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Antique Wine List Day: (1861) A nod to Jamie Goode

There is a very cool scan of the Berry Bros. & Rudd wine merchant list from 1909 over at Jamie Goode's Wine Blog aka the Wineanorak and I was inspired ...

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Posted 11 days ago by corkdork
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How are those Turley's doing? 2001 Dogtown Zinfandel (Lodi)

As I mentioned in a previous post, I have always had a soft-spot for Zinfandel and I have collected Turley Zinfandels since the 1999 vintage. I have a new shipment ...

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Posted 22 days ago by corkdork
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The Model Green Winery: Richard Sanford's Alma Rosa Winery & Vineyards

A couple of weeks ago, I found some videos about the Sanford's new venture, Alma Rosa wines on youtube and I was very struck by Richard Sanford's zen-master approach to ...

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Posted 23 days ago by corkdork
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Who knew that Dosas could be so easy?

Just a mini-post because I need to geek about Indian food for a second. One of my favorite foods on earth is the Dosa. Dosas are crepes made with Urad ...

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Posted 4 weeks ago by corkdork
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Coming Attraction: Sean Thackrey - Pleasure Architect Documentary

Once in a while my post-production life and wine writer life converge. I was flipping though an industry rag, "Millimeter" the other day and came across a press release for ...

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Posted 4 weeks ago by corkdork
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Terry Theise Grower Champagne Tasting 2008
Filed under: Tasting Notes - Wine

This is the season for Champagne, now for the retailers, and for consumers, the next 3 months for holiday celebrations. This is why there have been two spectacular Champagne tastings ...

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Posted 5 weeks ago by corkdork
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Buehler Napa Valley Zinfandel 2006

As loyal readers know, my first serious wine habit came in the form of Zinfandel. Though I drink far less zin than I used to, I still have a real ...

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Posted 5 weeks ago by corkdork
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Camino Restaurant and some BYO thoughts

Saturday, I was part of a four-top at Camino in Oakland --oh-so-delicious food and some tasty French treats (courtesy of their generous $15 corkage policy). First, some thoughts on bringing ...

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Posted 5 weeks ago by corkdork
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Louis M. Martini Cabernet: Sonoma vs. Napa

The Louis M. Martini winery is 75 years old this year and recently I did a mini blind tasting of the current releases of Cabernet Sauvignon. Before getting into the ...

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Posted 6 weeks ago by corkdork
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Delicious Croatian Find: Bibich Debit 2007

Just a quick post to let people know of a delicious white from Croatia made from the Debit grape from the Bibich vineyard. I got the word from Ryan at ...

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Posted 7 weeks ago by corkdork
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