California wine
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California, Cat Piss, Saints & Twitter (or “Joe vs. Napa Sauvignon Blanc”)
By all accounts, the is past Saturday’s Twitter Taste Live! event, featuring selections from Napa Valley stalwart St. Supery, was a big success. Some estimates on the event put the number of twitter event posts at greater than 700 (I’ve not seen any definitive statistics…
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I’m Such a Fool For You (Reflections on Howell Mountain Cabernet)
Search for “Cornerstone Cellars Cabernet 2004” via Google, and you will quickly notice a few things: Apparently, if you post any information about Cornerstone on the web, you’re contractually obligated to use a few of the same well-produced photos of Cornerstone wine. Sort of like…
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Old World Italian Wine Booty… in a Northern CA Dress (Rosa D’Oro)
When you write about wine, it’s easy to start becoming a little… jaded isn’t the right word… actually, yeah, jaded is the right word but it’s soooo overused… how about effete?… okay, a bit effete regarding wines that are typical of their varietal character and…
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Is High-Alcohol California Wine Inevitable (Robert Parker’s Bitch, Redux)
“The industry has done everything wrong” – Paul Wagner Well… this is interesting! 1WineDude friend, winemaker and fellow wine blogger Josh Hermsmeyer makes an appearance in Tina Caputo’s new web documentary, Robert Parker’s Bitch. The documentary that takes an informative and entertaining look at the…
