tastings

Bottle Stock Does Bachelorette

06.10.2011
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Did you know that Bottle Stock also does wine tastings? Well, now you do! Esther was throwing a Bachelorette party for her gal pal Chrissy and thought a wine tasting would be a good idea. I couldn’t agree more! Learning AND drinking. It’s a win-win. I proposed an entirely pink flight of wines- 5 very [...]

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Anti-Wine

04.09.2011
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Guess who I got to see the other day? My good buddies from Proof Wine Collective! The guys and gal (shout out to Alyssa!) were in town for Wine Riot; a big old party of a wine tasting held at Santa Monica Place and hosted by Second Glass. I arrived and went straight to booth 33. I [...]

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A Reader Needs Help: Winter White Out

03.01.2011
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John, all the way up in snowy South Dakota wrote to me asking for some help with his Winter White Out wine tasting. He already had all the wines picked out (and artfully photographed in the snow) and just needed some advice on what dishes he and his friends should prepare. Ms Brunello, I enjoy [...]

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Tasting Notes of Yore

02.14.2011
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I have lots of notebooks. All shapes and sizes. There’s also loose scraps of paper, scribbles on pamphlets, brochures from wineries I’ve visited on trips, etc. I get to taste a lot of wine and I try most of the time to take notes on those wines. I’ve talked before about how I feel about [...]

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Lamb & Bea

01.31.2011
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This was the scene last Wednesday for a small Umbrian tasting in Terroni‘s back room. Umbria is a region smack in the center of Italy, east of Tuscany and home to the towns of Assisi, Orvieto and Montefalco. And the Montefalco area is home to a grape called sagrantino. And I love it. I also [...]

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The Men & Their Vineyards

01.08.2011
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(spoken in Mr. Movie guy voice) You’ve seen The Men & Their Horses and the critically acclaimed sequel The Men & Their Cellars, now we head…to the vineyard. Follow 2 rogue winemakers through the wild bush vines of Roussillon. Scorpions. Olive trees. Fallen almonds. Beehives. Bright sun and strong winds. And old vines. Really old vines. (you [...]

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The Men & Their Cellars

11.23.2010
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We’ve had them with their horses and now we’re in their cellars. Up next- The Men & Their Decanters. I kid. Thierry Puzelat- Les Montils, Loire Olivier Cousin- Martigné-Briand, Loire The hands of a winemaker/winegrower? This is how they should look.

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Between the Lakes

10.06.2010
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A cabin full of old friends with a lake outside and some Michigan wine in our glasses. Thanks to Steve over at Winethropology for the heads up on the Chateau Grand Traverse tip. The wine was surprisingly good, but the whites stronger than their reds. The cool climates of Northern Michigan do lovely things to riesling!

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Rosé Time with The Kitchy Kitchen

09.11.2010
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Guess what? I shot another lovely little video with Claire Thomas from The Kitchy Kitchen. This time we leave the world of bourbon behind (sad face) and venture into a glass full of the pink stuff at Domaine LA. I chose 3 very different expressions of rosé to drink explore on a fine Sunday morning [...]

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A SLO Kind Of Life

09.08.2010
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I’ve just returned from a pretty amazing weekend with my best friends, some truly inspiring and funny as hell people…and a whole lot of wine. We traveled up the coast by train to San Luis Obispo and were met by who else but the Proof Wine Collective guys! The following activities occurred over the course [...]

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