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Several Michigan wineries have made comeback efforts after two profoundly poor vintages of low harvest and severe stock damage to multiple vineyards across several AVAs. The early 2017 vintages show promise, as do a number of off-varietal 2016 bottlings that suggest a certain directional influence of what we might expect in the future particularly from …
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Summer is a great time to visit France. Whether you are going to Paris or a regional destination like the Cote d' Azure, France - particularly in the early shoulder season - offers much to the gastronomic delight. And of course the wine. So. Much. Wine. (Thank you anonymous colleague, you know you are.) Such …
2018 Brought New Adventures Along the De Portola Wine Trail in Temecula January is a great time of the year to be in Southern California, particularly if you are from the Midwest and the temperatures are hovering somewhere between "where atoms stop moving" and freezing. This year, our Temecula wine adventures focused on what I …
Hello Fall! It's time to get on the #OvenRoastedTomatoes! Our Roma #tomatoes surged the last few weeks and the first batch of 50 🍅 are ready for brining and roasting. Super super easy and fills the house with those end of #summer smells! #Recipe: 20 firm ripe Romas 1/4 cup olive oil 2 tbs balsamic …
As part of our continuing adventures we kicked off our winter Napa tasting activities with a delicious trio of wineries offering expressions of each district of the Valley: Oakville, Stags Leap and Rutherford. Our initial industry tasting at B Cellars demonstrated an attention to detail for food pairing using farm to table ingredients. The hospitality …
This year we kicked off our New Year with a visit to the Temecula Valley with tastings at both old and new wineries. The valley has gone through a tremendous resurgence coming out of a very flat economic period during the Great Recession. Properties were exchanged, new owners emerged and production began to uptick from …
If wine has a “ground zero” of start-ups and viticulture entrepreneurial spirit, the small to mid-size businesses that make of the Woodinville (Washington) Warehouse District might just be the place. Here you will find wine makers of all types, backgrounds, and interests – all focused on the AVAs of Washington State – within an eat …
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A couple of weeks ago we had the great fortune to tag a weekend in Napa and Sonoma onto a planned business trip. One of the highlights of the weekend was our brunch time cave tasting at the Buena Vista Winery. We channeled the spirit of the Count of Buena Vista, his many stories, and the …
A few weeks ago I was with my uncle who has been one of my most formidable wine influences in my lifetime of seeing, swirling, smelling and sipping. Whenever I ask him to tell me what we are about to drink he says with a bit of a twinkle in his eye, "you tell me." …
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