2010 Auction of WA Wines – post report
I have to admit that I had a lot of trepidation going into this event – a picnic and barrel auction riddle with rich wine snobs. I’m sure you know the kind; those that go around swirling their glass around while they talk about their recent trip to some tropical private island or big-game hunting [...]
Four wines from Napa Cellars
Napa Cellars is on a mission to bring people Napa Valley fruit and experience to people who don’t want the typical high-prices associated to them. While the winery has changed hands a few times it is now owned by the Trinchero Family – yes, the same owners of Sutter Home. These four wines are all [...]
2009 Frisk Prickly Riesling-Muscat
By Duane Pemberton Leave it to the Aussies to take a popular varietal and find a way to ignite it into a fun, tasty package that’s sure to have mass appeal. The 2009 “Frisk” wine is a Riesling with a splash of Muscat Gordo tossed into the mix. The Alpine Valleys – where the grapes [...]
2008 Feudo di Santa Croce Malnera Negro Amaro Salento
By Duane Pemberton Feudo di Santa Croce Malnera Negro Amaro Salento is a friggin mouthful no matter how you slice it – in fact, Leave it to the Italians to produce wines that are much more wordy than they need to be or should be for the American market; don’t they know that most of [...]
This month’s Wine deals from Wine Chateau
26 August 2010
Discount wine and wine gift baskets: Buy 6 or more bottles and get 50% off shipping with code “foot50″
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Gary Vaynerchuk announces new radio show on Sirius XM
23 August 2010
NEW YORK, Aug. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — SIRIUS XM Radio (Nasdaq: SIRI) today announced that it will launch Wine & Web with Gary Vaynerchuk, a live, two-hour weekly call-in show hosted by the wine expert, social media commentator and bestselling author. Gary’s unconventional commentary on wine has earned him a cult-like following and numerous fans, self-named [...]
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2006 Fidelitas Optu Red
12 August 2010
By Duane Pemberton Fidelitas’ Optu has formed a nice little cult-following for itself as it has a tradition of being one of the finer bottles of red vino from WA State. Winemaker/Owner, Charlie Hoppes is very passionate about Optu and seems to find a way to put a small amount his persona in each bottle. [...]
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A pair of Pondera Reds
12 August 2010
By Duane Pemberton Like many small wineries, the husband and wife team of Pondera Winery in Kirkland Washington is built on the dreams, aspirations of making their passion into something they can do full-time. It’s wineries like this that are the backbone of the wine industry and clearly some of the more-fun ones to keep [...]
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2010 Michigan Wine Competition Results Announced
05 August 2010
Twenty-five wine experts gathered August 3 in East Lansing for the 33rd annual Michigan Wine and Spirits Competition. Judges included five Master Sommeliers, and internationally known authors, winemakers and wine educators. Leading the group through the day was food and wine writer Christopher Cook, who judged at the competition for 12 years before becoming its [...]
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Are wine bloggers only telling half the story?
04 August 2010
By Duane Pemberton The wine blogging community has definitely stormed onto the scene, with folks coming out of the woodwork ready to share their own opinions and such. I’m a huge fan of that, on principle, as I firmly believe the more people talking about wine, the better it will be for the industry and [...]
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Orange Chicken with roasted peppers and Couscous
27 July 2010
By Duane Pemberton 2-3 large chicken breasts 3 orange or red bell peppers 8oz Israeli couscous 1/2lb of cramini mushrooms 2 tablespoons cinnamon 1 tablespoon of cumin 1 tablespoon corriander 1/2 clove of garlic 1 tablespoon of dried thyme 1 tablespoon of paprika 2-3 mandarin oranages A few pinches of koshar salt fresh cracked pepper [...]
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Fire Roasted poblano peppers and Feta
26 July 2010
By Carra Sallee via J. Bookwalter As many pablano chile’s as you’d like – split in half Olive Oil Feta Cheese Fresh cracked pepper Balsamic Vinegar Slice each pepper into two and remove all seeds (the more seeds you leave in, the spicier it’ll be). Coat the outside of each pepper half with olive oil, [...]
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Daily Wine News Links
26 July 2010
Change has come to Chablis Windsor site of new Marcassin winery Paterson vetoes wine permit changes Humanitarian World Wine Tour 2010 Takes California Visionary Keynote Speakers Announced for 2010 European Wine Bloggers Conference Cork, other enclosure makers adjust to cost issues Judgment of Paris’ Montelena fetches US $11,325 Restaurants Uncork More Wines by the Glass [...]
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A pair Middle-Sister Whites
26 July 2010
By Duane Pemberton Middle Sister wines is for those women out there who want a little fun in the glass – made by women who are having a ball making wines that are directly aimed at being a “daily drinker”. The two most popular white grapes from California are Chardonnay and Pinot Grigio so this [...]
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