Russian River
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Review: ***+ $$$ J Vineyards Pinot Noir, Russian River Valley, Sonoma, CA, 2009
Spirit of Wine &bull Yesterday
Wine tastings, reviews, ratings and commentary from around the world... Over a million visitors to more than 1,500 wines already reviewed... Get between me and this wine bottle at your own risk!!" Check out today's pricing and retail availability for… Full Story »
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Review: **** $$$ J Vineyards Chardonnay, Russian River Valley, Sonoma, CA, 2009
Spirit of Wine &bull Yesterday
Wine tastings, reviews, ratings and commentary from around the world... Over a million visitors to more than 1,500 wines already reviewed... Get between me and this wine bottle at your own risk!!" By way of background, opening thoughts: Russian River… Full Story »
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Seventy Five Years Later, Who is That Eponymously Sparkling Woman?
Wine Blog &bull Feb 6, 2012Imagine being six years old and your father insists that you make history with him, by walking across the newly finished San Francisco Gold Gate Bridge. Attending Stanford University, you fall in love with and marry the perfect man of your dreams. Together you both move to Washington, D.C., where your husband joins the Judge Advocate General's Corps. In the top of his military class, your husband is selected to work at the Pentagon, where he spends two years representing the United States Army in contract negotiations. He also… Full Story »
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Dehlinger Pinot Noir - 2008
Winecentric &bull Feb 6, 2012
California Pinot Noir from Russian River Valley with 14.9% alcohol.TASTING NOTES:Black cherry and raspberry upfront with blackberry, oak, mocha, plum and concentrated jam and spice on the mid-palate. Silky smooth, very balanced, good acidity.SCORE & RECOMMENDATION:93 PTSA very well-made wine… Full Story »
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Sommeliers get ready to rumble
LA Times - Daily Dish &bull Feb 5, 2012You love "Iron Chef," but are you ready for "Iron Sommelier"? Don't laugh; it's actually a pretty cool idea. The Farmhouse restaurant in Sonoma County's Russian River Valley just outside Forestville is running a series of wine dinners in which... Full Story »
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- Sommelier
- Sonoma
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What I Drank Last Night
Nick on Wine &bull Feb 3, 2012
What I Drank Last Night - At Lincoln Center's sumptuous Italian, Lincoln, two different cuvees of Neil Bernardi's elegant 2010 Migration Chardonnay, the Russian River Valley and the limited edition Charles Heinz Vineyard. The Heintz was perfection on first sip,… Full Story »
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Updated Review: **** $$ Davenport Preston Ranch Pinot Noir, Russian River Valley, Sonoma, CA, 2006 - BEST VALUE
Spirit of Wine &bull Feb 3, 2012
Wine tastings, reviews, ratings and commentary from around the world... Over a million visitors to more than 1,500 wines already reviewed... Get between me and this wine bottle at your own risk!!" Find Davenport wine prices and retail availability.By way… Full Story »
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Quickie Review: **** $$$ Duckhorn Migration Chardonnay, Russian River Valley, Sonoma County, California, 2009
Spirit of Wine &bull Feb 2, 2012
Wine tastings, reviews, ratings and commentary from around the world... Over three-quarter million visitors to more than 1,000 wines already reviewed... Get between me and this wine bottle at your own risk!!" Find today's prices and retail availability for Duckhorn… Full Story »
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Attack of the Winemaking Reality TV Stars (Wine Spectator)
Wine Spectator &bull Feb 2, 2012
Kendall-Jackson's Rick Tigner goes Undercover, the Bachelor takes Unfiltered on a group date, and a Real Housewife wants our attention. Kendall-Jackson president Rick Tigner was the subject of CBS's Undercover Boss this past Sunday, and the wine world has been giving his emotional performance rave reviews. Predictably, most of his experiences didn't go so well (thankfully, Tigner already has a job). We were impressed by the honest (albeit limited) depiction of some of the less-glamorous aspects… Full Story »
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A charming Swan from the Russian River Valley
Purple Liquid &bull Feb 1, 2012
