The Paso Robles Wine Country is one of the fastest growing premium vineyard and winery regions in California.
Hillside Vineyards
“Often vineyards stand in stark contrast to the landscape — there’s very little in nature that is so regimented and orderly as rows upon rows of vineyards. But in the most extreme environments the vineyards cling to rock and hillside like everything else, and the difference between vineyard, field and forest is not quite […]
A recent sampling of a dozen Long Island sauvignon blancs showed that they easily compete with local chardonnays for meals and perhaps have an edge as aperitifs.
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I included Labyrinth’s 2004 Bien Nacido pinot in a 2006 “Miles’ Selections” shipment. We opened a bottle last weekend and it was even nicer. Two night later the remaining glass-worth of wine had noticeably improved…
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As English wine week draws to a close it has emerged that UK consumers know and drink very little when it comes to wine produced in their own country.
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Robert Parker wine notes will grace tray tables on US Airways aeroplanes next month as part of a joint scheme between the airline and BusinessWeek magazine.
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EU agriculture commissioner Mariann Fischer Boel has cancelled a peacemaking trip to the Languedoc after being told to remain in Brussels, it has emerged.
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File this under, “what won’t they think of next?” The world of wine marketing has taken some pretty strange twists and turns over the years: wine in a box (good idea!); critters on the label (who would have guessed?); wine just for women (lame!); integrated plastic cups for drinking (huh?).
Now the latest from the […]
Originally Syndicated via RSS from Vinography: A Wine Blog
I just finished reading the silliest article with a really great title, called “Talk Dirt To Me,” about “terroir,” in the Spring issue of the Sunday New York Times Style Magazine by Harold McGee and Daniel Paterson. In it, they start out by setting up a straw man contending that terroir means you […]
Jun 01, 2007 (Fri): Friday Nights are open Mike/Jam
Starting June 8th come jam with Tennessee Jimmy Harrell on his acoustic guitar.
Sit back, sip some wine, eat some food and kick up your feet while relaxing under the Ancient Oaks. Enjoy music from the local talents and start your weekend off right at Stacked Stone Cellars. […]