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Mi Casa

11.03.2011
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Well, I’m BACK! Finally. That was a whirlwind if I ever saw one. Every year these wine trips exhaust me and the flights seem endless, but I never get sick of it. I think I have some sort of selective memory in regards to all the bad bits. All for the best! I have A [...]

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The Spitoon of My Dreams

10.28.2011
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I call it the Black Knight. Also- the best spit bucket EVER made. While having a lovely tasting at Raventos yesterday, I met my spitoon boyfriend. I’ve always been on the search for THE best spitting vessel and this is the deluxe model. It has a curve that perfectly fits your hand and a large [...]

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Riding in Cars with Winemakers

10.27.2011
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This is something I do often on trips like these and I thought I’d give you a glimpse from my point of view. We had a full day of visits (and driving and eating and drinking) yesterday- Clos Mogodor, Terroir al Limit and then Laureano Serres. Rene Barbier of Clos Mogador in Gratallops. Hello there [...]

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London: Poppin’ Bottles

10.24.2011
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The second stop of our evening, after Terroirs, was at a private room of an old, small pub to dress up in our finest 1981 era garb and party like crazy people. Which we did. We really did. I thought it appropriate to saber some bubbly. Dressed as Joan Collins from Dynasty. Travel update: we [...]

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On a Jet Plane for Spain!

10.20.2011
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It’s that time of year folks. The Annual Whitney & Christina Drink trip has arrived!! Where is 2011 taking us? SPAIN! We’ll be visiting A LOT of amazing winemakers all over the north in Catalunya, Priorat, Penedes, Rioja, Navarra and Catalonia. On the schedule: New Jose Pastor Cava producer Can Suriol, Clos Mogador, Terroir al [...]

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Making Wine at Home: Part 3

10.19.2011
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I have now OFFICIALLY dubbed this The Great LA Grenache Stomp of 2011! Just FYI. So, anyway- this week we are finally going to hear from Team Westside spokesperson Mark Ryan about how their grenache is doing and get a little recap of what’s happened up until now. “So, just to clarify, Eastside and Westside [...]

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Blackberry Chronicles: Miscellany

10.15.2011
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Finally went back to Night + Market for some dineLA action! It was as delicious and extra spicy as always.  You know what’s fun? When you get to be the one that enjoys the very LAST bottle of something. This 2010 Clos Roche Blanche L’Arpent Rouge pineau d’aunis was scarce in LA and sold out [...]

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Sneak Peek: New Videos!

10.09.2011
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Claire and I are at it again! Last week we shot SIX more videos for your viewing/drinking/eating/drooling pleasure. Did you see the first 3 videos we shot all about take out food and the wines that would be delicious with them? This time it’s all about cheese and situations. Situations? Yeah, like break ups…. That [...]

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Making Wine at Home: Part 2

10.06.2011
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Wine is being made in a kitchen in Los Angeles! Did ya know? If you missed Part 1, catch up and come back. So- as of 2 days ago, Jess and the Gang had juice and skins in some buckets. One team (East Side) didn’t add yeasts or sulfur, the other team (West Side) added [...]

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Making Wine at Home: Part 1

09.28.2011
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I was JUST talking to someone this past weekend in Palm Springs (was it you Sasha?) about making wine at home. She asked if it was possible and how to go about doing it. I said YES, definitely possible. But how exactly? That I wasn’t as sure about. Where do you source the grapes? What [...]

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