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Laura Ness: Veggies fresh from the field
The Salinas Californian Both the chardonnay and pinot hail from several Santa Lucia Highlands vineyards, including Pisoni Estate, Sobranes and Garys, and carry on like a solo actor reading all the parts of the script, with distinctive voices. These wines are nicely layered, … |
Month: April 2012
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Laura Ness: Veggies fresh from the field – The Salinas Californian
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Laura Ness: Veggies fresh from the field – The Salinas Californian
Laura Ness: Veggies fresh from the field
The Salinas Californian
So what if a mediocre merlot costs "only" $16? If it has less redeeming character than a stale box of Stoned Wheat Thins, who needs it? We all love bargains, so I'll turn you on to one: 2011 Omaka Springs sauvignon blanc from New Zealand. -
Laura Ness: Veggies fresh from the field – The Salinas Californian
Laura Ness: Veggies fresh from the field
The Salinas Californian
We all love bargains, so I'll turn you on to one: 2011 Omaka Springs sauvignon blanc from New Zealand. Not nearly as elegant and lacking the depth charge explosiveness of Wrath's 2011 "Ex Anima," this wine at $11 (BevMo) is gooseberry-grapefruit heaven … -
Laura Ness: Veggies fresh from the field – The Salinas Californian
Laura Ness: Veggies fresh from the field
The Salinas Californian
Mark cracked open a bottle of 2010 Fort Ross pinot, from the very northern reaches of the Sonoma Coast, a region so remote and ocean-blessed that it recently got its own American Viticultural Area: Fort Ross/Seaview. The wine immediately sends a smoky, … -
Laura Ness: Veggies fresh from the field – The Salinas Californian
Laura Ness: Veggies fresh from the field
The Salinas Californian
So what if a mediocre merlot costs "only" $16? If it has less redeeming character than a stale box of Stoned Wheat Thins, who needs it? We all love bargains, so I'll turn you on to one: 2011 Omaka Springs sauvignon blanc from New Zealand.