. .

Wine News: What I’m Reading the Week of 10/11/26

Hello and welcome to my weekly roundup of the wine stories that I find of interest on the web. I spend each week exploring the internet for everything published about wine online, and here’s all the stuff that I think would be worth your valuable time. Masked robbers steal wine worth over $5m from top Italian vineyardBiggest wine theft ever, …

Read More »

EHLERS ESTATE DRY CREEK

Two nights ago, it was hotter than Hades. I could smell a sniff of smoke in the air and had to investigate. We can never be too prepared. It was from Lake County… 58 miles far away. When air travels, my nose just knows that fire aroma has arrived, given fire evacuation experiences. I put […] The post EHLERS ESTATE …

Read More »

Cacophony of Wines

My daughters were raised on Barbies. During those autumn days, when the girls would go to bed, I’d get out one of my tiniest number crochet hooks, and follow a pattern for Barbie clothes. It would take hours to create one dress… It was like the lost art of tatting, if you know what that […] The post Cacophony of …

Read More »

VALDO PROSECCO

Dear AI, Our syncing in AI? We’re not quite there yet? Me to Jose Diaz: via our Facebook Messenger: “Do you want any more of these bubble?” BUBBLES: Valdo Marca Oro, Prosecco, Doc, Brut, we had it yesterday, and hadn’t finish it. https://www.facebook.com/valdo.spumanti Today is another day, and another bubbly opportunity. Still delicious, quenching my […] The post VALDO PROSECCO …

Read More »

Dear California Winery Executives:

Do you have an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) on your premises? Are your vineyards Sustainable? Is your winery Sustainable? BIG QUESTION: Are your people sustainable? Aha! There’s no badge, per se, for that… BUT, if an AED is hanging on your wall, it speaks volumes. Do you know you can get an AED for FREE? […] The post Dear California …

Read More »

Estate Argyros 2020 Cuvée Monsignori, a product is Santorini Greece.

Here we go, off on a gastronomic adventure, with an Estate Argyros 2020 Cuvée Monsignori, a product is Santorini Greece. Alcohol is 14.5 % by volume, just for the record. Back label, since most of us are learning here, “The vines of Monsignori. The oldest Assyrtiko vines of the estate. The vines of Mon Signor […] The post Estate Argyros …

Read More »

Tasting a Bit of California Wine History

I had the good fortune last week of being invited to the home of a wine collector in San Francisco who is obsessed with older California wines. Over a home-cooked meal, he pulled treasure after treasure out of his cellar for his guests to taste blind. While I have had the privilege to taste some California wines dating back to …

Read More »

Louis Bernard and Domaine Paul Jaboulet Aîné

From Lyon to the Rhône, Rhône being just south of Lyon. Some consider Lyon the food capital of the world… From French Onion Soup to a Roasted Chicken, wines to match and enjoy! 2022 Côtes du Rhône: Louis Bernard and Domaine Paul Jaboulet Aîné, Wondrous… https://www.wine-blog.org/…/cote-du-rhone-2022…/ A bit about the Rhône Valley on my wine […] The post Louis Bernard …

Read More »

Avant les verres…

Anthony Desruelles has added a photo to the pool: Source : https://www.flickr.com/photos/144343893@N07/55583399540/in/pool-52609756@N00

Read More »

BORDEAUX CHATEAU pUYANCHE GRAND VINE- MAY 15

2015 Bordeaux: Chateaux Puyanché Grand Vin de Bordeaux A.O.C. Francs Cotes de Bordeaux (Right Bank) is 80 percent Merlot and 20 percent Cabernet Sauvignon. The alcohol is 14.5 percent. There is no grand story on this bottle of the wine’s BACK LABEL. But, the grand story for me was that this bottle is already eight […] The post BORDEAUX CHATEAU …

Read More »

Grapes on the Vine

AnnaLittleAlice has added a photo to the pool: Grapes ready to be harvested near Achkarren im Kaiserstuhl. Source : https://www.flickr.com/photos/182940659@N06/55581551672/in/pool-52609756@N00

Read More »

Ettore.wine, called “Signature.”

This bottle of wine recently arrived as a sample, from Ettore.wine, called “Signature.” Very clever label, all upper case with one lower case. It reminds me that nothing is perfect in life, and that has slowed me down from trying to be. It also gives me permission to forgive those who aren’t, when my expectation […] The post Ettore.wine, called …

Read More »

Achkarren im Kaiserstuhl

AnnaLittleAlice has added a photo to the pool: The village of Achkarren in the German Kaiserstuhl mountain range. Source : https://www.flickr.com/photos/182940659@N06/55582989455/in/pool-52609756@N00

Read More »

Vineyard

ewePixelMonger has added a photo to the pool: From a recent visit to the Lumos Winery, located west of Philomath, Oregon. Source : https://www.flickr.com/photos/ewepixelmonger/55579790858/in/pool-52609756@N00

Read More »

Dégradé de vignes

Anthony Desruelles has added a photo to the pool: Source : https://www.flickr.com/photos/144343893@N07/55579597224/in/pool-52609756@N00

Read More »

Grappe de raisin

Boubs2001 has added a photo to the pool: Beaune – bourgognes et environ Source : https://www.flickr.com/photos/boubs2001/55564899398/in/pool-52609756@N00

Read More »