This was a low key, mid-week dinner at home and we were sipping our wine. I showed him the bottle. It was a 2008 Joseph Swan Pinot Noir Cuvee de Trois Russian River Valley, a fairly-priced wine from Russian River… Full Story »
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The 2010 Pinot Noirs: an assessment
Steve Heimoff's Wine Blog &bull Jan 20, 2012Pinot could be excellent," I wrote in my vintage diary on Sept. 2, 2010. At that point in the harvest-a crucial one, when a heat wave had just blasted Northern California-everything depended on two things: the weather moderating, allowing the grapes to ripen evenly and… Full Story »
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Rodney Strong Vineyards 2009 Reserve Chardonnay, Russian River Valley
A La Wine &bull Jan 17, 2012
The Award-Winning Wine: Rodney Strong Vineyards 2009 Reserve Chardonnay, Russian River Valley ... Full Story »
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- Russian River
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Vinography Images: Nicole's Vineyard
Vinography: a wine blog &bull Jan 7, 2012
Nicole's Vineyard RUSSIAN RIVER VALLEY, CA: Green grasses growing between the grapevines signals the start of spring as seen in Nicole's Vineyard in Healdsburg, Sonoma County, California. INSTRUCTIONS: Download this image by right-clicking on the image and selecting "save link… Full Story »
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Another conversation about AVAs and terroir
Steve Heimoff's Wine Blog &bull Jan 5, 2012There's so much misunderstanding out there concerning American Viticultural Areas (AVAs) that it's important to have this conversation from time to time, just to set the record straight. I'm pretty sure the vast majority of my readers know precisely what an AVA is and… Full Story »
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Sapphire Hill 2009 Russian River Valley Chardonnay & Pinot Noir - 2 Pack - $49.99
Woot Wine! &bull Jan 4, 2012No, wait. Bear with us. Just because it's January doesn't mean there aren't holidays to celebrate. Man, it's easy to coast on a Wine site through the months of November and December. Every single day a wine deal comes up you can go to that old standby of "holidays!" Mention it'd make a great gift! Did you already do that? Mention it'd be great to serve at a party!… Full Story »
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Foppiano family reaches settlement in court case
Decanter - Wine News &bull Jan 3, 2012
Sonoma's Foppiano family has announced a settlement worth tens of millions of dollars to its legal dispute for control of the Foppiano Vineyards' family trust. Following three days of legal proceedings, the terms of the settlement will see siblings Susan… Full Story »
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Dutton-Goldfield Winery, Russian River Valley: Some Current Releases
Vinography: a wine blog &bull Dec 24, 2011
What's hot in the wine world tends to focus the most attention. The newest superstar winemaker. The hot new vineyard. The latest cult wine brand. The stratospheric auction results in Hong Kong. But in so many ways, these bright lights are not at all representative of the real world of wine -- a world in which farmers and winemakers (sometimes the same person) work day after day to produce something that not only fires their passion, but also pays their bills. For every winery that makes news, there are dozens or hundreds that never seem to get much of the… Full Story »
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Gallo Winery gets AVA expansion (US)
Daily Wine News &bull Dec 21, 2011
After years of regulatory wrangling, mega-producer E & J. Gallo Winery has emerged victorious in its quest to enlarge the Russian River Valley (RRV) AVA in a decision announced by the Alcohol and Tobacco Trade Bureau on 16 Noember which… Full Story »
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Ten local wines on Spectator's best list
Napa Valley Register - Local Wine &bull Dec 16, 2011
Once a year, Wine Spectator publishes a roundup of the year's "most exciting wines," and that list - along with particulars about all the wines - is in the current issue on the newsstand and online. Three wines from Napa… Full Story »
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Welcome Fort Ross-Seaview
Steve Heimoff's Wine Blog &bull Dec 15, 2011I'm personally very glad the Tax and Trade Bureau finally approved the new Fort Ross-Seaview American Viticultural Area. I've been following this story for what seems like forever. Even by California standards for getting new AVAs approved, this one took… Full Story »
