Recent Site Updates
Wine Reviews
Winery Visits and Photo Journals
All About Cellars
Labels, Bottles, and Corks...Oh My!
Tips - Suggestions
Non-Wine-Related


GRAPE NOTES BLOG - July 21, 2008

Book Review: The Battle for Wine and Love OR How I Saved the World from Parkerization.

Just back from a recent trip to Cognac and Bordeaux!

New Book Review: The Billionaire's Vinegar.

Steve Christle tries out some more of the 2005 Bordeaux.

Videos! All of the GrapeRadio videos have now been added to Grape-Nutz. You can find them here, organized geographically.


WINES AND WINERIES -

Ken Zinns visits some Central Coast wineries...

Tom Hill tastes some Calif Burgundies, and Wash State Rhones...

Ken Zinns tours Livermore Valley and Lodi, in a comprehensive report on the wines from both areas. And, I tag along - just to keep things interesting...

Tom Hill tastes some Italian varietals, some Charbono & Tempranillo, some new Pinots, and some big/bad Syrahs. Plus, Tom's usual "short & boring" compendium of misc note for the half-year
...

Paul Lin and I taste through the 2005 Kosta Browne Pinots...

Frank Murray III hits the trail for some Pinot and Syrah visits up north...


Grape-Nutz

COVER PHOTO - JULY, 2008

Old Vine Zinfandel in Lodi, CA. Ever since Creedence Clearwater Revival sang "Oh Lord, stuck in Lodi again," the not-so-small Central Valley town has had to live it down. But, they've had a secret all these years...
(continue...)

QUOTABLE -

On higher alcohol levels: "where the higher-alcohol wines are popular, the issue of percentages almost never comes up. Their popularity is due to the name recognition. To a certain degree, most people assume that wines are all the same, and they're looking at taste." Aaron Foster, wine director, Adega Restaurant and Wine Bar, Denver

UPCOMING WINE EVENTS -

10th ANNUAL WINEMAKERS COOKOFF -
Paso Robles
- August 9, 2008, 6-9pm.

Enjoy an evening of relaxed good times under the stars at the luxurious River Oaks Hot Springs and Spa (formerly Paso Robles Hot Springs and Spa). Come out to meet over 25 of the best winemaker-chefs, and taste the tempting fare with the wines the chefs have selected to pair with their culinary creations. Tickets are available for this unique evening of food and wine in the company of the region's very best winemakers are only $75 per person. ...
(continue...)


Grape-Nutz.com - Copyright © 1993 - 2008, Eric Anderson
All rights reserved - No original material may be reproduced without written consent 
Mail - Comments - Eric Anderson

Want to know more about wine? Check out these fine websites