Sangiovese

13 Oct

Posted at 09:54h in Angullong, Australia, Chardonnay, Orange, Orange, Pinot Grigio, Pinot Noir, Reisling, Riesling, Sagrantino, Sangiovese, Shiraz, Tempranillo, Verdelho, Vermentino, Vineyard's and Winery's, Viognier, Wine and Food Pairings, Wine Road Trip, Wine Travel by
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Last spring, we found ourselves in Australia for the Wine Media Conference held in the Hunter Valley.  Well really, last fall for us in October, but it was spring in Australia and the Southern Hemisphere.   After the conference, we attended one of the sponsored post-conference...

05 May

Posted at 20:28h in Australia, Earth to Glass, Grapes and Varietal's, Mudgee, Sangiovese, Sparkling Wines, Vermentino, Vineyard Management, Vineyard's and Winery's, Wine Travel by
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It was sunset of our only full day in Mudgee New South Wales.  We headed out to meet Col Millot, the Viticulturist at First Ridge Vineyard on the south east side of the Mudgee Valley.  While viewing the sunset from their cellar door, we discussed...

02 Apr

Posted at 18:33h in Wine Makers, Cabernet Sauvignon, Grapes and Varietal's, Grenache, Nebbiolo, Sangiovese, Syrah, Terrior, Vineyard Management, Vineyard's and Winery's, Washington State, Wine Making, Yakima Valley by
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After checking out the Syrah out back, Seth walked us to the vines out front.  Here you walk between 2 vineyards, Kitzke's Candy Ridge vineyard and their neighbor Jim’s vineyard.  (You can read our previous piece in the back block here.) Boulders the size of VW buses! Out...

31 Mar

Posted at 17:50h in Yakima Valley, Cabernet Sauvignon, Grapes and Varietal's, Petit Verdot, Sangiovese, Syrah, Terrior, Vineyard Management, Vineyard's and Winery's, Washington State, Wine Road Trip, Wine Tasting by
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It was July 2019 and we were on summer whirlwind trip called #thescenicroute.  We had come from the beautiful Columbia Gorge region and were meeting Seth Kitzke at Candy Ridge Vineyard at Candy Mountain. We pulled in and up to the Kitzke Cellars tasting room, on...

21 May

Posted at 17:49h in Pinot Noir, Sangiovese, Social Wine, Vermentino, Wine and Food Pairings, Wine and Wine Pairings, Wine Events, Wine Tasting, Zinfandel by
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After our trip to the Central Coast, my friend RuBen asked if we wanted to do a wine & cheese party with him at his house.  Well of course!  RuBen is the hostess with the mostest and has a beautiful backyard.  He also knows wonderful...

30 Mar

Posted at 18:51h in Ballard Canyon, CA, Grapes and Varietal's, Grenache, Grenache Blanc, Malvasia Bianca, Marsanne, Mourvedre, Petit Sirah, Rousanne, Sangiovese, Santa Barbara County, Santa Ynez Valley, Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon, Syrah, Vineyard's and Winery's, Viognier, Wine Travel by
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Ballard Canyon is the newest of the AVA’s in Santa Barbara County, established in October of 2013.  This relatively small AVA encompassing only 7,800 acres sits at the center of the Santa Ynez Valley with Los Olivos to the North East and Solvang to the...

13 Aug

Posted at 19:01h in Merlot, Sangiovese, Temecula, CA, Vineyard's and Winery's, Wine and Food Pairings, Wine and Wine Pairings, Wine Tasting, Zinfandel by
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Wine is terrific, and when you pair it with food you can take it to another level.  Learning how to taste, decant and pair can be an exciting adventure. The journey today is with a Vertical of three vintages of Wiens Reflections red blend.  There are...

01 May

Posted at 15:58h in CA, Grapes and Varietal's, Merlot, Montepulciano, Petit Verdot, Primitivo, Sangiovese, Syrah, Temecula Winery's, Temecula, CA, Uncategorized, Vineyard's and Winery's, Wine and Food Pairings, Wine Tasting, Zinfandel by
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Wiens Family Cellars was having a Vertical tasting of their Reflections red blends and we couldn’t go…so we put together a vertical of our own.  We had the 2008, 2010 and the 2011.  These are of course blends, so they are all a little different,...

07 Mar

Posted at 17:11h in CA, Grapes and Varietal's, Merlot, Sangiovese, Temecula Winery's, Temecula, CA, Vineyard's and Winery's, Wine and Food Pairings by
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Driving down Rancho California Road in Temecula Wine Country, there is lots to look at.  Beautiful vineyards, wineries on all sides, but you won't be able to miss Pinnacle restaurant.  The rounded building sits on the hill top on just past Calle Contento Road.  The...

06 Mar

Posted at 15:48h in CA, Grenache Noir, Malbec, Petit Sirah, Petit Verdot, Sangiovese, Temecula Winery's, Temecula, CA, Uncategorized, Vineyard's and Winery's, Wine and Wine Pairings, Wine Makers, Wine Tasting, Wine Travel by
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Frangipani…for me I immediately think of the musical “South Pacific”.  Frangipani is the word they use for plumeria the island flower that I grew up making leis with in Hawaii.  So…I envisioned a tropical paradise.  I thought, this winery must be owned by someone creating...