Grand Pre Wines

• August 2011

  As many of you know, vellovino has a blog that combines cycling and wine.  And I happen to think the best way to see any wine country is on a bike--whether that takes one day or many.  So we're teaming up to cover the wine territory of the Spanish Vuelta, probably the third most important stage race in cycling.  (TdF and Giro d'Italia being the ... Read More

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  August 2011

  Domaine de Grand Pré Castel Vintner's Reserve 2006

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  Sipping Castel (Vintner's Reserve 2010) and eating steaks grilled on the barbeque. The wine pairs beautifully with the grilled meat- full bodied and bold. Read More

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• July 2011

  Interesting article from the Rare Wine Co. on a little history of the region, ageability, and pricing of older Rioja's.http://blog.rarewineco.com/?p=1217 Read More

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• March 2011

  I've just offered to help some friends select wines for their upcoming wedding, and thought i'd drop in to see if you all had any fresh suggestions.  The price range/bottle is $10-$20, and it will be for at least two types of red wine. Right off the bat, I'm pretty sure I can easily find a good Malbec blend from Argentina that fits the criteria.... Read More

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• February 2011

  I hesitated in starting this topic, as I truly believe all wines should pair well to at least some foods.  We all experience a pleasure from those perfect pairings that we discover.. matches made in heaven :-)But what about sipping wine?  And what does that mean to people?   Here in California, it is NOT uncommon to pop open a bottle of wine to ... Read More

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• February 2011

  One topic leads to another! How many of you think cork taint is less common than it was a few years ago? I think things have gotten better and I know of at least one cork broker who has a method of purging the TCA out of the corks before delivery. Plus, they work with a very sophisticated wine lab and the QC is much better. What do you think? Read More

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• December 2010

  I've just read an article on this, asking the question ' Is this Spain's Greatest wine?''.There are far wiser people out there to comment and the closest i'll ever get is to read about it.As the article states no wine in the world is worth a price tag of £250+ a bottle or is it?Love to know your comments and has anyone tried it.http://catavino.... Read More

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• December 2010

  I am open to suggestions that are relatively easy to procure, on the dryer side, and have some level of complexity- I tend not to like a one-dimensional, flat wine.  At my last tasting of Asian influenced foods, I paired a Trefethern Dry Reisling, along with 2 other whites.  People liked it ok, but thought a bit sweet tho.  The white rhone blend... Read More

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• September 2010

  OK.. GDD, hope you are reading :-)Switched my hearty fall dinner party to an Asian-inspired one... due to 90+ degree weather, and ability to use the grill.Having: 1.  Asian ground chicken lettuce wraps- listing some ingredients:  (hoisen sauce, chili sauce, soy sauce, water chestnuts, mushrooms, chopped red pepper, ginger, garlic, chopped cashew... Read More

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• August 2010

  http://www.sonomawinecountryweekend.com/Looks like the Sat tasting is 150 wineries/ over 1000 wines plus food.  I am gonna try to make this one if a) I can get a room and b) friend or hubby can come.Looks GREAT- especially since I love the area. Read More

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