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A Pinot Love Affair
Pinto Noir, by most standards, is the pickiest of grapes to get right. She is known as the Queen of grapes in some circles for a reason. Until we moved up the coast, Pinot Noir was not big on our wines to love scale. Too prune tasting, too over ripe fruit Finding regions that produce…
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What is in a label?
Have you ever find wine labels confusing? Me too! There can be alot of information on there and if you don’t what you are looking at or why, it just become gibberish. Before you think I just woke up with this knowledge, I didn’t. A self-professed wine nerd, I read up on this kind of…
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Oh Hey, Chateau!
What a fun wine this was! Is? It still exists- anyway… This French beauty comes from Benjamin Darnault and is his take on this Grenache-style wine. I honestly wish I had another bottle of this to lay down for a few years and see where it goes. This was 2022, so a bit young but…
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Cru Pinot Noir, Monterey County
2019 is emerging as a very good year for Pinot Noir. The fussy grape is a winemakers challenge even in the best of times and it is so nice to find several good Pinots ready to enjoy. This Pinot Noir from Cru Winery out of Monterey County was an easy to drink beauty. It had…
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A little bit on the French side
One of the goals of this little place in the wine world is to not be snobby. There are folks who get their snob on with wine and that is fine. It just isn’t me. I enjoy wine to enjoy wine. So in true non-wine-snob fashion.. I present Louis Jadot and his Beaujolais-Villages Vintage year…
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Tools of the Trade
Being a wine lover and collector, I have been given many wine related gifts over the years. Some of have been great, some just collect dust. Then there are some that just are so valuable, they become part of the family. Like this little collection here. The silver shaped Pac-Man looking object is a foil…
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1850 Hillside Blend, 1850 Wine Cellars
We have had this wine a couple of times and it is always very good. It made me curious about it so I did a bit of research. 1850 Wine Cellars is a winery in Placerville, CA. This particular blend is not currently available at the winery- they also have Petite Sirah, Zinfandel and others.…
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Equoia Pinot Noir, Monterey County
Pinot Noir is one of our favorite varietals, especially ones hailing from the more Northern part of California. On the nose was immediate notes of caramel and dark fruit. The color was a pale garnet and then deep ruby. I paired this with lasagna and it held up really well. Taste notes- not overly ripe…