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• May 2012

  I am one of the small community of "farmer fizz" fans in Dallas, Texas.  This is not a market where grower bubbly sells very well, sadly.  I try to get what I can. I am currently liking Agrapart 7 crus.  In my opinion, it's a steal at around $36-38... Read moreI am one of the small community of "farmer fizz" fans in Dallas, Texas.  This is not a market where grower bubbly sells very well, sadly.  I try to get what I can. I am currently liking Agrapart 7 crus.  In my opinion, it's a steal at around $36-38 dollars (California prices).  My favorite grower producers are Vilmart, Gimonnet, and Goutorbe. The Goutorbe Rose is a smashing value at $60. Vilmart is soooo hard to beat. We recently saw the departure, I believe, of Billecart-Salmon's legendary rose.  It just didn't sell well here.  Texas is a land of big diamonds, expensive labels, and "prestige" marketing.  Veuve Clicquot sells like water here even though I think the NV "yellow" label has become gross over time.  A few stores have bottles remaining, including a handful of bottles of the Cuvee Elizabeth. Recent vintage bottles I've had include a 1983 Dom Ruinart Rose, 1991 Roederer Brut Rose, 1990 Dom Perignon, 1990 Cuvee Louise (Pommery), and Alfred Gratien Cuvee Paradis.  All were good, but the Dom Ruinart and Cuvee Louise really stood out. 1983?  Yep...still rocking. (The previous 2 bottles were purchased by a Ruinart rep when she visited Dallas.) I am dying to get a 1996 Dom Ruinart Rose, but at $270 RETAIL it's just insane. (I paid $85 for the 1983.) The wine director where I found it told me that he bascially has no room to discount. That's how high his cost is.I plan to get a very carefully aged bottle of 1989 La Grand Dame this summer, as well as a similarly well cared for gift pack (wooden box) of the 3 superlative "Mis en cave" DATED Charles Heidsieck Brut Reserve from the early 1990s.  I also intend to purchase a 2000 Millesime "Fleur de Champagne" Perrier-Jouet gift pack complete with glasses.  I found 3 of the Perrier-Jouets in a shop off the beaten path here in Dallas.Now, to be fair, I have to admit that I LOVED the 1991 Veuve Clicquot Vintage Reserve.  Yet the current Brut Rose is as disgusting as the 1991 was good. I don't understand how they could let quality slip so much.By the way, it seems to me that many US consumers are not aware that Moet stopped selling White Star (Extra Dry) here in the US and now simply offers "Imperial".  I seem to be one of the relative few who preferred the Brut Imperial in the past.Anyway, enough rambling. Thoughts?  Ed    (hide)

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• May 2012

  I 2nd the Moscato and Rieslings recomendation also i have had good experiences with Rose wines not being to promenent on the alcohol. in addition, although its not wine you might want to look into Belgium Lambic as you can hardly tast any alcohol and it comes of as more of a dry... Read moreI 2nd the Moscato and Rieslings recomendation also i have had good experiences with Rose wines not being to promenent on the alcohol. in addition, although its not wine you might want to look into Belgium Lambic as you can hardly tast any alcohol and it comes of as more of a dry cider then a beer i'd recomend a Kriek(cheery) lambic or Framboise (raspberry) lambic     (hide)

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• May 2012

  Hi everyone,I'm a newish lurker who jumped on a great fare to San Francisco from my little pocket of Missouri wine country near St. Louis in mid-August with the intent of visiting the Sonoma area as a solo traveler.  I will be arriving early afternoon on a Thursday and... Read moreHi everyone,I'm a newish lurker who jumped on a great fare to San Francisco from my little pocket of Missouri wine country near St. Louis in mid-August with the intent of visiting the Sonoma area as a solo traveler.  I will be arriving early afternoon on a Thursday and staying until early Monday morning.As a solo female traveler and a red fan - Pinot Noirs esepcially - hoping to maximize my travel dollar, do some bicycling for fun, fitness, and the ability to imbibe just a bit, and experience a variety of wineries, I would be most grateful for recommendations, including:Should I stay in Santa Rosa or Windsor?What are not-to-miss wineries?How much can I do from a bicycle as a moderately fit cyclist, i.e. how many days should I plan to use a bike? Do I need to rent a car, or could I use transit to Santa Rosa or Windsor and rely upon a bicycle for the relatively short period I'll be there?I am a little embarrassed by the "novice-ness" of my questions but am most, most open to and grateful for guidance.Thank you! Molly    (hide)

