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Celebration: Back Room Wines hosts its 8th Annual Sparkling Wine Tasting to welcome the New Year. Enjoy six Sparkling Wines from all over the world. From premium bubbles to great values, you’ll taste a wide, delicious range of Sparkling …. Event, Celebration: Indulge in fantasy at Mustard Magic, Napa Valley’s most theatrical food, wine, and art event of the year. The Season’s opulent grand opening event graces every contour of the magnificent, historic three story stone …

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Calendar of Events – January 2010 « Napa Valley Marketplace Magazine

After tasting through much of the Twisted lineup, I decided to take my pour of the ‘07 Twisted Oak Calaveras County The Spaniard along for the ride to the winery tour, led by Scott. This flagship wine of Twisted is always a …. He will try any and all wines and tends to write about the parts of his life that include wine…like virtually all of it! He and his wife grew up in Napa and Sonoma and they still live nearby in the Bay Area. View Ward’s WineLog or his Open Wine …

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On January 16, James Beard Award-winning author and cheese expert Laura Werlin and Duckhorn Vineyards Executive Winemaker Bill Nancarrow will hold a Wine and Cheese Pairing Seminar at Auberge du Soleil in Napa Valley. …

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January in the Wine Country « Napa Sonoma Limo Wine Tours …

I was going to post a glowing review of some celebratory wine to christen the New Year appropriately and perhaps bring us all to a happier place than most of us saw this year. I both ran out of time and encountered one of … Ferrari-Carano Merlot, Sonoma County 2006 - It smelled of clove and shrimp (fresh, but clearly fishy salt) and the palate flavors lacked fruit, except that it tasted green, and offered tough tannin to boot. There may have been a whiff of red fruit on …

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Big Easy Wines: End of Year Review

2006 Sonoma Cutrer Chardonnay $22.99 - DNT; 2006 Pine Ridge Chardonnay Dijon Clones $29.99 – DNT; 2008 Cakebread Napa Valley Chardonnay $44.99 – DNT I think I heard they sold out of this…shocking…insert tongue into cheek. … This was a very nice wine and once again proved to me, the 2005 Bordeaux are really quite special. I still prefer the Affinity over this, but this was a top five still wine and was better than many of the more expensive reserve wines. …

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Whole Food Premier Tasting - bringing out the big guns | Atlanta …

I don’t think anything could have prepared me for the experience of the cave tour and barrel tasting at Del Dotto winery. The caves we toured were hand dug in 1885 by Chinese laborers and were one of the oldest wineries in Napa Valley. …

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2009: The year in wine | Palm Beach Entertainment: Events, movies …

Sometimes a wine hits a sweet spot in its lifetime. I believe the Henriot had hit its stride just in time for my Holiday tasting because it showed depth and richness but still had freshness of youth. In fact, as I said in my review, …

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holiday highlights life of reiley style | the aphrodisiac queen

Meet up with friends, both old and new; Enjoy wine supplied by Napa Guerilla Gay Bar (great leftovers from their holiday party/fundraiser); Find out what is going on in the Napa Valley. Topics: unity league, upcoming …

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Napa Unity League Mixer, Mon, Jan 4, 6-8p

This gives the wine a medium to long finish and good balance. However, it’s a better light dinner wine than a sipping wine I think. Simi 2006. Zinfandel California Sonoma County Alcohol: 13.5% by volume. Closure: Natural Cork. …

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Simi 2006 Zinfandel California | Fermented Reviews

Stop one for organizing your trip to Napa Valley Wine Country.Features California and small producer wines from around the world. The specialist holiday gift baskets with wine. …

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