All there is is good wine |
There is no ostentatious architectural edifice announcing relationship to a renowned French Champagne house. There is no gourmet restaurant to entice the tourists. There are no giant mechanical riddl...
Posted by WineConsumer Magazine" on Sun, 06 May 2007 01:51:00 PST |
Americas oldest winemaking family. |
It was 1854 when Pierre Pellier arrived in San Jose from La Rochelle on France's Atlantic coast just north of Bordeaux. Pierre had a vineyard and made wine in the Evergreen district of Santa Cla...
Posted by WineConsumer Magazine" on Sun, 06 May 2007 01:52:00 PST |
Primativo |
As much as we like to think we know the origins of today's classic wine grapes, the truth is that the precise lineage of the great vitas vinifera are locked in the secrets of ancient botanical ...
Posted by WineConsumer Magazine" on Sun, 06 May 2007 01:50:00 PST |
New York's Finest |
New York has more than cold winters, lots of traffic, and poor attitudes.
New York State is known for a lot of things, but not exactly it's proficiency in blockbuster wines. As I have pointed out in t...
Posted by WineConsumer Magazine" on Sun, 06 May 2007 01:49:00 PST |
Nevada Pioneer |
Bone-chilling winds spilling down the eastern slope of the Sierras can drop the winter temperatures in the Carson Valley well below freezing. Summer days of sizzling temperatures and steaming ...
Posted by WineConsumer Magazine" on Sun, 06 May 2007 01:48:00 PST |
Thanksgiving for Wine |
It is that time of the year again when we give thanks for the bounty of life. The American holiday of Thanksgiving is most often celebrated with a copious feast leaving the participants as stuffed as ...
Posted by WineConsumer Magazine" on Tue, 15 Nov 2005 12:48:00 PST |
Black Sheep Winery |
By Kenneth Young.
We often associate the term "black sheep" with something odd or eccentric. But, in the Sierra Foothills, Black Sheep refers to lush, hearty, premium wines.
Se...
Posted by WineConsumer Magazine" on Tue, 11 Oct 2005 12:00:00 PST |
Domaine Becquet |
A French aristocrat making wine in Calavaras County? "Why not", says Baron Becquet de Mille, winemaker and owner of Domaine Becquet Winery in the Sierra foothills near Valley Springs.
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Posted by WineConsumer Magazine" on Tue, 11 Oct 2005 12:01:00 PST |
Murrieta's Well |
The swarthy young vaquero reined his powerful stead to a dusty halt at the pool of clear, cool natural spring water. "We will camp here and water the horses," Joaquin told his amigos...
Posted by WineConsumer Magazine" on Tue, 11 Oct 2005 11:58:00 PST |
Splendid Blends |
By Harry Stoll.
Near the end of the most recent century The Men's Guide to Ironing (ironically, about much more pressing problems) had a chapter titled, "Be a Man, Buy a Blend." The idea was that we s...
Posted by WineConsumer Magazine" on Tue, 11 Oct 2005 11:56:00 PST |
