Syrah

24 Jul

Posted at 19:24h in Chardonnay, Grapes and Varietal's, Santa Barbara County, Social Wine, Syrah, Wine and Food Pairings, Wine Events, Wine Makers, Wine Tasting, Wine Varietals by
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I watched many Virtual tastings pop up and while I joined in on a few casually, I'd actually been too busy to do a proper Virtual Tasting. Then I saw a friend of mine post that he and his fiance got all dressed up...

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...

17 Jan

Posted at 18:58h in France, Champagne, Gewürztraminer, Grenache, Picpoul, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris, Pinot Meunier, Pinot Noir, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, Syrah, Terrior, Viognier, Wine and Food Pairings by
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This month the French Winophiles are diving into a French Wine 101.  It’s timely as we all enter our comments to the government in opposition to proposed 100% European wine tariffs.  (If you have not heard about this, I’ll post some links at the bottom...

31 Dec

Posted at 17:14h in Wine Tasting, Applegate Valley, Australia, Biodynamics in WIne, Cowhorn Wines, Grapes and Varietal's, Grenache, Gruner Veltliner, Mudgee, New South Wales, Oregon Wines, Owen Roe Winery, Picpoul, Quady North, Riesling, Shoalhaven, Southern Highlands, Sparkling Wines, Syrah, Terrior, Vineyard Management, Vineyard's and Winery's, Viognier, Walla Walla, Washington State, Willamette Valley, Wine and Food Pairings, Wine Education, Wine Events, Wine Makers, Wine Making, Wine Road Trip, Wine Travel, Yakima Valley by
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Years...

13 Dec

Posted at 16:41h in Washington State, Grapes and Varietal's, Syrah, Vineyard's and Winery's, Wine and Food Pairings, Yakima Valley by
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https://youtu.be/TPuJOD2-HgQ We kick off our 12 days of wine this season with a wine from Red Mountain Washington from the Hedges Family Estate. We had a wonderful visit with Sarah Hedges Goedhart this summer and after a lengthy tasting through many of their wines we...