Bloom

• November 2014

  Savennières is the French derivation of Latin’s “vicus ... the soapwort flowers that bloom around the same time the grapes do. Oddly, it might seem, the grape that flowers here is not particularly perfumed.That grape is Chenin Blanc. This noble variety is the region’s most distinguished – and only – grape variety today. However, it didn’t arri... Read More

  From the article Savennieres, A Place of Soap...and of Wine

  
  

• November 2014

  Amsterdam was home to a whole lot of wine this week. The northern European ... spirits broker Paul Robert Bloom from the Netherlands. Pomona Keepers, the promoters of the International Bulk Wine Competition 2014, is doing so “with the aim of enhancing and giving prestige to a section of wines that represent nearly 40 percent of the annual inter... Read More

  From the article Bigger is Better: Bulk Wine Expo A Success

  
  

• November 2014

  Oregon's warmest growing season in recorded history, 2014, is brimming with ... with bounty. With bud break, bloom and véraison all taking place about two to three weeks earlier than average, Oregon vintners can officially put the 2014 growing season in the record books. A warmer than average spring with just the right amount of rain triggered ... Read More

  From the article Vintage Scoop: Oregon in 2014

  
  

• July 2014

  The first flight was '08 Copain and '09 Copain and Alturas. '08 ... year that killed the first bloom and that the fires were out by the time the vines recovered. Then we did side by side flights of '10s and '11s followed by an Alturas flight of '12 and a '13 Barrel Sample. I was too busy pouring and playing Julie McCoy to take notes. Here are ... Read More

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• April 2014

  Had a great time, as usual, this past Wednesday attending the Annual Las Madres ... clusters in preparation for bloom.  &nbs Read More

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• April 2014

  Location is Forestville CA. in the middle of the RRV. I am about 12 minutes from Charles Shulz Sonoma County Airport (STS). You can fly direct to STS from SEA, PDX , SAN and LAX for a price or Airport Express runs busses from SFO and OAK to STS. The bus runs every hour on the 1/2 hour from OAK and SFO. The ride to STS is 2hr 15min. $34 per adult... Read More

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• March 2014

  After a brief introduction to the the state of Washington this past Monday I ... it’s also earlier to bloom and ripen than the Cold Creek vineyard, producing a more elegant style of wine. Cold Creek on the other hand has a richer soil with a thick layer of clay over the basaltic bedrock and more warmth that accumulates over the growing season ... Read More

  From the article What's Hot in WA?

  
  

• June 2013

  Oh there are thousands of microclimates in CA.  It's mountainous, ... ... upright and have a single bloom per stem, so people like them for floral arrangements, but they tend to be bad garden plants just like the Austin roses. The worst of all IMHO, is the rose called "Peace", which was strategically named at the end of WW2 and at the peace co... Read More

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• May 2013

  The stripes are in fact caused by a virus. The first rose I ever saw that was ... ... in that first, they re-bloomed and nobody had seen that before. Until then, roses were kind of like azaleas. They also had that unfolding star shape and long, elegant buds that nobody had seen, and they were tender and died in the French winters, which just ... Read More

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• May 2013

  I don't know why but I am too. I don't mind pulling weeds for some ... ... ... It's white but each bloom will have a single petal that has a red stripe for some reason. This isn't even supposed to grow in my area, it's an old Noisette:And across from that I have another tea that's not supposed to grow here but it's so big that I have a cardin... Read More

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