Valley View Winery

• September 2011

  I am finally catching up on compiliing my notes and reviews from this whole year.  A good friend of mine asked me, as he picked me up on New Year's Eve from the airport as I was returning from Napa, if I wanted to go to Sonoma in February.  He was planning to kidnap his girlfriend (another good friend of mine) for her birthday over Valentine's w... Read More

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• July 2011

  When I first took up wine as a true hobby a few years back, I assumed that what makes a wine enjoyable was about 50/50... Half of the credit goes to the consumer, each of whom has a unique set of habits, preferences, and neural networking. The other half goes to the vintner, who carefully selects his crop, critcally oversees the winemaking proce... Read More

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• June 2011

  What are everyones top 5 favorite Napa Valley wineries & vineyards and why?Mine are (not in this order):1) Pride Mountain Vineyards2) Miner Family3) Palmaz4) Hill Family5) Elyse WineryHonorable Mention: Cade, Somerston Read More

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• 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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• May 2011

  Went back to my local retailer to get some more Kangarilla Road Shiraz (which i really enjoyed).Whilst i was there i tried some Cape Mentelle Merlot 2007 and The Lodge Shiraz 2008/09 Jim Barry lovely wines, ended up with these as well.Getting a real taste for Aussie reds. Read More

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• May 2011

  So last winter, we drank a bottle of 2004 Dom de la Roquete Chateauneuf du Pape.  Delicious.  Bought it at deep discount, and wished I had bought more.  Last month, at a large dinner, someone (a beverage professional from one of SF's best restaurants) brought the 2007 of same wine, direct from Kermit Lynch, so the provenance was unquestionable. ... Read More

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• May 2011

  My neighbors and I have a mutual love of wine, and have had several tasting parties which we've enjoyed a lot.  We did a blind one, and a non-blind one of very different world varieties.  We usually get bottles in about the 20-30 range, although that's flexible, especially going lower for the blind tasting.For this next one, I was thinking of do... Read More

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• May 2011

  bought 2 bottles of 09 Molly Dooker Carnival of Love.  I want to drink it, but should I? Read More

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• April 2011

  Japanese back in the '80s, UK and French money from before that, Australia and Chile more recently. Not too surprising, but I suppose it is a milestone of sorts.From the April 24 issue of Wine Industry insight... Chinese Investors Buy Into Napa ValleyChinese investors have made international headlines over the past year buying chateaux in Fran... Read More

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• April 2011

  "-- The 2007 ----- is 100% Tinto Fino aged for 24 months in French and American barriques. A glass-coating opaque purple color, it emits a super-fragrant bouquet of pain grille, pencil lead, Asian spices, black cherry, and blackberry. Dense and opulent on the palate, this loaded effort is succulent, pure, and exceptionally lengthy. It will evolv... Read More

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