Wine Expo - 25 via comments on this blog post and 3 more via email. I assigned the comments numbers 1 through 25 with the number 1 going to the first comment. Entries 25 through 28 were assigned to the email entries.

The random number drawn was "6":

...so the winner is Glen! I'll reach out via email and connect him with the folks from the Expo to get him his tickets. Congratulations! Enjoy.

Thanks for the participation everyone. For more information and to purchase tickets to the Expo visit their website.

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Leoville Barton Leoville Las Cases Leoville Poyferre Les Forts de Latour Les Tourelles de Longueville

Empire Builders: In an interview with Penmar Venice,...

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