I. M. Wine Store

• February 2013

  I came to California with my parents in 1959 and started tasting wine through out when wineries were in their infancy. I watched the Valley go from a diversified agricultural community to a mono culture with the inherent problems that entails. I spent almost 30 years in the wine industry, making, growing, crushing, selling both whole sate & reta... Read More

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• February 2013

  Only recently I had a good wine from La Palma (an island of the Canary Islands) that was lacking a name. Have you seen something like that before? Maybe I'm just blind and don't see the name on the label. Nevertheless, I canrecommend you to try this win.  But I can't add it to the Snooth database unless I find out its name.  Read More

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• February 2013

  I'm sitting around on this President's Day holiday (banks are closed, no postal delivery, stock markets are closed), and this popped into my mind.  My recollection is that 30 or so years ago the only wine bottles that had punts in their bottom where for Champagne or other sparkling wines.  Then punts started appearing in all kinds of still wines... Read More

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• February 2013

  I want to put together a collection of birth year wines for my son.  He was born in 2004.  Ideally, I would like to build about a 2 case collection of new and old world wines.Here is what I am thinking:France:Left & Right Bank BordeauxNorth & South (CdP) Rhone or should Chateauneuf de Pape get its own category?BurgundySpain:RiojaRibera del Duero... Read More

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• February 2013

  Saw this story about Antonio Galloni leaving the Wine Advocate.  (I first saw it somewhere else, but this was the easiest one to link to today.)  I haven't got any particular sense of what Galloni likes, although one kind of assumes that Parker would hire someone somewhat in his own image if he was planning to turn over some of the areas Bob has... Read More

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• February 2013

  All this Wine talk over the passed couple days (yes mylady Amour and James it's all your fault LOL) gave me a sudden urge to check my wine cellar and, low and behold, I still had 3 bottles of Barolo I had bought (if I recall correctly from Royal Coffee in Pattaya) 4 or 5 years ago.For some strange reason I really quite felt in the mood for a nic... Read More

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• January 2013

  I absolutely love wine. Snooth is one of the reasons I love the mystique of wine because it  offers me a forum to discuss wine and all of it's nuances, it's history, it's wonder, it's character, it's beauty. I work very hard at my profession even though I have scaled it down to 3 days per week. After my work I love good food and love to imbibe i... Read More

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• January 2013

  Being a cab lover I am hesitant to stray from what I like. On a recent occasion I had the opportunity to try a Zinfandel and to my amazement, it had some of the same attributes of the cabernets I love so well. I perused Snooth and stopped on a particular zin from Bogle vineyards. Gregory Dal Piaz gave it a nice rating and being a member of Snoot... Read More

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• January 2013

  I'm making a lasagne bolognese for a dinner party (the whole deal from scratch, including pasta) and I want to get an interesting Italian red to pair with it. I'd love to get a Barolo but the cost is a bit prohibitive...I'm like to keep it at about 15 a bottle or less.Also maybe a light Italian white to have with appetizers. Unfortunately I live... Read More

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• January 2013

  Heading to LA tomorrow and will spend three days visiting vineyards and doing interviews. If anyone has good restaurant tips in that area, I'd love an insight! Read More

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