Archive for February, 2005

My, what a large dimple you have

Monday, February 28th, 2005

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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Results from NWIWC 2005

Friday, February 25th, 2005

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 Sucks?

Thursday, February 24th, 2005

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 [...]

Bronco, Napa, and the Supreme Court

Thursday, February 24th, 2005

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 [...]

Record harvests in California

Thursday, February 17th, 2005

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, [...]

Franzia introduces Salmon Creek

Tuesday, February 15th, 2005

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 poised to be number 1?

Thursday, February 10th, 2005

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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Profile: Christian Moueix

Thursday, February 3rd, 2005

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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