Cabernet Sauvignon Around the World
Cabernet Sauvignon from around the world was the subject of our Thursday night tasting this week. We had wine from Australia, Chile, France, Italy, South Africa and the United States. With this much...
View ArticleCalaveras County Wines Come To Stockton
Since stopping at the Twisted Oak tasting room in Murphys this last winter on our way back from cross country skiing at Bear Valley, Pete and I have been wanting to go back and visit other Calaveras...
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Sierra Foothills Wine Trip Part Three – Metate Hill Vineyards
Our last stop and lunch destination was Metate Hill Vineyards tasting room in downtown Murphys. Where Brice Station is the highest winery on Highway 4, Metate Hill’s winery is the lowest and the first...
View ArticleWines of Ribera Del Duero
We tasted six wines from the Ribera del Duero region of Spain this week. Ribera del Duero is a larger plateau about 60 miles north of Madrid. The elevation ranges from 2000 to 3000 feet and the weather...
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#winechat Wednesday – Value Wines
Today on #winechat the theme was “Value wines, $10 or less” and it was hosted by Dezel Quillen (@myvinespot). I decided to see what I could find for around ten dollars but was also a little out of the...
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WBC 2012 Recap – Day One
I had hoped to update this every day but it just wasn’t possible. We were busy all day long and then there were the after parties … So much wine, so little time! On Friday morning we had registration...
View ArticleWBC 2012 Recap- Day 2 – Part 2
After lunch we had the Saturday keynote address and discussion with author Rex Pickett of Sideways and more, moderated by Alana Gentry (Girl With a Glass). This was a really fun Q&A session....
View ArticleAnother Wine for Our Cellar
Most wine consumers purchase wines to drink now. The joke being, the average wine drinker ages their wine on the way home from the wine shop. We do that much of the time as well. During the summer...
View ArticleBokisch Vineyards – Lodi Spanish Varietals
The Thursday night tasting at Fine Wines of Stockton featured Bokisch Vineyards of Lodi. Liz and Markus Bokisch poured their wines and gave us all kinds of information about their winery, their growing...
View ArticleWines of Navarra and a Meal to Match #WinePW
If it’s April it must be Navarra. Yes, our Wine Pairing Weekend group of bloggers is traveling to Navarra this month to explore the region, its wine and, of course, the food. The inspiration for this...
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