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How I'm feeling today... It National Drink Wine Da

How I'm feeling today... It National Drink Wine Day and my glass is empty! I have to work tonight and I have an early early flight in the morning. So...you guys should all drink a glass for me!
What are you drinking today to celebrate? #youcansipwithus
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Spent Valentine's Day with my two best guys! Hope

Spent Valentine's Day with my two best guys! Hope everyone out there spent the day with the one's you care about! (And with a great glass of wine...or something tasty)
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Pew pew...it's a Pistoleta kind of day! This 2017

Pew pew...it's a Pistoleta kind of day! This 2017 Rhône style blend is Roussanne, Marsanne, Viognier and Grenache Blanc from @quadynorth
Citrus pith, a little chalk, citrus that melds from tart and bright to more mellow (meyer style). The nose mellows into more Viognier with the honeysuckle coming through the nose while the tartness continues.
Refreshing, bold, and pairs nicely with some spanakopita.
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Live on Crushed Grape Chronicles now is our piece

Live on Crushed Grape Chronicles now is our piece in conjunction with the French #winophiles
Inspired by Jason Wilson's book "Godforsaken Grapes: A Slightly tipsy journey theough the world of strange, obscure and underappreciated wine", we did a virtual visit to Savoie.
We opened a 2013 Apremont from Les Rocailles-Pierre Boniface.
This wine is primarily made from the grape jacquère. We paired with a variety of traditional alpine fare from the region.
Join us with the rest of the French #Winophiles at 8am PST on twitter (follow #winophiles) as we discuss a variety of "Godforsaken Grapes" from France! #godforsakengrapesbook
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How we roll this #winewednesday ! A Red blend by t

How we roll this #winewednesday ! A Red blend by the wonderful Sarah Hedges Goedhart at @hedgeswine and an Old Telegram (Mourvedre) by Randall Grahm at Bonny Doon! Delicious!
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What are those? They are r'zoles (rissoles). It's

What are those? They are r'zoles (rissoles). It's puff pastry filled with apple compote and brushed with egg yolks. We paired them with our indigenous "godforsaken grape" variety wine that you can read all about it this weekend with our post with the #winophiles!
Join us at 8 am PST on Saturday follow #Winophiles on twitter to join the conversation and hear about some grapes and wines you may not have heard of before!
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Our pairings with the Shiraz from @robertsteinwine

Our pairings with the Shiraz from @robertsteinwinery and the Syrah from @larnerwine....
An assortment of cheeses, prosciutto, nuts and raspberries. Then a juicy burger topped with melted morbier and brown sugar bacon, curly spiced fries and a salad. (I mean we had to keep it healthy)
We finished it off with chocolate lava cakes and I got so excited, I forgot to take a shot until it was half way gone! LOL! #wineandfoodpairings
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Our California comparison [email protected] 2016

Our California comparison wine...@larnerwine 2016 Syrah. This wine was distinctly bigger than the Shiraz! (The Robert Stein shiraz sat at 13.5% abv, this wine sits at a robust 14.8%). This got decanted for a bit and could have used more.
BlackBerry, black cherry, eucalyptus and quite a bit of spice. There is also some barnyard funk that I find attractive in a syrah.
Next up...the pairings! #youcansipwithus
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Yes...more syrah or in this case a 2017 Shiraz Vio

Yes...more syrah or in this case a 2017 Shiraz Viognier from @robertsteinwinery in Mudgee, NSW Australia. This wine is elegant drifting toward an old world style while still having expressive fruit. It's silky and...not shy, but rather demure, with mint, red currant and fresh hay on the nose, cocoa and black fruit on the palate.
Pairings and a California comparison to follow! #youcansipwithus
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New on Crushed Grape Chronicles today...remember w

New on Crushed Grape Chronicles today...remember when we opened that Hedges 2013 Syrah and then a 2013 Le Pousseur syrah from Bonny Doon and I said I would share with you the pairings and the tasting comparison? Well I finally got around to it! It's on the site now! Loki was into the pairings for sure. #Wine
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The Hobbit Barrel at Illahe

February 7, 2019

Shot of the large barrel at Illahe with Kathy and Lowell.

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