Stories from drink the good stuff


  1. Ovid Wines First Taste

    drink the good stuff &bull Mar 22, 2009

    We were lucky enough to score an invite to the "first taste" of Ovid (pronounced AH-VID) wines out of Napa Valley -- and I was lucky enough to be the one to represent CA Wine Merchants (thanks Winemonkey!). The wines are made by sought… Full Story »

  2. Napa Valley Vintners Tasting NYC 03-10-2009

    drink the good stuff &bull Mar 10, 2009

    Given the nature of our shop, you would expect that we would be in attendance when the best Napa Valley Vintners appear en mass in New York; and that we were! We tasted through a lot of impressive wines at… Full Story »

  3. Corison Winery: Wines with a Sense of Self

    drink the good stuff &bull Feb 28, 2009

    There has been some talk lately (see Vinography ) about winemakers who apparently make wines they do not like to drink but that will garner high ratings, praise from critics, and lofty prices from consumers. We have heard stories of this nature in the past week… Full Story »


  4. Atticus John Cabernet

    drink the good stuff &bull Feb 21, 2009

    We were finally able to bring in the 2006 Atticus John Cabernet Sauvignon from Napa Valley! We discovered this wine at a tasting on Inauguration Day; it really stood out in the crowd and when we found out who was… Full Story »

  5. We're Baaaaaaaaaack

    drink the good stuff &bull Feb 18, 2009

    Okay, so this (see accompanying picture) is why we have been off the blogging circuit for soooo very long. Our wine shop, California Wine Merchants, has finally opened in Manhattan's Financial District! After lots of New-York-City-style red tape and much… Full Story »


  6. Wine Hilarity of the Day: Crap Wine

    drink the good stuff &bull Oct 11, 2008

    Vino Girl was  catching up on the wine news this morning when she came across a hysterical little story on the website  France24.com .  I was drawn to it because it was a story about "crap wine", a term frequently… Full Story »

  7. On to MLF in the Winepod

    drink the good stuff &bull Sep 26, 2008

    Well, folks, we are now in a phase called Malolactic Fermentation; the cool kids call it MLF. It is admittedly a pretty boring phase for a wine maker, but a necessary step in the making of quality wine, particularly red… Full Story »

  8. Adventures of the Winepod Continue...

    drink the good stuff &bull Sep 17, 2008

    Sunday: Our fermentation has been kicking and it looks like it is about a day ahead at this point. We have been running warm since the get go (but within limits) and our brix took a solid turn down to 14 degrees. We have been… Full Story »


  9. WinePod Punchdown Day One

    drink the good stuff &bull Sep 13, 2008

    We were happy to discover that, when we pulled the lid off the Winepod tday, a cap had formed -- so we actually had something to punchdown on our first punchdown day! We could smell the sweet fruit and alcohol… Full Story »


  10. Making Wine with the WinePod: Fermentation

    drink the good stuff &bull Sep 13, 2008

    Fermentation Day 1! So, earlier today we revised our upper temp limit to 70 as we allowed the must to gently creep up in temperature to be closer to what we were looking for when we wanted to add the yeast. The yeast is going to turn our grape must into… Full Story »

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