Down Wine

damn, I thought I had my list pegged, but as I read down all of the posts I found it changing with each new post. I would have to say that toward the bottom of my list is Pinot, my definite fav is Cab Franc, or blends...

Definitely head to Santa Barbara, and try some winebars and eating in the town ... Santa Rita Hills. Even back down in the Ojai direction. Make more than one trip, and take your time. Think up any number of excuses for...

In chianti classico I like ... If you need a place to stay down there I can recommend a great 850 acre organic farm that rents rooms http://www.bioselva.it There are some nice beaches and a national park with some...

Dmckr - the shellfish is so hard to pair with reds, it just seems to go so ... whites. However, I've taken down some very good suggestions folks have written for you here, include the one you posted about the Swiss...

Yoshi - D9 beat me to it. I think the "zinfandel" you are referring to is the ... others. Once you narrow it down, then if you want to up the ante a couple of bucks and get something on a special occasion, you will have...

So it's bare knuckles eh? As far as rationality, sometimes they do almost seem ... roots in, push some dirt down on it and leave it alone. Guess which one works best? In the first case, the roots grow nicely then they...

Two Chefs Compare Notes One's a little country, one's a little big ... plain fun and inspirational. Down home: downtown, which compares the recipes of two of wine country's best Chefs, is one of those cookbooks...

Not sure what you mean by a moot point, but am curious why it might be ... be scared (or that place down in Florida that does 'Pure Turkey' wine and lists food coloring as an ingredient), but otherwise how much of a range...

Hey Dmcker, One list was wines that I drink, another was grape varieties. I ... difficult time in narrowing down your list! Such is the beauty of this hobby.

Vineyards in Switzerland are mostly quite small, even compared to Burgundy, and ... also better known further down the river. Other cantons that produce large volumes of very drinkable wine are Geneva, Vaud and Neuchatel,...