Dynasty

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  January 2011

  Los Vacos Cabernet 1997

  Snoothrank:

  Developed with in harmony with the famous Baron De Roftschild dynasty of exquiste fine wines. Los Vacos winery in ile is begining to show a generation of fine Cabernet Savignon.After about five to six years the taninsar subsiding to enable the wine to have a smother Cab drinking experience 87+.D Kirk Read More

  Wine review by relicforce

  
  

• August 2010

  What are the "must-have-wines" when you visit a wine bar?  Or just stuff you'd really like to see. This can become tricky with "by-the-glass" stuff, because I imagine people can become quite cautious with a glass of wine above the $12 figure. Any insights?? Read More

  Forum post in the topic What you'd like to see in...

  
  

• March 2010

  I've done a study searching for answers and this is what I've come up with, perhaps this will educate some of my wine beginners and intermediates. If the Pros disagree or want to embellish, feel free to post me .There are only 5 tastes that a human can sense: 1) sweet 2) sour 3) bitter 4) salty 5) spicy. What the wine reviewers are talking about... Read More

  Forum post in the topic Notes on Wine to the Palate

  
  

• February 2010

  I left off last week after going through the first chapter of the Mondavi ... ... and Fall of an American Wine Dynasty For a more complete understanding of Robert Mondavi, hearing him recount his own story is indispensible, so take a look at Harvests of Joy: How the Good Life Became Great Business as well. For the purposes of this article it’s... Read More

  From the article The Mondavi Story Continues with Robert

  
  

• November 2009

  Seems the wine glut resulting from the very sour economy the past couple of years has brought better wines to first class and business class airline passengers:http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/11/business/global/11iht-rbustwine.html?_r=1From the article:Today, the likelihood of being served a poor wine, particularly in business class, is virtually... Read More

  Forum post in the topic Airline wines getting a lot...

  
  

• October 2008

  I was wondering if any fellow Snoothers (Snoothies?? Snoothites??) have some wine reading suggestions for me....I am in the process of reading "Judgment of Paris: California vs. France and the Historic 1976 Paris Tasting That Revolutionized Wine" by George M. Taber, and "A Hedonist in the Cellar: Adventures in Wine" by Jay Mcinerney is next on m... Read More

  Forum post in the topic Wine Library Recommendations

  
  

• May 2008

  http://www.naparegister.com/articles/2008/05/16/news/local/doc482dd5626d76f161005272.txtThis is the guy that turned americans to drinking wine, firstly via the Charles Krug winery his father acquired and ran, then after the split with his family, via his own winery, the eponymous Robert Mondavi winery, and then after selling that in 2006 (?), he... Read More

  Forum post in the topic Robert Mondavi dies at 94

  
  

• May 2008

  http://www.amazon.com/House-Mondavi-Rise-American-Dynasty/dp/1592403670/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1209998777&sr=1-1As Eric Asimov of the New York Times said: Call it Greek tragedy or Shakespearean drama, Biblical strife, Freudian acting out, or even soap opera. . . . Compelling.Great book, telling the epic story of the Mondavi family, ... Read More

  Forum post in the topic Book review: The House of...

  
  

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