California’s annual winegrape harvest typically extends well into October for certain late-ripening varietals. This year, however, it’s looking like the harvest season, which kicked off earlier than usual in August, likely also will be over much sooner than usual. One…
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The Important Role Beer Plays in a Winegrape Harvest
Tagged with: beer, California State Fair, Enology, farming, harvest, harvest 2015, October, vintage
Posted in Wine Buzz
Posted in Wine Buzz
The ‘Dawn of a Beautiful Vintage’ in Bordeaux
Those of us who have been in the wine industry for a while and “courted” by the wine estates of Bordeaux are amused by the seemingly annual claims about “vintage of the century” potential.” Simply by definition, every year can’t…
Tagged with: 2015, Bordeaux, France, French wine, Oliover Bernard, Union des Grands Crus de Bordeaux, vintage, vintage of the century
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Posted in Wine Buzz
The Intersecting Languages of Wine and Coffee
At first glance, I thought it was another wine-related email — one of at least 50 I receive on any given weekday. (The flow slows a little on the weekends, allowing for the flow of a little more wine at…
Every Vintage Tells a Story
Remember Rod Stewart’s song, “Every Picture Tells a Story,” from his 1971 album of the same name? The song tells the tale of Stewart’s adventures with various women around the world, with stops in Paris, Rome and Peking. Each encounter…
Tagged with: California, Chardonnay, Gallo, harvest, Kendall-Jackson, music, Pinot Noir, Rod Stewart, vintage, wine
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Posted in Editor's Journal
