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      2008 Brooks Willamette Valley Riesling

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      Santa Rosa Craft Beer and Food Take Center Stage

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      Downtown Healdsburg for Fine Wine and Gourmet Dining

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      Enjoy Cancun-adjacent Isla Mujeres at Coco B Villas

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      February is Oregon Truffle Month as Proclaimed by Oregon Governor Tina Kotek

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    2009 Pelter Winery “Unoaked” Chardonnay

    David Honig
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    Soft, clean, and in good balance, this would pair nicely with trout almondine. The nose leads with apples and tangerines. Soft baked apples  lead on the palate, tangerines follow on the mid-palate. Half the grapes were whole bunch pressed and there was no malolactic fermentation. Recommended. 89 points. WHO: Pelter

    2009 Pelter Winery Cabernet Franc

    David Honig
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    A delightful red fruit and white pepper pop makes this wine stand out. The nose shows black raspberry and tobacco, very typical markers for Cabernet Franc. On the palate, black raspberry and tobacco are joined by cranberry and white pepper. Acids are very bright, tannins smooth and slightly sweet. It

    The Real and the Ideal in Wine: A few of my awkward moments

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    In wine, there is an ideal version of the experience – and then there’s the reality. Rarely are the two identical. I’ve had plenty of awkward moments over the years; the four examples below are just the tip of the iceberg, for me.  I’ve also seen seasoned professionals break expensive

    A Wine from Tejo May be in Your Future

    Andrew Chalk
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    The Tejo region of Portugal has produced wine since Roman times. However, most wine drinkers will not recall drinking any Tejo wine. This is not a surprise as this wine has historically been blended with wines from elsewhere in Portugal or just sold as generic "wine of Portugal".  Tejo has

    A New Grand Red Wine for from Tuscany: Gran Selezione from Chianti Classico

    Becky Sue Epstein
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    The name Tuscany immediately conjures images of sun-drenched fields studded with ochre-stone buildings and roadside cafes in ancient hilltop villages where one can quaff vibrant red wine.  But what is the name of that famous Tuscan wine we drink in our dreams?  It can’t be Chianti; that’s the basic red

    Apples and Grapes: A New Couple at Bellwether Cidery and Winery

    Kristina Anderson
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    There is something very sweet in the story of the family winery, where each generation is groomed from birth to take over the family business one day and preserve the family traditions. The story often goes like this: Grandpa still has a presence in the tasting room, but Dad now

    A “New” Old Grape: Spigamonti, Candidate for the Wine Mosaic Collection?

    Elisabetta Tosi
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    In the summer of 2000, an agronomist consultant called Claudio Oliboni was checking some vineyards in a little place called Spigamonti.  This is on a hill near the village of Negrar, in the heart the Valpolicella region. The vineyards belonged to an associate grape grower in the local cooperative, Cantina

    Follow Your Nose: Olfaction Training, from Perfume to Wine

    Mary Orlin
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    Alexandre Schmitt's nose is in demand.  He's a classically trained French perfumer. So what's he doing at a Napa Valley winery?  Schmitt teaches winemakers not just how to smell wine, but how to pick out and properly describe all the varied aromas that make up the complex fragrance we call
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