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Wednesday 3/27/13
- March 16, 2013
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“Here’s to Champagne, the drink divine That makes us forget all our troubles; It begins as a bottle of wine That gets filled with the magic of bubbles!” Don’t know who came up with that, but they got it right. …
Tasting Notes Friday 3/15/13
- March 16, 2013
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NCWC CABERNET TASTING 3/15/13 SAN TELMO ASENCIA CABERNET 2009 We begin our exploration of Cabernet with this incredible value from the Mendoza region of Argentina. It “offers dark cherry aromas and flavors accented with hints of spice, molasses and fruit …
Email Newsletter 3/12/13
- March 12, 2013
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WINE OF THE WEEK: Italy is Number 1. As in, the top wine producer in the entire world. Also the top exporter of wine to the U.S. Think that happened by accident? Nope. It happened because they keep producing exceptional …
Friday 3/22/13
- March 8, 2013
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We’ve got a very special event cooked up for this Friday, 3/22! This is a fascinating array of wines from both Old World and New World wineries. What they have in common is a passion for excellence, for producing wines …
Tasting Notes 3/8/13
- March 8, 2013
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NCWC NEW WINE TASTING 3/8/13 ORFILA ARROYO GRANDE CHARDONNAY 2011 While the winery is local, the fruit was sourced from Laetitia in Arroyo Grande. Deliciously balanced, “it has aromatics reminiscent of warm tropical fruits with an abundance of fresh pineapple …
Email Newsletter 3/7/13
- March 7, 2013
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FRIDAY 3/8/13 It’s a disease, is what it is. A fever, a malady, a sickness. Some might even say a curse. It afflicts us constantly, and we see no end in sight. We can’t stop buying new wines!!!! We’ve got …
Email Newsletter 3/5/13
- March 5, 2013
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If you could bottle Paso Robles… … this is what it would taste like! Last week I threw out a little Facebook hint about an upcoming WOW (Wine of the Week) that got folks talkin’ and salivatin’. It had to …
Tasting Notes 3/1/13
- March 2, 2013
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NCWC NAPA VALLEY WINE TASTING 3/1/13 CAKEBREAD SAUVIGNON BLANC 2011 We begin our exploration of Napa with this iconic winery, whose Sauv Blanc is “wonderfully fresh and aromatic, with bright scents of pink grapefruit, gooseberry, melon and green apple. On …
Email Newsletter 2/28/13
- March 1, 2013
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Check Out Friday’s Tasting Event Wine Mecca. Wine Paradise. Wine Heaven. It’s up north, actually. Just above San Pablo Bay. Just south of Lake County. It’s called Napa Valley. And YOU have an opportunity to taste some of its spectacular …
Friday 3/29/13
- February 27, 2013
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With Easter literally right around the corner, we thought it would be an egg-celent idea to present you with an opportunity to taste a basketful of egg-ceptional Easter wines! (I’ll apologize right now for my childish fondness for silly holiday …