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2015 Hess Collection Allomi Napa Cabernet Sauvignon ($32)  At this point, one would assume that a 2015 Napa Cab is a bit too young to be at its peak. And, while that may be so, thi...
Read more →During a recent wine tasting, one opinion given of the wine was that it was sweet. My reaction was that it wasn’t sweet at all. So, how can a wine seem sweet and not sweet at the same time? Well, as you’d expect, everyone’s perception of taste is di...
Read more →Think berries…strawberries, raspberries, and blue berries. Then think wine. Yes, some of these delicate berry flavors can be present in fine wines. But, your favorite varietal wines aren’t made from berries. Boone’s Farm, maybe, but not your wine. R...
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2015 The Hess Collection Napa Valley Estate Chardonnay ($22)  This week’s feature is The Hess Collection’s 2015 Napa Valley Chardonnay. This wonderful 100% Chardonnay features flavors of appl...
Read more →Last time we took a look at a wine fun-fact about a butt of wine and learned that it is a measure approximately equal to two standard barrels. So, here’s some more wine fun-facts about the amount of grapes used in producing wine. When you look out ...
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It may seem like a funny or pointless question, but there’s a real answer! So, here’s a wine fun-fact. The “butt” is a measure of liquid volume equaling two hogsheads. That may not be of much help. So, in terms that we all understand, a butt of ...
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I recently received a gift that came in at small flat box. Knowing that good things come in small packages, I lifted the box only to find it to be very heavy. Odd. But, what was even more odd was once I opened the box and removed its contents, I ...
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There are a bunch of corkscrews available to purchase and they all do the same thing. Mostly. The task of every corkscrew is to remove a cork from a bottle of wine. But not all corks are equal. And, when it comes to older corks, they can be a bit ...
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2015 Cline Family Cellars Lodi Zinfandel ($6) Excellent Zinfandels come from Lodi. And, at $6 for this one is a steal. Along with being a great value, this Cline Zinfandel has real nice spice and pepper notes with nice fruit that isn’t jammy. Win...
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If you’ve never had the opportunity to taste wine directly from a barrel, you are probably not familiar with a wine thief. No, it’s not someone out to steal wine. But it is a device that could be used for such a purpose. A wine thief is typically ...
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