And finally, Patrick Llerena of Iridesse Winery Consulting joins in, talking about our dear ... it, tell a friend! Mentions in this episode: Snooth.com [link ] Iridesse Wines [link ] Iridesse...

Josephus. Back now! Iridesse was well received by one of DC’s top winemongers, Tony at Cleveland ... Iridesse Wines the same TLC that helped my In-Laws’ winery get its start. It is always great to catch up ... , and MoCo can finally get their fix of Iridesse! If you know of a restaurant or retailer in the area that must have Iridesse, contact Flavius at flavius@yahoo.com. Malia and her grandparents...

After my little jaunt down to Los Angeles (seeOenophilia - Selling Wine in L.A. ), I came home to the arms of my adoring wife. Why so affectionate and adoring, you ask? In the course of four days, I had sold more Iridesse that in the last six years combined. That means that soon more people will have heard of us than ever before. That includes our national fan/hate club that arose out...

European cultures have always introduced their children to wine early on. These children have learned that wine is a part of family life at table. They gradually added less wine to their water and soon they became parents who, in turn, did the same. I am of the opinion that ...

Patrick at Iridesse sent us word of this nice post about the rainy weather in Cali Wine Country. We read it and felt it was worth passing along. Go take a look at the Iridesse blog . If the Iridesse wines are as smooth and mellow as Patrick’s attitude, we think we’ll like them very much...

The wine for the night was a 2003 Iridesse Zinfandel Rose. Patrick and Genevieve brought this out to DC for us when they were in town a few months ago. The wine hails from the Russian River Valley, clocks in at 13% alcohol by volume, and the fruit comes from the Rodgers Family Vineyard. On the nose I found strawberry rhubarb pie, white pepper, orange, spice, red berries, and candied cherries...

Agent Red at the wine spies brought our 2001 Anam Cara Napa Valley in for a round of tasting and guess what? The Wine Spies gave us 90 points! Woo-Hoo! Not only do they have some extraordinary tastebuds - clearly - but they do have a really good thing going! ...

Randy waits for Kaz to sprint into the studio, and asks the first Wine Biz Radio Question of the Week! (you can leave your responses to the question here as comments, or go to their group on OpenWine Consortium ). When Kaz does race in, they start in with a variety of current events, field questions from both Patrick and Genevieve Llerena of Iridesse Wines (on different calls, even), get...

... some of his and Genevieve's current offerings from Iridesse wines, as well as through some of the wines Genevieve made while at Chateau Felice:Iridesse 2005 Lodi Albarino: 13% alcohol, $18. From Sueno...

... more of the 2003 Iridesse Zinfandel Rose! Why 2003??? Isn’t that too old for a fresh, young rose? This isn’t just some summertime, bubblegum wine cooler. As with many Iridesse wines, we used ... . The Iridesse 2003 Zinfandel Rose was gently pressed from naturally high-acid fruit, grown on a steep ... ! While it is a fantastic aperitif, the recently released Iridesse 2003 Zinfandel Rose is a knockout...