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Montinore Estate Vineyards Entrance

Willamette Valley, OR Oregon Wines Vineyard's and Winery's Willamette Valley Wine Education Wine Travel

Montinore Estate – About the wines

December 13, 2018

Presqu'ile WInery Hilltop, Santa Maria Valley

CA Cellar Practices Earth to Glass from Dirt to Glass Gravity Flow Wineries Key to Wine Country Santa Barbara County Santa Maria Terrior Vineyard Management Vineyard's and Winery's Wine Events Wine Makers Wine Making Wine Philosophy 101

Presqu’ile Winery, Key to Wine Country Weekend – Pinot Noir

September 12, 2014

Tablas Creek Soil

Paso Robles, CA Terrior Vineyard's and Winery's

One facet of Paso Robles “Terroir” – lets start with the dirt.

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Just felt the need to share a little green in the

Just felt the need to share a little green in the feed. Loki talked us into going into the backyard last night. After the sun went down it was a cool 99 degrees with a warm breeze. Not so bad! It was good to be outside!

Do you like Vinho Verde? _____ On Crushed Grape C

Do you like Vinho Verde?
_____ On Crushed Grape Chronicles today, 5 things I learned about Vinho Verde and a couple of pairings.
_____ One of our pairing was a fish taco! This was tortilla crusted tilapia, with an Asian cabbage slaw and mango and corn salsa.
_____ It went beautifull with the Caiu a Noite Vinho Verde we had!
____ Do you have a favorite summer go to wine and pairing? #WinePW
#VinhoVerde
#WinesofPortugal
#summersippers
#food&wine goths
#youcansipwithus

Much better! It wasn't just me. My recipe needed

Much better! It wasn't just me. My recipe needed tweeking. They were taller when they first came out of the oven!
______ #betterthesecondtimearound
#bakingwins
#icanmakeasouffle
#whatdidipairwithit?

I made my first soufflé today! ______ It didn't

I made my first soufflé today!
______ It didn't go so well. So I treated myself to a glass of the @larnerwine 2017 Unconformity.
______ This wine is lovely. It's a 50/50 co-fermented blend of Malvasia Bianca and Viognier.
______ Go ahead...swipe to the 2nd photo.
______ My roux was tight, I had trouble with whipping my egg whites, I got the ramekins filled then realized I had forgot to add the cheese! Then I put them in the oven on convection bake. (You're not supposed to do that).
______ Oh well, know what? I have more ingredients, and now I know what not to do! Prepare for glorious soufflés tomorrow!
______ For now, I'll enjoy my Unformity with some non-conforming souffle. It still tastes good!
______ #bakingfails
#theresalwaystomorrow
#winewillfixit

Unretouched. Tomato poached cod, rosemary potatoe

Unretouched. Tomato poached cod, rosemary potatoes and a salad.
_________ What wine did I pair with this?
_________ Your favorite summer porch sipper Vinho Verde.
_________ The details will be out Friday followed by a full discussion with the #WinePW crew on Saturday morning at 8 am Pacific time on Twitter!
_________ I only skimmed the surface. I can't wait to learn more about this region.
________ Are you a fan of Vinho Verde?

This past week was a bit of a blur, writing, resea

This past week was a bit of a blur, writing, researching and doing a bunch of online wine webinars. Mid week we needed a break.
_______ This was our view from the Lower Meadow in Lee Canyon at Mt. Charleston.
________ We grabbed two chairs and a couple of tuna sandwiches and parked ourselves under a tree.
________ We listened to birds, watched ground squirrels, and just breathed in some fresh air.
________ It was decidedly cooler there at a lovely 90 degrees! We returned home to 110! We are so grateful to have this place just a 30 minute drive away.
________ Do you have a place nearby where you can social distance and enjoy some fresh air?

Do you remember me mentioning the pairings for tho

Do you remember me mentioning the pairings for those 2 rosatos, yesterday?
_______ The first photo is pallotte cac e ove (cheese and egg balls). This is a traditional dish of Abruzzo Italy to go with our Cerasuolo d'Abruzzo.
_______ The second dish is an orecchiette pasta "little ears" traditional in Puglia. Typically made with turnip tops of broccoli rabe. We did ours with baby broccoli and cherry tomatoes. It also has parmesan & lemon zest. This went with our rosato from Puglia.
______ What's in your glass to keep you cool and happy this weekend? _______ #ItalianFWT
#Italianwines
#rosato
#youcansipwithus
#winelovers
#winepairings
#pallottecaceove
#orecchiette

Remember those two rosatos I posted about a while

Remember those two rosatos I posted about a while back? Well it's time!
_______ New today on Crushed Grape Chronicles is our piece on these two wines and the pairings we did! (I'll share more about those pairings soon!)
_______ Do you love Italian rosato? Tomorrow morning the Italian Food Wine and Travel Group will take to Twitter to discuss Italian rosatos in their many forms.
________ You can join the conversation! Just follow and use the hashtag #ItalianFWT. We will be chatting live at 11am Eastern time!
_______ Do you have a favorite Italian rosato?

It's been a while, but I needed to tell you how am

It's been a while, but I needed to tell you how amazing our Pour in the Alley experience was!
_____ Back in May we attended a virtual tasting called @pourinthealley presented by Fergusons Downtown, @fergusonsdowntown here in Vegas with wines from @garagiste_lv , cheese from @curedandwhey and with winemaker Greg Brewer of @brewerclifton !
______ It was an amazing evening tasting and talking about his Diatom Chardonnay and his Ex Post Facto Syrah.
______ We even had a little drive by visit from Greg's wife Sonja of @casadumetzwines .
______ These Pour in the Alley events are not just about wine! They run the gamut of tasty beverages and are well worth checking out if you are in Vegas!
______ Read the rest over on Crushedgrapechronicles.com
______ What great local businesses have you been supporting lately?

What is in your glass this #winewednesday ? _____

What is in your glass this #winewednesday ?
_____ Mine is filled with 2 lush and rich rosatos from Italy.
_____ Both from the Montepulciano grape.
_____ One is from Abruzzo, the other from Puglia.
_____ Both are stunning in their own way.
_____ That's all you get! We will be posting next weekend (July 31st) with the French #Winophiles. At that point you will get all the deets. And the amazing pairings...
_____ #ItalianRosatos
#indigenousitaliangrapes
#youcansipwithus
@valentinapassalacqua
@agricolacirelli
#roseallday
#winophiles
#winestagram
#happywinewednesday
#cerasuolodabruzzo

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