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Month: July 2010

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Weekly Twitter Wine Mini-Reviews Round-up for 2010-07-31

Posted on July 31, 2010August 2, 2010 by 1WineDude

07 Virage (Napa Valley): Definitely one to watch; big, succulent & spicy Cab Franc from (mostly) Carneros coming your way in Oct 2010 $45 B+ # 07 Araujo Estate Cabernet Sauvignon Eisele Vineyard (Napa Valley): About as superb (& pricey) as it gets in the Valley. Beguiling. $265 A # 07 Araujo Estate Syrah Eisele…

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Context Is Everything: Araujo Estate vs. “The Score”

Posted on July 29, 2010September 28, 2010 by 1WineDude

Bart Araujo is an intense man. It’s obvious when you meet him, if you’re paying enough attention.  And you’d have plenty of opportunity to pay attention during a visit to his Araujo estate, which for me began not in the vineyard, but in the winery’s offices.  We were standing in front of empty bottles of…

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1WineDude TV: Candid Conversations With Napa’s Next Gen Winemakers

Posted on July 28, 2010August 4, 2010 by 1WineDude

What do you get when you gather five young, “next-generation” Napa vintners around a table and talk shop?  Besides “buzzed on some really good juice,” I mean? Essentially, that’s the question I was hoping to answer when I worked with the Napa Valley Vintner’s Association to set-up a round-table discussion with some of Napa’s best…

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1WineDude TV Episode 15: Underground Wine Road at Benziger

Posted on July 26, 2010August 4, 2010 by 1WineDude

Although the term terroir gets tossed around like confetti at an Italian wedding these days, there are several (mostly family-owned and –operated) wine properties in Napa and Sonoma that are taking the idea seriously. One such property is Benziger, who biodynamically farm grapes and make wine in a beautiful section of Sonoma County.  So much…

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