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Great Wines For Valentine’s Day — and a Surprisingly Good Super Bowl Wine

James Brock — Thu, 10 Feb 2022 00:36:06 +0000

Looking for some wines for weekend dinners, or Valentine’s Day, perhaps? My tasting schedule was interrupted recently while I was out of the country — though I did sample some good Mexican wines (more on that later) — but I’m back in the sw...

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New Zealand Wine Wiz Nick Goldschmidt on the Surprisingly Easy Secret to a Lifetime of Good Drinking

James Brock — Thu, 30 Sep 2021 00:19:19 +0000

I like to talk about wine with people who share my passion for it. We open bottles, we trade stories about travel and soil types, terroir and residual sugar, and we talk of taste and food and restaurants. We recommend wines to one another, we drink, an...

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Giving Up the Doctor Track for a Life in Wine — This Winemaker Found a New Unexpected Path at Michigan State

James Brock — Thu, 01 Apr 2021 20:31:55 +0000

I love to talk about wine with people who share my passion for it. We open bottles, we trade stories about travel and soil types, terroir and residual sugar, and we talk of taste and food and restaurants. We recommend wines to one another, we drink, an...

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What You Should be Drinking — These Somerston Cabs Bring Napa Home

James Brock — Tue, 02 Mar 2021 01:35:47 +0000

Another day, another virtual tasting. . . and I’m smiling as I write this. The long-distance gatherings have been abundant since COVID-19 turned the world upside down, and while some have been better than others — that’s the way of life, no? — almost a...

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Napa’s House of Wine — Jeff Cole On Life at the Stunning Sullivan Rutherford Estate

James Brock — Tue, 12 Jan 2021 01:36:03 +0000

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Your Cheap Wine Find — Chilean Reds Under $22 That Will Impress

James Brock — Fri, 04 Dec 2020 01:19:11 +0000

A recent tasting featured two wines from Chile that I’m making sure will be in my holiday rotation. I tasted them on their own, and drank them with a standing rib roast, with which they were ideal pairings. The wines are made by Viña Baron Philippe de ...

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The Wine Introvert — Joshua Maloney on Cabernet Sauvignon, COVID and a Seattle Gem

James Brock — Mon, 09 Nov 2020 22:44:12 +0000

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Mel Brooks’ Favorite Wine — The Iconic Star Helped Boost This Winery and Now You Get a Rare Chance to Taste it in Texas

James Brock — Mon, 02 Nov 2020 13:18:10 +0000

Do you have your tickets for PaperCity‘s CellarSelect yet? This special Napa Valley wine tasting event is no ordinary virtual affair. Mark your calendar for November 12, because it’s a red-letter day for oenophiles. Four top Napa Valley wine producers,...

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One Complex Wine Woman — Bibiana González Rave on Studying in France, Finding California and Fifty Shades

James Brock — Fri, 30 Oct 2020 11:59:25 +0000

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Rolando Herrera’s Amazing Life Story and the Wine That Came From It

James Brock — Wed, 28 Oct 2020 14:36:37 +0000

Rolando Herrera’s story has been told many times, and it is certainly a tale worth knowing. What follows is a summary, a relaying of the highlights of a remarkable life, because this piece is about the 2016 Mi Sueño syrah (Napa Valley). First, the man ...

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This Napa Valley Winery Makes Cabernet Sauvignon With Love — Now You Get a Rare Chance to Taste Di Costanzo’s Magic in Texas

James Brock — Wed, 28 Oct 2020 00:50:15 +0000

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Napa Valley Winery Couple Embraces a Special Tasting Event That Will Bring Their Wines Right to Your Door in Texas

James Brock — Fri, 23 Oct 2020 17:34:36 +0000

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The Real Story of Priest Ranch, Somerston Estate and Two Bottles of Wine Worth Pursuing

James Brock — Sat, 10 Oct 2020 03:01:08 +0000

James Joshua Priest was his name, and he was a gold prospector. In 1869, he established Priest Ranch, in Napa Valley, 660 acres in an area then known as Soda Valley. (Priest, who died in 1896, at 70 years of age, had nine sons, and for a while marketed...

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A Walking Wine Encyclopedia — Inside the Head of Joel Aiken

James Brock — Tue, 31 Mar 2020 21:29:10 +0000

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This Spanish Winemaker’s California Cabernet Sauvignon is Definitely Worthy — the Magical History (and Future) of Ehlers Estate

James Brock — Thu, 12 Mar 2020 12:39:17 +0000

Visiting a winery is never a bad idea, especially when it’s one whose wines you respect and enjoy. You can talk to the winemaker, perhaps sit down with the proprietor and taste some back vintages. Taking in the surroundings, the vineyards and cel...

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Sonoma County Wine Picks That Will Make Any California Grapes Fanatic Swoon

James Brock — Thu, 20 Feb 2020 02:54:10 +0000

Zeke Neeley, the winemaker at Kenwood Vineyards, loves Sonoma County. When he was a boy, long before he knew anything about wine, Neeley — who grew up in Daly City, in the San Francisco Bay area — would often visit his grandparents, who lived in Sonoma...

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Napa Valley Wine Guru Makes This Triple Threat Restaurant a Must-Visit

James Brock — Tue, 28 Jan 2020 00:09:41 +0000

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Shaking Up Your Wine Game — Drop the California Cabernet Crutch for a Bordeaux Blend

James Brock — Tue, 21 Jan 2020 19:56:33 +0000

You want something to pair with the Beef Wellington you plan to serve at dinner, having begun the evening with Cava. Your five guests are accustomed to drinking California Cabernet, and while there is definitely nothing wrong with that at all, you want...

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Texan Turned California Grapes Guru Has Cried and Army-Man Crawled for Good Wine

James Brock — Mon, 23 Dec 2019 17:19:43 +0000

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Texan Turned California Grapes Guru Has Cried and Army-Man Crawled for Good Wine

James Brock — Mon, 23 Dec 2019 17:19:43 +0000

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