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Showing posts with label Rhone Rangers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Rhone Rangers. Show all posts
Friday, April 1, 2022

Lip Stinging Picpoul From California's Central Coast

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The imaginary Bonny Doon timeline stretches from a 1954 decree in Chateauneuf-du-Pape, which banned aliens from landing their flying cigars ...
Monday, July 9, 2018

Get Offa My Grapevines!

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It's the 30th anniversary vintage of Bonny Doon Vineyard's flagship wine, Le Cigare Volant .  Bonny Doon, the Santa Cruz-based win...
Wednesday, June 10, 2015

A Pair Of Cigares

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It is sometimes remarkable to taste the same wine from different vintages back to back. In the case of Bonny Doon Vineyards ’ Le Cigare Vo...
Friday, September 26, 2014

Wine Event: Rhone Rangers Los Angeles 2014

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Early September held a great treat for Los Angeles lovers of the Rhône style of wine.  The Rhône Rangers convened for their annual SoCal ...
Friday, July 19, 2013

The Rhone Rangers L.A. Wine Event 2013

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California is well populated with wine grapes of other regions - varieties from all over the world seem to wind up in California soil.  Su...
Monday, July 23, 2012

Summer Wine: Bonny Doon Le Cigare Blanc 2010

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When I ran into Bonny Doon Vineyard’s founder and President For Life, Randall Grahm , at the Los Angeles Rhone Rangers tasting event, he ...
Friday, June 8, 2012

Rhone Rangers Los Angeles 2012

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"From out of the west with the speed of light and a hearty ‘hi-yo Cinsault’..." There was no clatter of hooves beating upon ...
Thursday, August 25, 2011

RHONE RANGERS WINE TASTING 2011, SANTA MONICA

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The posse of  Rhone Rangers  rode into Santa Monica, California on August 7.  They were on a mission.  With the 22 grape varieties of th...
Thursday, August 12, 2010

RHONE RANGERS WINE TASTING 2010, SANTA MONICA

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The organization which devotes its efforts toward the furtherment of the 22 grape varieties of France's Rhone Valley rolled into Sa...