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Wednesday, July 28, 2021

Dank And Sticky IPA

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San Diego County's The Hop Concept puts the sensation of their brews right on the label, right in the name.  Their beers all utilize ho...
Monday, July 26, 2021

Steve Austin's Broken Skull IPA

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Steve Austin's Broken Skull IPA comes from Los Angeles County's own El Segundo Brewing Company.  You may be familiar with their popu...
Friday, July 23, 2021

Blood Of The Vines - Drawing A Bead

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Pairing‌‌‌ ‌‌‌wine‌‌‌ ‌‌‌with‌‌‌ ‌‌‌movies!‌‌‌  ‌‌‌See‌‌‌ ‌‌‌the‌‌‌ ‌‌‌trailers‌‌‌ ‌‌‌and‌‌‌ ‌‌‌hear‌‌‌ ‌‌‌the‌‌‌ ‌‌‌fascinating‌‌‌ ‌‌‌comme...
Wednesday, July 21, 2021

Cask and Kettle Hot Cocktails

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The advent of the Keurig coffee system changed the way we think of convenience in coffee.  It used to be no problem to load up a filter for ...
Monday, July 19, 2021

Oregon Pinot Noir, Mostly Willamette Valley

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Wine importers Mack & Schühle have made a name for themselves, searching out wines from across the world and bringing them to U.S. wine ...
Friday, July 16, 2021

Blood Of The Vines - Working Girls

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Pairing‌‌‌ ‌‌‌wine‌‌‌ ‌‌‌with‌‌‌ ‌‌‌movies!‌‌‌  ‌‌‌See‌‌‌ ‌‌‌the‌‌‌ ‌‌‌trailers‌‌‌ ‌‌‌and‌‌‌ ‌‌‌hear‌‌‌ ‌‌‌the‌‌‌ ‌‌‌fascinating‌‌‌ ‌‌‌comme...
Wednesday, July 14, 2021

Washington State Riesling

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Wine importers Mack & Schühle have made a name for themselves, searching out wines from across the world and bringing them to U.S. wine ...
Monday, July 12, 2021

Washington State Red Grapes By United Ink

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Wine importers  Mack & Schühle have made a name for themselves, searching out wines from across the world and bringing them to U.S. win...
Friday, July 9, 2021

Blood Of The Vines - Feeling Peckish

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Pairing‌‌‌ ‌‌‌wine‌‌‌ ‌‌‌with‌‌‌ ‌‌‌movies!‌‌‌  ‌‌‌See‌‌‌ ‌‌‌the‌‌‌ ‌‌‌trailers‌‌‌ ‌‌‌and‌‌‌ ‌‌‌hear‌‌‌ ‌‌‌the‌‌‌ ‌‌‌fascinating‌‌‌ ‌‌‌comme...
Wednesday, July 7, 2021

Never Better DIPA - San Diego Strikes Again

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When I drink beer, it is usually an IPA, or India Pale Ale.  When I'm twice as thirsty, I make it a Double IPA.  Here's one I like a...
Friday, July 2, 2021

Blood Of The Vines - Movies That Aren't Really Movies

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Pairing‌‌‌ ‌‌‌wine‌‌‌ ‌‌‌with‌‌‌ ‌‌‌movies!‌‌‌  ‌‌‌See‌‌‌ ‌‌‌the‌‌‌ ‌‌‌trailers‌‌‌ ‌‌‌and‌‌‌ ‌‌‌hear‌‌‌ ‌‌‌the‌‌‌ ‌‌‌fascinating‌‌‌ ‌‌‌comme...
Wednesday, June 30, 2021

A Wildly Wonderful California Sauvignon Blanc

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Crescere Vineyards is a Santa Rosa-based boutique winery.  Joe Reynoso says that they started out as farmers, then decided to make wine fr...
Monday, June 28, 2021

Hazy Little Thing Called Beer

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The Hazy Little Thing IPA is made by the Sierra Nevada Brewing Company which is, according to the message on the can, "Family owned, op...
Friday, June 25, 2021

Blood Of The Vines - Nuclear Blowout

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Pairing‌‌‌ ‌‌‌wine‌‌‌ ‌‌‌with‌‌‌ ‌‌‌movies!‌‌‌  ‌‌‌See‌‌‌ ‌‌‌the‌‌‌ ‌‌‌trailers‌‌‌ ‌‌‌and‌‌‌ ‌‌‌hear‌‌‌ ‌‌‌the‌‌‌ ‌‌‌fascinating‌‌‌ ‌‌‌comme...
Wednesday, June 23, 2021

Arrogant Bastard Ale

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The makers of Arrogant Bastard Ale do all that they can to live up to their marketing.  On the can: "Drink Fresh Numbskull," and o...
Monday, June 21, 2021

Two Wines From Sicily

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This is the final installment in my virtual tour of Italy.  The wines I have covered - all 48 of them - were mostly Tre Bicchieri award winn...
Friday, June 18, 2021

Blood Of The Vines - R.I.P. Ned Beatty

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Pairing‌‌‌ ‌‌‌wine‌‌‌ ‌‌‌with‌‌‌ ‌‌‌movies!‌‌‌  ‌‌‌See‌‌‌ ‌‌‌the‌‌‌ ‌‌‌trailers‌‌‌ ‌‌‌and‌‌‌ ‌‌‌hear‌‌‌ ‌‌‌the‌‌‌ ‌‌‌fascinating‌‌‌ ‌‌‌comme...
Thursday, June 17, 2021

Chillable Red Wines For Summer

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Summertime's warm weather and outside gatherings always leave people throwing a case of beer into a washtub of ice.  Red wines typically...
Wednesday, June 16, 2021

Two Special Primitivo Wines From Puglia

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Today we go back to Manduria, in Puglia, the heel of Italy's boot.  The Gambero Rosso virtual tasting event has already covered a number...
Tuesday, June 15, 2021

Italian Wine - Aglianico From Campagnia

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Today we continue a virtual trip through Italy provided by wine guide Gambero Rosso, who staged the online tasting event recently. The Donna...