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New Employment with Pax Wine Cellars
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Well, it certainly has been a while since I have written. I have been a bit preoccupied with a new position: winemaker of Pax Wine Cellars. Perhaps you’ve seen some ...

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Posted 14 weeks ago by Tyler
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Alcohol Revisited (again?): Humble Pie for That Guy?
Filed under: Enology, Tastings

In the Ven 110 Reader taught by Mark Matthews of UC Davis there is a chapter entitled “Myths and Critical Thinking in Viticulture” which at its close concludes that “being ...

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Posted 22 weeks ago by Tyler
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Wines I’d buy again: Moschofilero Boutari 2005
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On an unusally warm evening for Sonoma, we appropriately did a random tasting of less common whites. An eventful endeavour that saw some Chasselas Dore from Sonoma, Gruner Veltliner from ...

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Posted 22 weeks ago by Tyler
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Wines I’d buy again: MAN Vinters 2007 Chenin blanc
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I’ve been searching for quaffable white wine, gearing up for this summer’s warm weather drinking. My last post regards the tasting that provided the impetus for this year’s search. I’ve ...

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Posted 25 weeks ago by Tyler
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What does Israeli Statehood have to do with winemaking?
Filed under: Enology, Miscellaneous

My viticulture and enology contemplation has now begun to invade one of my other joys: history. While I love a good novel, particularly “classic” literature, most of my reading leisure ...

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Posted 31 weeks ago by Tyler
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Here’s an example with Corks: Epistemology and Enology follow-up.
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"much has been written in the popular press on various aspects, such as the ability of wine to age under screw caps, the variability of the performance of corks, and ...

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Posted 36 weeks ago by Tyler
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You never know…
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…what a starting a blog might do. I am sincere when I say I started the blog to “provide impetus to attempt to synthesize [wine] information and find true [wine] ...

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Posted 39 weeks ago by Tyler
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Wines I’d buy again: Pax Griffin’s Lair, 2005, Sonoma Coast Syrah
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Pax Griffin’s Lair, 2005, Sonoma Coast Syrah Pax has been on my radar for a year, but I have not tried the few that are in my cellar. The wines ...

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Posted 39 weeks ago by Tyler
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Wine I’d buy again: Washington Merlot
Filed under: Merlot, Tastings, Wine I'd Buy Again

We recently had an interesting Washington Merlot tasting that featured wines predominately from the Chateau St. Michelle wine group. Two wines stood out to me and both seemed worthy of ...

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Posted 42 weeks ago by Tyler
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Epistemology and Enology: a philosophical reflection on how we gain and use knowledge in the wine industry.
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People love the phrase In vino veritas I imagine because it rolls off the tougne so well, but additionally because of its witty reference to that muscle’s loosening when much ...

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Posted 46 weeks ago by Tyler
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