Winexpression

How big is your dimple? On a bottle of wine, scientists have proven that the bigger the dimple, the more expensive the price.
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Looking for a couple of wine bargains? This list of the top award winners from the New World International Wine Competition held in Ontario California, might be of some interest to you. My personal favorite on the list: The St. Supery Chardonnay.
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Merlot has always sucked, and now thanks to the movie Sideways, it’s getting slammed even more. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy a well crafted merlot time and again, some of my favorites being, Reguschi, Hartwell, and Pride. But it just isn’t one of those wines you go for first at a restaurant or the [...]

What does the word “Napa” on a bottle mean? The debate has reached the U.S. Supreme Court.
In 2000, California passed a “Napa name” law, which declared that a wine using the name “Napa” must contain at least 75 percent Napa County-grown grapes. The law was soon challenged in court by Bronco Wine Co.; it has [...]

California wineries crushed about the same amount of red wine grapes in 2004 as in 2003, but the white wine grape crush fell 7 percent, according to the Preliminary Crush Report released last week by the California Agricultural Statistics Service.
The amount of red wine grapes crushed was the fourth largest in California history, behind 2000, [...]

Ahh yes, Salmon Creek, my favorite wine to order at fine restaurants in the Bay Area, and for only $10! Who am I kidding, I’ve never tried this stuff, don’t know if I ever will, but Fred Franzia from Bronco Wine is at it again. The creator of Two Buck chuck is targeting restaurants by [...]

Spain has the most land devoted to vineyards in the world, yet not everyone drinks Spanish wine. This article from the chronicle shows some of the new developments in the Spanish winemaking industry, poising that nation for market dominance.
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You’ve heard of Chateau Petrus? How about Dominus? How about Dominatrix? Did you know that the same man is responsible for both? This article from the Chronicle discusses the man behind the wine, and why you should pick up a few bottles of this juice.
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