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Sangiovese Punchdowns
Filed under: sangiovese, winemaking
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Posted 7 weeks ago by Noah Dorrance
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Sangio Sorting
Filed under: out west wines, sangiovese, winemaking

On Monday night the grapes for my yet-to-be-named wine arrived at the winery. As many of you already know, the grapes I'm using for the base of my wine are ...

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Posted 8 weeks ago by Noah Dorrance
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Lily Oliver at El Molino

Grabbed this a few months back but hadn't posted it. El Molino makes some sensational chards and pinots. I'm especially infatuated with their pinots.El Molino was one of the oldest ...

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Posted 10 weeks ago by Noah Dorrance
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Yecla? You betcha!

Its good to have friends in the biz. Last night my buddy Baron pulled together a little tasting of nearly 60 wines from the Eric Solomon collection. Everybody else brought ...

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Posted 10 weeks ago by Noah Dorrance
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Saturday morning we woke up ...

Saturday morning we woke up in the Holiday Inn Express in the tourist trap dutch town of Solvang, CA. Our five hour drive, with an hour intermission for dinner at ...

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Posted 10 weeks ago by Noah Dorrance
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Due to the run of ...

Due to the run of warm dry weather in Northern California and the Central Coast, harvest is in full on schwing here at Crushpad. Overall the fruit has looked really ...

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Posted 11 weeks ago by Noah Dorrance
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A few days ago I ...

A few days ago I was able to climb up on the sorting line and get up close an intimate with some pinot grapes. This pinot I sorted on Wednesday ...

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Posted 12 weeks ago by Noah Dorrance
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Three Decades of La Jota Cab Franc
Filed under: Cabernet Franc, California

Last night I went to a taste seminar as part of the Slow Food Nation weekend. The topic was Howell Mountain and a tasting of Cab Francs from La Jota. ...

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Posted 13 weeks ago by Noah Dorrance
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First Grapes
Filed under: California, Chardonnay, Crushpad

Today at Crushpad we welcomed the arrival of the first grapes of 2008. A couple of tons each of chardonnay (from somewhere in Lodi) and Sauvignon Blanc from Grassini Vineyard ...

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Posted 13 weeks ago by Noah Dorrance
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2005 Michel Sarrazin Givry "Sous La Roche"
Filed under: Pinot Noir, Red Burgundy

Last night I enjoyed another beautiful 2005 Burgundy. Almost everything I've had for the vintage, from simple bourgogne to grand cru's (although far less accessible right now), have been stupendous. ...

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Posted 22 weeks ago by Noah Dorrance
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