OK, so it's just a mention halfway down of our participation in the Lake Tahoe Food Wine Fest, and it's already over - still, we've never before been mentioned in the same breath as Silver Oak (or Kermit Lynch, for...

Forum: Food....and Wine Posted By: John Misko Post Time: 06-06-2007 at 11:08 PM

Spent the middle of this week bopping around Reno with our local rep, the lovely Gabri. I ... advantage of if you live around (or plan to visit) the greater Reno-Sparks area! Here goes: Rapscallion Seafood House and Bar (877-932-3700) in Reno is bringing in our 2005 Petite Sirah . I'm told ... (2005 in this case) is Fine Vines (775-787-6300) in Reno. If I recall correctly, Tom also stocks...

Forum: Social Hall Posted By: Roberto Giovanni Rogness Post Time: 04-27-2008 at 02:54 AM

Tall tales I stare out the window at a woman’s thigh. It’s not what one might think – she’s fully clothed – but it is rather remarkable: here I am sitting in a car, and there’s a woman walking by whose waist is actually above my sightline. Who is this Amazon? Someone from the WNBA, perhaps? I lean closer to the window, look up. Way up. It’s Janet Reno. OK, so it’s not quite the celebrity...

I went to the ASEV convention in Reno last Wednesday, not for any of the seminars but for the trade show. I was on a barrel quest - looking for oak for the 2007 harvest - several of the cooperages had reps there with info on their barrels and some had wines that had been aged in specific barrels to taste and compare. I’m thinking of acquiring a lot of Canton barrels - 36 month air-dried staves...

The 2007 Annual Meeting will continue to emphasize a more individualized program with varied technical levels from scientific research to fundamental practice. The 58th Annual Meeting will take place at the Grand Sierra Resort (previously Reno Hilton) in Reno, Nevada on June 19 - 22, 2007. Program features include: REGISTRATION STILL OPEN! Managing Wild Bacterial Flora Symposium...

Forum: Wine Talk Posted By: Steve Timko Post Time: 01-27-2007 at 11:14 AM

Wait! Stop! Reverse that. - Willy Wonka, one of my personal heroes...Between a charity tasting in Reno and a big wine dinner back here in Murphys, my blogging schedule has been blown all to crap. So let's tell you about...

The 2007 Annual Meeting will continue to emphasize a more individualized program with varied technical levels from scientific research to fundamental practice. The 58th Annual Meeting will take place at the Grand Sierra Resort (previously Reno Hilton) in Reno, Nevada on June 19 - 22, 2007.  Program features include: Managing Wild Bacterial Flora Symposium, O2...