Winery
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Susumaniello, what a sususurprise! (and Georgia P's photo shoot)
Do Bianchi &bull Yesterday
Honestly, I really didn't know what to expect from a 2010 IGT Tarantino Susumaniello (100%) by the Poderi Angelini winery in Manduria (west coast of Puglia). The craze for indigenous varieties has inspired a number of producers to deliver monovarietal… Full Story »
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3 Regions and 3 Winemakers - Soho Wine Co, New Zealand
Bibendum Times &bull YesterdayBy Rob Pickard At the recent Just AddBibendum tasting, the recent hard work of our Buying team came to the fore as we launched 23 new producers from 8 different countries to the UK Trade. One of these exciting new… Full Story »
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- New Zealand
- Tasting
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Year of the Dragon and Iron Horse has the bubbly for celebrating
Wine Blog &bull YesterdayThe cuvee's label is red and yellow - the colors of the Chinese national flag, and it's bilingual, with the character for dragon on a fan at the neck of the bottle. The winery retail price is $98 per bottle.… Full Story »
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Valentine's Pick Up Party
Napa Valley Register - Local Wine &bull Yesterday
Judd's Hill Winery hosts its annual Valentine's Pick Up Party on Saturday, Full Story »
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A new winery in Sonoma strives to 'complement all the senses'
Napa Valley Register - Local Wine &bull Yesterday
No appointments are necessary to visit Ram's Gate winery, which is at 28700 Arnold Dr., Sonoma, just off Highway 121. Reservations are recommended, however, for parties of eight or larger. Ram's Gate is open10 a.m. Spend two hours with the wine-making team at Ram's Gate Winery, led by associate winemaker Jesse Fox, for a hands-on look at how the winery operates and how the wine is made. Depending on the season, this could include time in the vineyards, tasks in the cellar, or any number of other activities. All sessions start with a tour of the winery, cellar and vineyards,… Full Story »
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Social Media and the Wine Industry: A New Era
Vinography: a wine blog &bull Yesterday
On occasion I write purely for the wine industry, and today I'd like to address the role of social media in the wine industry. Whenever I write these kinds of things, I like to remind people that by day I run a company called HYDRANT that gets paid a lot of money to help big brands be extremely successful marketing, selling, and engaging with their customers online. In short, what follows below isn't just random opinion. Let's be clear, first, what I mean by social media, a phrase that has become widely used but perhaps not fully understood by everyone… Full Story »
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When winery P.R. people get it wrong
Steve Heimoff's Wine Blog &bull YesterdayI seldom name names on this blog; my readers know that. There's very little point in antagonizing people who already have their knickers in a twist. So I won't identify the name of the winery whose P.R. people complained about something I wrote… Full Story »
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The Best Wine-Related $15 You Will Ever Spend
Cellar Blog &bull Yesterday
In the six yeas that I have been writing about wine the one lesson that I have repeatedly learned is that starting a winery is a bad idea. There is too much uncertainty and there are too many things that… Full Story »
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Topics:
- Viticulture
- Winery
- Monticello
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Accolades flow for local wines
Daily Wine News &bull Yesterday
Accolades continue to pour in at Belgrave Park Winery. Three of the Cobargo vineyard's tipples took home medals from the recent 2012 South Coast Wine Show in Ulladulla, where they competed against the best wineries from the Southern Highlands, Shoalhaven… Full Story »
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Report from ... Verona Italy - Day 5: Even More Winery Tours - Tuesday, January 31, 2012
On the Road with the Grape Guy &bull Feb 2, 2012
As a wine writer and wine lover, I attend a variety of events and get to try a number of wines from all over the world. Here I review the wine related events I attended and the things that thrilled… Full Story »
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7 Questions with....Regan Meador, Assistant Winemaker, Osprey's Dominion Winery
LENNDEVOURS &bull Feb 2, 2012
As is so common these days, he and I got acquainted via Twitter before he left his white collar job in Manhattan for good and moved to the North Fork to make wine. We keep saying that we're going to meet up for a glass or a pint or five, but it hasn't happened… Full Story »
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Sustainably Farmed
wineintro &bull Feb 2, 2012
Here's a question for you - what do you think a "sustainably farmed" winery is? Shouldn't every winery be sustainably farmed? Full Story »
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Good news on vine for winemaker
Daily Wine News &bull Feb 1, 2012
Every harvest is important to the team at Ballandean Estate Wines, but there is a lot more than usual riding on the 2012 vintage. Last December fire ripped through the storage shed at the historic winery, ruining more than $1.5… Full Story »
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Sheldrake Point at Seneca: What's New for a Classic Finger Lakes Winery
LENNDEVOURS &bull Feb 1, 2012
By Rochelle Bilow, Finger Lakes Food Correspondent Photos courtesy of Sheldrake Point winery Mention Sheldrake Point Winery on Seneca Lake and, chances are, you'll be corrected. "It's on Cayuga Lake," I heard a half-dozen times over the course of the... Full Story »
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- Finger Lakes
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Interview with Seth Chambers, Winemaker at Naked Mountain Winery
Cellar Blog &bull Feb 1, 2012
We went out to Naked Mountain Winery for their fantastic lasagna lunch this past weekend and got the opportunity to meet with their new winemaker, Seth Chambers. Seth has been making wine for years, but Naked Mountain is his first… Full Story »
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Fare Play: Iron Chef Geoffrey Zakarian
Wine Enthusiast - Web Edition &bull Feb 1, 2012
To me, the promise of spring represents the dawn of a new day; a time to look ahead and start fresh. In the winter months, we tend to indulge in heavy comfort foods as a kind of warming effect, and who could blame us after all that snow? I think a great way to guide you into the new season is by resetting your mind and body with a diet of fresh, whole foods. By definition,… Full Story »
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Plumpjack Buys Steltzner Vineyards (Wine Spectator)
Wine Spectator &bull Feb 1, 2012
Plumpjack Group, the wine and hospitality company founded by California Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom and billionaire philanthropist Gordon Getty, has acquired a prime property in Napa's Stags Leap District for a new winery. An executive at Plumpjack tells Wine Spectator that… Full Story »
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Shannon Ridge Vineyards - a hot wine brand
Wine Foot &bull Jan 31, 2012
Lake County, CA - Shannon Ridge Vineyards and Winery was singled out for its performance in 2011 by Jon Fredrikson of wine industry consulting firm Gomberg, Fredrikson & Associates and named as one of ten "Hot California Wineries in 2011."… Full Story »
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2009 Smoking Loon Old Vine Zinfandel - Review
Wine Foot &bull Jan 31, 2012
By Duane Pemberton Winery website: http://www.donandsons.com Don Sebastini and Sons is a huge wine producer in California that owns a lot of "grocery store" wines that most folks would recognize the brand of - one of those labels is Smooking… Full Story »
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- Winery
- Zinfandel
- California
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Swiss couple buy winery (NZ)
Daily Wine News &bull Jan 31, 2012
A high-powered Swiss couple are the new owners of Kina Beach Vineyard and have plans to expand its profile and production. Achim Bauer, a partner in accountancy giant PriceWaterhouseCoopers in London, and Karin Schoch, a human resources manager in Zurich,… Full Story »
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