Monday, September 28, 2009 Liner & ElsenAnne Trimbach, the 13th generation of Trimbach family of Alsace, France will be on hand to pour some of the world’s most scintillating wines, 6-7:30 pm, $10. Tuesday, September 29, 2009Vino VixensWooldridge Creek Winery Blends, meet the winemaker, Kara Olmo, 6-8 pm, free. Wednesday, September 30, 2009CorkMasi Wine Dinner, [...]
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Domaine Carneros- Beautiful Scenery and Sparklers Ok, the list we know you have been waiting for- the best wines and wineries during our visit to Napa. We had great wines, bad wines, fun experiences, met some really cool people and had a great time. We visited 16 wineries, some new, some old, but all interesting [...]
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Adelsheim Vineyards will be at Great Wine Buys on Saturday, September 26 from 2-5 pm, and best of all, it’s free! Adelsheim Vineyards started in 1971 by David and Ginny Adelsheim, who were living the dream to make wine in an unproven viticultural area. Today, Adelsheim crafts distinctive whites and reds, including the Alsatian Auxerrois, [...]
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Friday, September 25, 2009 Blackbird Wine ShopFriday night tastings Cork, NE AlbertaBudget Sparkling Wine, 5-7:30, $10 Cork, NW LovejoyWines of Charles Smith, Kung Fu Girl Riesling, Velvet Devil Merlot, Morrison Lane Syrah, Northridge Syrah, Guido, The Boy, $15. Cornell Wine TastingColumbia Gorge wines, 4:30-7 pm, $8-$16. Every Day WineSt. Innocent, Willamette Valley, OR, 5-9 pm, [...]
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Every morning our routine was the same for a week- we woke up in Yountville, opened our door, walked 12 steps to Bouchon Bakery and ate something Really Friggin’ Good. Really Friggin’ Good Scone! Great baked goods, but coffee is better in Portland… Then we tasted wines, and then we ate. We ate like we [...]
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If you look carefully, you can see the steep angle of the vines The Wine Enthusiast wrote about Storybook Wines: “Legend has it that all Storybook Zinfandels have happy endings”, and they were right! Located at the northern end of the valley, the steep hills of the vineyard combine with the cooler climate creates temperatures [...]
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Eva in front of the old post office, a.k.a. Elizabeth Spencer Wines On our way (we thought) to the famous Rubicon Winery, we took back roads to Rutherford, and the proverbial road less traveled brought us to an unexpected stop at the Rutherford Crossing and Highway 29 crossroad. We had heard about the Elizabeth Spencer [...]
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Tasting the 2005 sparklers at Domaine Carneros We had a whirlwind trip of Napa Valley, eating and drinking our way through the valley. We visited 16 vineyards, sipped and spitted a bunch of great wine, and experienced the great food and service of the valley’s best restaurants including the infamous French Laundry. Here is the [...]
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