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Munching Vidal Blanc on Keuka Lake, New York
Tag Archives: Paso Robles
Happy Father’s Day: Wine Recommendation Croad Vineyards Petite Sirah Paso Robles 2012
Happy Father’s Day!
As a newly minted member of the dad club, it behoves me to recommend a wine to gift those dads out there. You can break the bank, if desired. But if you want him to actually open it on the day without spiraling into guilt-ville: think solid but not over-extravagant, drinkable now, keep it under $100, and if grilling is in this weekend’s plans, think red.
Heck, think this: Continue reading
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Tagged California, dad, drink, Father's Day, gifts, parents, Paso Robles, petite Sirah, travel, wedding, wine, Winery
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Celebrity and the Changing Landscape of Wine: Terry Hoage Wine Review
Celebrity wine.
I have mixed feelings. It seems buying a winery has become salve for a small handful of midlife crises. Owning three Ferraris, an island, and six children just does not cut it anymore. Brangelina, Drew Barrymore, Dan Ackroyd, Dave Matthews, Sam Neill, Coppola, Johnny Depp, and more have dipped their gilt toes into wineries with various success.
And then there are football players: people we imagine crushing six packs of Bud into their foreheads. Yet some -beneath that sweaty, helmeted, shoulder-padded facade- actually drink wine. Mike Ditka, Drew Bledsoe, Dan Marino, Charles Woodson, and Terry Hoage own wineries. Continue reading
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Tagged America, California, celebrity, drink, football, Paso Robles, sports, Terry Hoage, wine, Winery
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A Paso Robles Right Bank Wine-Off Daou vs Justin
With our house a block of ice, I turn to southern climes for sunnier respite. This manic Monday’s glass travels to Paso Robles AVA: California’s hot hills of heritage Zinfandel vines and huge Syrah wines. Continue reading
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Tagged Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, drink, merlot, Oak, Paso Robles, Paso Robles California, Red, snow, travel, wine, winter
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Paso Robles 7: Lone Madrone
Last Monday’s post visited Firestone Walker Brewery. Also found twenty years ago in 1996, our stop today is Lone Madrone Winery. The nineties clearly provided busy times for Paso.
Our pickup heads west from Paso Robles on Adelaida Road. The world turns a sandy sable and olive shrub. Hills mount each other, as we climb and wheel round them. Soon, orderly vines draped in mesh add militant structure to this wild place. Continue reading
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Tagged cab, California, drink, Lone Madrone, nebbiolo, Paso Robles, Paso Robles California, Syrah, wine, Winery
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