I had one full day to spend in Murphys so I wanted to make the most of it. Murphys boasts around 20 wineries these days, which made it impossible to visit anywhere near all of them…but I sure took a shot at it! Sadly, I failed miserably, but the wineries I did manage to visit [...]
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The Fricken I arrived in CA on 10.22 and immediately hopped in my (crappy) rental car to make my way up to Calaveras County. Calaveras County you say? Where’s that and why would you want to go there? Easy. Calaveras County is located in the foothills of the Sierra Nevadas, about 2 hours slightly north [...]
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I took 400+ pictures at the Wine Blogger Conference. I’ll share a few today from day two of the event.Sara Lee tells us about her vineyards. Grapes at Sara Lee’s Vineyards (they were tasty I tried them as we hiked).One of the winemakers talks about his wine at the lunch after the hike.Jill of Domiane547 [...]
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I’m not quite sure where to even begin to start talking about the Wine Blogger Conference I just attended. I have so much to tell you about new wines I tasted, new wine services I learned about that you need to know about, sharing the joys of social media with folks who are just starting [...]
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Well I have no idea, but it sure tastes good when it comes from Twisted Oak. I picked the 2004 Twisted Oak Murgatroyd to drink on one of the first truly “crisp” days around these parts. Even though the weather hasn’t quite caught up yet, I’m feeling the red wine season pull pretty strongly these [...]
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I pulled out the 2007 Thomas Fogarty Rose of Barbera from Fiddletown Vineyards to drink the other night. I picked this up at the winery while Russ and I were tasting for $22. It had a real cork closure and clocked in at 14.1% alcohol by volume. I loved this at the tasting and the [...]
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You may be wondering, what exactly is The Great Whatsit? And where does it come from? How did I get it? Well I’ll answer all that for you! The Great Whatsit is a Domain547 selection and this year it is a 2005 Syrah from Santa Ynez Valley. Domaine547 intends to have a Great Whatsit bottled [...]
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My long-awaited trip to CA for the Wine Blogger’s Conference is finally here! I am joining 173 bloggers, wine folks, and other industry participants for 3 days of tasting, blogging, and good old fashioned fun in Santa Rosa. Being that my trips to CA are few and far between, I’ve decided to take a few [...]
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*Disclaimer: I received this wine as a sample from Bin Ends Wine so I could participate in Twitter Taste Live Ah, the last of the Hugels. I’ve written about the other 3 bottles we tasted for Twitter Taste Live, so it’s time to round that out with the fourth Hugel wine from the Bin Ends [...]
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Even though the 90 degree weather doesn’t seem to be supporting my theory that it’s actually fall here, I’m still digging the big red wines after a summer of lovely light whites and roses. Do for the evening, I picked a bottle of the 2006 Alderbrook Old Vine Zinfandel. It’s from Dry Creek Valley, clocks [...]
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