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• May 2012

  Hi Terence! I love both Shae and Cristom...you have spectacular taste! I'm ... his own label too - William Rose Wines. Cheers to you

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• May 2012

  I've always been interested in wine and wished to enjoy its taste but never found any that I liked. To me alcohol always leaves a bad taste and a burn which prevents me from enjoying them. Even dessert wines make me wince.Is there a wine that may open my eyes to the world of wine... Read moreI've always been interested in wine and wished to enjoy its taste but never found any that I liked. To me alcohol always leaves a bad taste and a burn which prevents me from enjoying them. Even dessert wines make me wince.Is there a wine that may open my eyes to the world of wine for a beginner like me? Something to help me get used to the taste and begin liking it.    (hide)

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• May 2012

  Picked up a new one on recommendation today.Campesino 2011 Rose Wine Sonoma CoastA blend of Syrah, Pinot and Zinfandel. Only 25 case produced but pushing the envelop at 14.1% abv. Will likely be the antithesis of what I have been enjoying this year but you have to live a little... Read morePicked up a new one on recommendation today.Campesino 2011 Rose Wine Sonoma CoastA blend of Syrah, Pinot and Zinfandel. Only 25 case produced but pushing the envelop at 14.1% abv. Will likely be the antithesis of what I have been enjoying this year but you have to live a little right? Weather today wasn't conducive to this kind of wine so it will have to wait until it warms up around here again before I post a note on it.    (hide)

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• May 2012

  BTW, I just ran across something that illustrates what we (consumers as well as anyone in the business) were having to deal with back in those days, in this case regarding Italian wines in the US. Here are a couple of snapshots from an excellent blogpost by Alfonso Cevola on a... Read moreBTW, I just ran across something that illustrates what we (consumers as well as anyone in the business) were having to deal with back in those days, in this case regarding Italian wines in the US. Here are a couple of snapshots from an excellent blogpost by Alfonso Cevola on a history of Italian wine in America over the past 50 years.  Things were, of course, far worse in Asia at that time, though Japan was a slightly bright spot--forget about anywhere else, including Hong Kong and Singapore.Don't think this tangent is taking things too far in the wrong direction (but when I have I ever been afraid of tangents?). Greg, wanna talk about the history of Spanish wine in the US (or Hungarian or Argentine for that matter)?  1977 – I am living in Southern California, near Pasadena, and working in Hollywood at a restaurant on Melrose Avenue. Ours is more of a continental restaurant, but I get around to other places nearby on Melrose, Chianti and Emilio’s. In those days, there was Ruffino and Brolio for Chianti, Fazi Battaglia for Verdicchio, Fontana Candida for Frascati, and a few other wines. An Orvieto . Lambrusco, which was just not cool in those days.  Soave, Bardolino and Valpolicella from Bolla. Oh, and the Amarone from Bolla as well. An occasional Barolo from Bersano, maybe a Barbaresco from Calissano and of course Asti Spumante. That was about it, 35 years ago. Seriously. 1980 – I am living in Dallas and working at the Mother of all Italian restaurants in Dallas, Il Sorrento. All of the above wines were available and thanks to the insight of a local trailblazer, Tony La Barba, there was also available Santa Margherita Pinot Grigio, which was kind of a stretch for most folks in those days. And the list branched into Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, Barolo and Barbaresco vintages going back a few years. Bardolino in a 1.5 wicker basket was a big hit, as was Ruffino’s Rosatello, which was a light, fruity rose, the precursor of White Zinfandel. Also a big seller was Ruffino’s Del Magnifico, which was simply a vino da tavola, also a precursor, this time to the Toscana IGT, or in a smaller vein, a Super Tuscan. Biondi-Santi and Poggio alle Mura Brunello were available. Poggio alle Mura was eventually folded into the Castello Banfi Empire as the crown jewel of their Tuscan holdings. 1982 - Things started changing. I started seeing (and selling) Gaja, Giacomo Conterno, Vietti, Selvapiana, Illuminati, Barbi, Cavallotto, Girolamo Dorigo, Scavino, and Lisini. It was a great birthing, and as I was being born into the wine business, so was all of this wonderful Italian wine coming into America. And imagine, I was in Texas. New York was exploding. But Texas was holding its own.  I was selling stupid amounts of 1968 Sassicaia for $28 a bottle. ... 2011- Saw a year of double digit growth. Italy is the largest importer of wines into America. And while America is not the main market of Italian wine, it is a very large and growing one. But my Italian winemaking friends know Brasilia, Phonm Penh, Hong Kong, Berlin, Vancouver. Theirs is a world market, and they live in a global village. People like Roberto Bava, who travels the globe once or twice a year. It isn’t just America, but America is still very much on their minds in Italy. Which brings us to the present day. Anyone who complains about not being able to get an Italian (or any other) wine of their choice is either lazy, unimaginative or just plain silly. Go down the aisles of a local liquor store, and see the immense selection we have now that we didn’t have in 1977. I hear the complaints, and I have to take a deep breath. There are so many of us who have labored our whole career to get it to this point. And when we hear someone complain because they cannot get the Etna Rosso they want, I want to ask them, “Where were you in 1982 when we brought the stuff in and no one wanted it?” I have a million wine stories like that. And so these feeble complaints about the 3-tier system or the choke-hold the large distributors have on the process, or that free enterprise needs to be free and unfettered, they all sound like the collective tantrum that many Americans have gotten themselves into when it comes to choice.     (hide)

