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RARA for ZAZA

Zaza Puchilia of the Atlanta Hawks recently bought Eno Restaurant in Atlanta. Planning to stock it with Georgian (the country) wine, Zaza joins the list of Celebrity wino's. I am fifty on fifty on Georgian wine. With out a quality assurance program in place similar to the old world regions… Continue

Posted on October 31st, 2009 at 4:00pm — No Comments (Add)

Antonio Banderas Does Wine

Antonio Banderas has bought into the winery Anta Banderas. I have not scene their wines here on the west coast, but I am intrigued by anything from Ribiero Del Duero in western Spain. He seems to blend Cabernet and Merlot… Continue

Posted on October 17th, 2009 at 1:37pm — No Comments (Add)

How to Remove Wine Stains From Clothing

1.) Blot dry with a paper towel on both the front and back of stain. Note to self: Do not push hard because this will make the stain worse 2.) mix a small amount of laundry detergent (no bleach) with hydrogen peroxide in cold water and dunk the stain for one to two hours. 3.) If stain is still present, sprinkle kosher salt or baking soda over the stain and let sit for a few minutes. Wash away the salt with a damp cloth. 4.) Once complete with steps one to three wash normally with a washing ma… Continue

Posted on July 19th, 2009 at 12:47pm — 2 Comments (Add)

Keating Malbec... Best Malbec Outside of Mendoza

It is hard to compete with Mendoza, but Keating Wines makes a killer Malbec that reminds me of the southern hemisphere. The grapes are sourced from rockpile in northern Sonoma and there is clearly a good amount of sun and heat in the wine.… Continue

Posted on May 31st, 2009 at 9:51am — No Comments (Add)

Ridge, Cabernet/Merlot, Santa Cruz Mountains, 2004

I have only been lucky enough to try some of Ridge's Zinfindel's and two different Syrah's, but no Bordeaux Verietals from Santa Cruz. This guy is dense and dark with lots of length that seems to stretch out for a good twenty seconds. What made it a cut above my usual Cabernet was the… Continue

Posted on April 18th, 2009 at 10:31am — No Comments (Add)

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At 10:24am on October 22nd, 2008, Jean-Yves Landry said…
Check out some ORGANIC wine from San Francisco USA !

http://tinyurl.com/4bhxfq
At 2:36pm on July 12th, 2008, A Holmes said…
actually, here's the URL
http://yocheckthisjam.com/2008/07/the-kooks-crazy-gnarls-barkley-cover/
At 2:34pm on July 12th, 2008, A Holmes said…
Yo, Check this jam, bra

http://yocheckthisjam.com/2008/07/the-kooks-violet-hill-coldplay-cover/
At 11:45am on June 3rd, 2008, marina said…
What was the beautiful white wine we drank last night?? Delish
At 11:10am on May 23rd, 2008, Howell Mountain Vineyards - to the FACE! said…
The market is booming over there, but it is a matter of getting good wine over there. I know for a while there were not "Truth in Labeling" standards so anyone could slap California or Napa on their bottles. There was a lot of crap in the market being passed off as the "good stuff". Trade restricions are beginning to be less constraining so more wineries are beginning to take advantage.

We carry our wines, Screaming Eagle, Colgin and a whole slew of others. Making sure the Valley puts their best foot forward.
At 10:51am on May 23rd, 2008, Howell Mountain Vineyards - to the FACE! said…
Yeah, pretty much that's how we roll.

We own a store called "Napa Reserve" in Shanghai where we carry 60 Napa Valley brands and something like 150 different wines. Trying to bring some of the valley to China!
At 10:17am on May 23rd, 2008, Howell Mountain Vineyards - to the FACE! said…
Ugh. Sorry it has been crazy here, we had some guests from Shanghai TV. The winery is going to be closed this weekend since we will all be out of town. :(
At 7:34am on May 4th, 2008, Nicholas Votto said…
I'll check out the Cinque Terra vino and let you know. The best stuff of that area is north of Cinque Terra. We have a few interesting wines we may bring in from the area: Gavi di Gavi DOCG, Monferrato Rosso DOC, and of course the infamous Barbera's and Barolo's. If you want to get on our newsletter just let me know your e-mail address. We do a "wine of the month" section that's got good info. I joined the site b/c I'm friends with Matt Dichiara, he's from my town.
At 2:14pm on April 25th, 2008, A Holmes said…
just launched a 'cool sites' group. let me know if you have any other wine sites you want to recommend.

http://www.winetotheface.com/group/favoritesites
At 8:49am on April 24th, 2008, Mitch said…
Donati Family Vineyard of Course! I would also recommend (a few of my favs): Linne Calodo, Denner, Halter Ranch, Pipestone, the list can go on and on...
 
 

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