River Bend

• October 2012

  I heard somewhere that white wines should be stored at the bottom of the home wine rack rather than at the top. Supposedly whites like it cooler (the old heat rises, cold falls theory), Now I know that wine's enemy is heat and changing temperatures, My wine rack is a 44 bottle system which stands about 4 feet high and I do keep the whites on the... Read More

  Forum post in the topic The Home wine rack

  
  

• 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 staying until early Monday morning.As a solo female traveler and a red fan - ... Read More

  Forum post in the topic Recommendations for Sonoma...

  
  

• March 2012

  Wanting to refresh my memory on certain French vintages in the Rhône Valley I came across (as I often do) the Robert Parker Vintage Chart.  Parker includes vintages from 1970 through 2010 on his website and scores them on the usual 100 point scale.  He claims that scores of 70-79 are "average" while those of 80-89 are "above average to excellent... Read More

  Forum post in the topic Robert Parker's Vintage Ratings

  
  
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  October 2011

  Bend In River Riesling 2011

  Snoothrank:

  No written review

  Wine review by NiagaraWiner

  
  

• May 2011

  Hi, I want to buy some wine online. Please tell me What I Should Know About Buying Wine Online? Read More

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• February 2011

  I just finished reading 10 pages of very interesting, insightful and articulate posts about the perceived demise of California Cabernet Sauvignon. There was a lot of data contributing to the perception that California is in the middle of a high alcohol "fruit bomb" era.I'm not going to pretend to be Robert Parker Jr., James Laube or even several... Read More

  Forum post in the topic Is there hope for Cali Cabs?

  
  

• January 2011

  With a little prompting from Vellovino, I am starting a thread about the Tour Down Under which is a bicycle race in South Australia which forms part of the Pro Tour leading ultimately to the Tour de France.Many of the top teams use the Adelaide race as their season starter and often an important part of trying out new riders, bikes etc.Lance Arm... Read More

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• July 2010

  The wife & I are making our first trip to Napa for a two day excursion.  We have been doing a lot of research, including reading up on the previous forum posts, thanks Honda John for your informative essay!  We're a little worried about going during the summer, and on a weekend, but it was the only time it worked for us, especially since we live... Read More

  Forum post in the topic Napa Tips for a Rookie...

  
  
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  May 2010

  Bend In River Riesling 2001

  Snoothrank:

  No written review

  Wine review by Azeerooh

  
  

• January 2010

  We are thrilled to have a first hand report on the 2008 German vintage from our friend Justin Christoph. Justin's report on the Wet auctions, where the greatest German wines go for princely sums, gives us a great view into the inner working of the German auction market, as well as a sneak peak at the style and quality of the vintage, and so much... Read More

  From the article Wet auctions and Two Hands

  
  

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