Archive for June, 2008

2004 B.R. Cohn Zinfandel USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Valley - The nose on this wine has really popped since the last bottle I had. Spot on aromas of clove dominates. The taste leaves lots to be desired. … 1 comments: helen said … Wow indeed!. That is some serious wine tasting there. I personally like californian wines like white grenache and zinfandel but noticed the zinfandel you drank wasnt to your liking. Great wines reviews keep it up. …

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Wineries celebrate solar power

Posted by admin On June - 15 - 2008ADD COMMENTS

Participating in this inaugural festivity is Honig Vineyard & Winery, Peju Family Estate Wines and ZD Wines. All three Rutherford wineries have gone solar and they want to share what they are doing with the rest of the Napa Valley. The cost is $40 for wine club members and $50 for everyone else. Proceeds from the event go to the Land Trust of Napa County. Visitors can go to the three solar venues for wine tasting, appetizers, music, tours and a chance to learn about solar …

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Most of these Wineries are open for visitors and offer Wine Tasting and Wine Tours providing excellent wine education. Some of the Napa Valley Wineries also offer picnic facilities with memorable opportunities to celebrate any occasion …

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$10.3 million raised at Auction Napa Valley

Posted by admin On June - 9 - 2008ADD COMMENTS

Big bottles of cult status wine, no-stone-left-unturned trips all over the world, lavish wine parties, automobiles filled with collectible wine and old-fashioned star power combined Saturday night to push Auction Napa Valley 2008 proceeds past the …. Heitz Wine Cellars is including roundtrip jet travel between Chicago and the Adirondacks, a dinner and wine tasting with Kathleen Heitz Myers at the luxury camp as well as a number of other meals during the four-day stay. …

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Head Cheese: Beer and Wine pt. 27

Posted by admin On June - 1 - 2008ADD COMMENTS

He’s a lovable wine geek and now - winemaker! His wine is called… science class decanter. The Sleeper 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon - The juice is sourced from secret vineyards of impeccable quality and we had a sneak peak tasting the new 2005 vintage. … The first wine was the Napa Valley blend. They have two vineyards Howell Mountain (gentleman) and Lone Canyon (cowboy). Winemaker, Karen Culler blends the least appealing of the two to make an entry level bottle. …

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