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Friday, December 30, 2022

Blood Of The Vines - Carquake

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Pairing‌ ‌wine‌ ‌with‌ ‌movies!‌  ‌See‌ ‌the‌ ‌trailers‌ ‌and‌ ‌hear‌ ‌the‌ ‌fascinating‌ ‌commentary‌ ‌for‌ ‌these‌ ‌movies‌ ‌and‌ ‌many‌ ‌...
Monday, December 26, 2022

Sweet Wine For The Sweet

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Bella Winery is a small, family-run outfit in Sonoma County which places their focus on Zinfandel wines, made in small lots. Today, we sampl...
Friday, December 23, 2022

Blood Of The Vines - Silents Please

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Pairing‌ ‌wine‌ ‌with‌ ‌movies!‌  ‌See‌ ‌the‌ ‌trailers‌ ‌and‌ ‌hear‌ ‌the‌ ‌fascinating‌ ‌commentary‌ ‌for‌ ‌these‌ ‌movies‌ ‌and‌ ‌many‌ ‌...
Wednesday, December 21, 2022

Dark, Complex Pinot Noir From Russian River Valley

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Healdsburg winery Ten Acre made a "strictly limited production" of their 2019 Twenty Leaf Pinot Noir. The grapes were grown in Son...
Monday, December 19, 2022

Sonoma Zinfandel Specialists Make Four-Grape Bubbly

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The small, family-run Zinfandel specialists Bella Winery make a sparkling wine, too. The Ru Blanc de Noirs utilizes a fairly standard grape...
Friday, December 16, 2022

Blood Of The Vines - The Devil Made Me Do It

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Pairing‌ ‌wine‌ ‌with‌ ‌movies!‌  ‌See‌ ‌the‌ ‌trailers‌ ‌and‌ ‌hear‌ ‌the‌ ‌fascinating‌ ‌commentary‌ ‌for‌ ‌these‌ ‌movies‌ ‌and‌ ‌many‌ ‌...
Wednesday, December 14, 2022

Not Your Usual Dessert Wine

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Chateau de Beaulon has been a family-owned estate since 1712 and is now under the direction of Christian Thomas . The gothic château itself ...
Monday, December 12, 2022

The Darker Side Of Sherry

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Bodegas Dios Baco is a Spanish sherry house dating back to 1765, with growth milestones in 1848, 1960 and 1983. The winery is owned now by J...
Friday, December 9, 2022

Blood Of The Vines - Biohazard!

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Pairing‌ ‌wine‌ ‌with‌ ‌movies!‌  ‌See‌ ‌the‌ ‌trailers‌ ‌and‌ ‌hear‌ ‌the‌ ‌fascinating‌ ‌commentary‌ ‌for‌ ‌these‌ ‌movies‌ ‌and‌ ‌many‌ ‌...
Wednesday, December 7, 2022

Another Bone Dry Sherry

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Álvaro Domecq bought this bodega in the late 1990s, adding wine to his horse ranching empire. This Fino La Janda is one of more than a doze...
Monday, December 5, 2022

Sherry - Dry As A Bone

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I have conveyed in this space my feelings about sherry a number of times before. I love sherry. Can't get enough of it. Here is my feeli...
Friday, December 2, 2022

Blood Of The Vines - Still More Movies You Never Heard Of With Daniel Kremer

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Pairing‌‌‌ ‌‌‌wine‌‌‌ ‌‌‌with‌‌‌ ‌‌‌movies!‌‌‌  ‌‌‌See‌‌‌ ‌‌‌the‌‌‌ ‌‌‌trailers‌‌‌ ‌‌‌and‌‌‌ ‌‌‌hear‌‌‌ ‌‌‌the‌‌‌ ‌‌‌fascinating‌‌‌ ‌‌‌comme...
Wednesday, November 30, 2022

Fiddling Around In Santa Barbara County

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One of Santa Barbara County's treasures is Fiddlehead Cellars , which I like to think of as the little winery that could. Kathy Joseph ...
Monday, November 28, 2022

Make Priorat A Priority

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Priorat is a small wine region in northeastern Spain, less than two hours south of Barcelona. Monks brought winemaking to the area and did t...
Friday, November 25, 2022

Blood Of The Vines - Auteurs In Action

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Pairing‌‌‌ ‌‌‌wine‌‌‌ ‌‌‌with‌‌‌ ‌‌‌movies!‌‌‌  ‌‌‌See‌‌‌ ‌‌‌the‌‌‌ ‌‌‌trailers‌‌‌ ‌‌‌and‌‌‌ ‌‌‌hear‌‌‌ ‌‌‌the‌‌‌ ‌‌‌fascinating‌‌‌ ‌‌‌comme...
Wednesday, November 23, 2022

The Gods Speak Through Spanish Grapes

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The Hammeken Cellars winemaking team is on the cutting edge. Of the seven winemakers and quality control folks, four are women. That is more...
Monday, November 21, 2022

A Spanish Red Wine For The Holiday Table

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Bodegas Beronia is known for its Rioja Alta vineyards.  The winery was formed by several Basque friends who wanted to have just the right w...
Friday, November 18, 2022

Blood Of The Vines - Revisionist Westerns

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Pairing‌‌‌ ‌‌‌wine‌‌‌ ‌‌‌with‌‌‌ ‌‌‌movies!‌‌‌  ‌‌‌See‌‌‌ ‌‌‌the‌‌‌ ‌‌‌trailers‌‌‌ ‌‌‌and‌‌‌ ‌‌‌hear‌‌‌ ‌‌‌the‌‌‌ ‌‌‌fascinating‌‌‌ ‌‌‌comme...
Wednesday, November 16, 2022

Wine From Everyone's Favorite Neighbor

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My Favorite Neighbor is a winery run by Eric Jensen , owner of Booker Vineyard in Paso Robles. He and some of his Paso neighbors collaborat...
Monday, November 14, 2022

A Great Fall Wine From Italy's Ankle

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The Caldora winery is in the community of Ortona, in Italy's Abruzzo region, just above the "ankle" on the back of the "b...