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• May 2012

  How things have changed. When I first joined Snooth which has been quite a while now I was drinking mainly reds, usually Shiraz and Rioja and not much else.Now I find myself drinking a wide variety and really enjoying every minute. I think i have now become a real 'wine... Read moreHow things have changed. When I first joined Snooth which has been quite a while now I was drinking mainly reds, usually Shiraz and Rioja and not much else.Now I find myself drinking a wide variety and really enjoying every minute. I think i have now become a real 'wine lover', I can't get enough, not only drinking but talking and reading about it (have to get my daily fix here on Snooth). I go to as many tastings as I can and my wine rack is getting bigger and biggerBeing going through a Champagne, Prosseco and Riesling stage and more recently I've discovered  Manzanilla Sherry which I now love and get especially with my beloved Tapas. ( Big thanks to dmcker for introduction to Sherry)I now try anything and everything while not forgetting my real passion which is still Rioja and anything Spanish.Thanks Guys, I'ts true to say I think i'm hooked and long may it continueNow where's that corkscrew !     (hide)

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  May 2012

  Open Rose Vqa Canada Vincor International Inc

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  A sweet, off-dry rose typical of cool climate, north american rose. Unlike the ... to lean towards French-style rose wines

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• May 2012

  After traveling for several years throughout Europe as a travel agent and creating wine tour programs for escorted tours in France, Italy and Spain, I left the travel industry to focus on the wines of Oregon. Living in the heart of Oregon’s famed Willamette Valley inspired me... Read moreAfter traveling for several years throughout Europe as a travel agent and creating wine tour programs for escorted tours in France, Italy and Spain, I left the travel industry to focus on the wines of Oregon. Living in the heart of Oregon’s famed Willamette Valley inspired me to open a wine shop and wine bar that focused solely on Oregon wine. Wine enthusiasts were able to experience wine from Oregon’s best known wineries to wineries that were truly Oregon’s best kept secrets. After being open for just nine months, my wine shop and wine bar, named Julia’s, was voted one of the top five wine bars in Lane County, Oregon.In March of 2010, I was offered an opportunity to write for the South Willamette Wineries Association, and I soon discovered my passion for writing about wine. I sold Julia’s Wine Shop and Wine Bar in April of 2010, and I’m currently the Senior Writer for the South Willamette Wineries Association, the Food and Wine Editor for Eugene Daily News, and the creator of WineJulia.com.While the Pinot Blancs, Pinot Gris' and Pinot Meuniers of Oregon have my attention, the Willamette Valley Pinot Noirs have captured my heart. The beautiful wines produced from this finicky grape continue to amaze me - each and every time I pop the cork on a bottle, a new experience unfolds.    (hide)

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