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Laurie Daniel: Rheingau contributes to outstanding riesling vintage
Inside Bay Area, CA The sweet aspect of German rieslings is often misunderstood. The wines aren't cloying, as some California rieslings can be, because the sweetness is perfectly balanced by high acidity. tastings, I've tasted a number of excellent 2007 rieslings. … |
Month: May 2009
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Laurie Daniel: Rheingau contributes to outstanding riesling vintage – Inside Bay Area
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links for 2009-05-12
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'This outfit seems to be getting better and better.'
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'An endless Dr. Dolittle parade of Yellow Tails, Black Swans and Little Penguins has created a one-note reputation, which in turn now appears to be hobbling a once-robust industry.'
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'Terroir’s philosophy, Guilhaume said, was to sell wines that were not only made naturally, but that reflected their terroir.'
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'Four of Montana's Sauvignon Blancs excelled in the influential American magazine Wine Spectator's latest tasting of New Zealand wine.'
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The Cheese Course: Italy's Montegrappa – Seattle Post Intelligencer
The Cheese Course: Italy's Montegrappa
Seattle Post Intelligencer
I would put it on a weekday cheese board and pair it with a young Merlot or a glass of Prosecco. Look for Montegrappa at Cowgirl Creamery in San Francisco, Molsberry Market in Santa Rosa, Sunshine Foods in St. Helena and Oxbow Cheese Merchant in Napa. -
Twitter Tweets about wine as of May 12, 2009
VulpineVixen: Wine tonight =)Beguiling22: brewing my own beer and winedaniellemendez: Making a pork tenderloin with apples, green onions, dill and white wine. Finish with 1/2 and 1/2 and butter. Yummy. Lakers, come on!.PetalumaGap: Petaluma Gap in the San Francisco Chronicle…
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/c/a/2009/04/26/FDD9175UNQ.DTL&feed=rss.winerokem2sleep: RT @JahariMarie: It’s so hard to watch t.v. and Twit at the same time! Lol. lol it would help maybe if u put down da wine glassJennGen: Kallie is sleeping, chris is in the shower, I’m drinking my wine and folding laundry…. counting down the moments until sleep.jamietrudel: Best advice I’ve gotten all day? "Open a bottle of wine and relax for the evening."thewholeshabang: A big bottle of wine and a long hot shower are the only things I think may start to make this day okay.katieambrosi: @winetwits 05 Michel Schlumberger Cab S – Dry Creek Valley w/Round Table pepperoni pizza. Not the best pairing maybe i’ll stick w/wine onlykaiuu: mmmmm wine, ice cream, bedsayble: Late night ice cream run with Paul and Dan. Then back to drinking wine and watching basketball!songsrme: Sipping some wine and watching the lakers redeem themselves with @msrenahSarahVick: red red wine, goes to my head… I should have listened to your advice UB40 – I am struuuuuggling today.rickbitch: there was not wine, no kiss, but he is so sweet!!do i have to give up?thejackwu: Unwinding with some wine and goat’s milk brie while watching Eagle Eye and daydreaming about the weekend.4lana: @laurenwendel That’s funny. I didn’t even intend that to sound negative. I just like wine and fire is neat. (just don’t burn my house down)SusieSprinkle: is not gonna make it til12:00…darn you wine!TwitterDoodle by The Lessnau Lounge
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Big Red Rivalry – East Bay Express
Big Red Rivalry
East Bay Express, CA
By Blair Campbell Oenophiles are used to thinking of Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon as friendly rivals, given the similarities in their French origins and flavor profiles, and the fact that they're usually neck-and-neck in the race to be the …