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Wednesday, June 27, 2012

July 14th: Potter Valley Becomes Party Valley

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Guinness McFadden's been growing wine grapes organically (and certified even) in lovely laidback Potter Valley for 40 years - and this...
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Tuesday, June 26, 2012

In Photos: Killing Time at the Ferry Plaza Wine Shop

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I had some time to kill before taking a ferry back to the East Bay last night, so I wandered into the wine shop there to see if they had an...

Alternative Varietals: Just in Time?

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A sneak peek of coverage from the panel on Alternative Varieties from last week's American Society for Enology and Viticulture panel on...
Monday, June 25, 2012

Chiarito's Festa di San Giovanni: Magruder Pig from Potter Valley, Roasted by Scopa's Ari Rosen, Oven and Wine by John Chiarito

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I'm happy to share with you my photos from Sunday's Festa di San Giovanni at Chiarito Vineyards, one of my favorite Mendocino (or an...

Coming Soon: More About My Latest Hopland/Ukiah Adventures

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Stay tuned - pix coming soon from John Chiarito's blowout Festa di San Giovanni - with whole pig roast with Scopa chef, homegrown in Pot...

$6.50 a Bottle! Final Days of Barra's Father's Day Sale

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Barra of Mendocino' s putting on a sale that is offering the lowest prices on organically grown wine I have ever seen - just $79 for a c...
Friday, June 15, 2012

Dashe Cellars: 25% Off Sale - Discount Code "Summer 25"

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Use the discount code "Summer25" to get 25% off all Dashe Cellars wines...now through June 19! The winery usually has a summe...
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Napa Valley Winery Exchange: Two out of 12 Top Summer Picks are Organically Grown

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One of my favorite boutique wine shops in SF - Napa Valley Winery Exchange - sent out its summer mailer this week with 12 top picks for the...
Friday, June 1, 2012

Heat: Rose On My Mind

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Hot weather this week has put me in a rose state of mind and I've been sampling my way through the Pink section of my cellar. That...
Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Thinking Like an Organic Farmer: Bob Cannard

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If there was a Nobel prize for organic farming, it might well go to Bob Cannard . This Sonoma legend is the source of Alice Waters' Chez...
Sunday, May 27, 2012

Mark Moffett on Colbert Report on Bees

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I had the pleasure of seeing Mark Moffett today at a conference at U.C. Berkeley today. The Indiana Jones of insect researchers, the Nationa...
Friday, May 25, 2012

Storybook Wine: Zin Superstar Winemaker Turns 75

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Dr Jerry Seps turned 75 last week. He's won every Zin award in the book. For more info, see here. This is a good moment to raise ...

Calera Viognier: LA Times Wine Pick of the Week!

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Burgundy lover Josh Jensen is one of the smartest winemakers in all of California, and his Calera winery is famous for its Pinot Noir. Jen...
Monday, May 21, 2012

Upper Five Debuts First Tempranillo Release in Future Tasting!

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Organically grown tempranillo is not easy to find (the only one I know of in the U.S. is Verdad's ), but Talent, Oregon's certifie...

Cowhorn 2011 Wine Releases

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Cowhorn Wine celebrated the release of two of its new wines yesterday at a wine club party at the winery  (in southern Oregon). You can...
Sunday, May 20, 2012

New! First Rose from Cooper Mountain

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The inaugural release.  Get it here .

Kudos to Cooper Mountain! A Wine & Spirits Top 100 Best Buy Wine!

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Cooper Mountain 's biodynamically grown Cooper Hill Pinot Noir ($15) is one of the Top 100 Value Wines of the year, says Wine & Sp...
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Masut's 2010 Pinot Noir Release Party in Photos

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Last weekend, along the northwest side of the Hopland-Ukiah corridor, high above Route 101, Pinot lovers made their way up a windy road up ...
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