Monte Bello through the years - San Francisco Chronicle (blog)


San Francisco Chronicle (blog)
Monte Bello through the years
San Francisco Chronicle (blog)
This had about 50 percent new oak and marked a shift toward the all-new oak regime that's now standard. And it was a more muscular, brooding wine, ...
Paul Draper's forty years and the making of Ridge Monte BelloDr. Vino
A tribute to Monte BelloSan Francisco Chronicle (blog)

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Chile Quake Rocks Its Booming Wine Industry - BusinessWeek

Chile Quake Rocks Its Booming Wine Industry
BusinessWeek
It was the first in Chile to introduce stainless-steel cold fermentation tanks and French oak barrels for aging red wine. From 2004 to 2008 Miguel Torres ...

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Burgundy: Of Pinot Noir and Terroir - Huffington Post (blog)


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Burgundy: Of Pinot Noir and Terroir
Huffington Post (blog)
Boisset is the scion of the country's third-largest wine company. It sells many Pinot Noir wines. What the case appears to suggest is that even some experts ...
The best new Oregon releasesAshland Daily Tidings
A Pinot Noir PrimerTaste T.O. (blog)

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Finding this barrel was like 'finding a needle in a haystack' - The Caledonia Argus (subscription)

Finding this barrel was like 'finding a needle in a haystack'
The Caledonia Argus (subscription)
In 1993 Staggemeyer Stave started producing white oak staves for wine barrels. The company annually ships out over two million pieces of white oak used to ...

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Wine and Spirits / The grape doesn't fall far from the vine - Ha'aretz

Wine and Spirits / The grape doesn't fall far from the vine
Ha'aretz
Unlike the regular Enigma release, this one was aged for two years in oak, not so much adding a feeling of wood to the wine but allowing its elements to ...

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Questions for ... Annika Sorenstam - Golf.com

Questions for ... Annika Sorenstam
Golf.com
We created a syrah which is a full-bodied wine that is not as thick and heavy as cabernet. It has a little oak, a little strawberry. It's very flavorful. ...

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Reflecting the best of the Alexander Valley - Santa Rosa Press Democrat

Reflecting the best of the Alexander Valley
Santa Rosa Press Democrat
It's not surprising that Piotter, born and raised in Sonoma, became a savvy winemaker and is behind our wine of the week winner — the Ferrari-Carano, ...

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Local Versions of Europe's Everyday Wines - New York Times


New York Times
Local Versions of Europe's Everyday Wines
New York Times
With hauntingly pure aromas of black fruits and violets and not a hint of oak, this silky wine is gulpably good. And for the $16 to $18 at which it can ...

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New benchmark: Vitis seating from barrels - San Francisco Chronicle

New benchmark: Vitis seating from barrels
San Francisco Chronicle
Wine barrels have a useful life of about five years, but their oak planks, stained wine-red on the inside and weathered on the outside, have an undiminished ...

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Infinity Bistro In Norfolk Offers Mezzanine Dining - Hartford Courant


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Infinity Bistro In Norfolk Offers Mezzanine Dining
Hartford Courant
Cost for the three-course dinner, wine pairings and demonstration is $65 a person. Call 860-722-5161 for reservations. The Hungry Tiger, 120 Charter Oak, ...

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