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Category Archives: California
Shipping US wine to Canada: FedEx gets in the game – and raises questions
An article on the Wine Law web site, an extremely interesting source on everything legal about how wine is sold (or not sold) within Canada, caused a bit of excitement among Canadian wine tweeps, today, as it revealed that FedEx has begun shipping wine directly from the United States to Canada – or at least, [...]
Also posted in British Columbia, Canada, Ontario, wine trade Tagged Alberta, BCLDB, Direct purchase, FedEx, LCBO, provincial monopolies, Rod Phillips, shipping wine, Winelaw, wineries 9 Comments
Tasting Note: Robert Mondavi 1995 Napa Valley Zinfandel
Zinfandel is like white wines: it doesn’t age well, right?
Wrong. Oh, so wrong.
On Saturday night, I opened a bottle of 14-year-old zin I’d pulled from the cellar a couple of weeks ago, to set it up right and make it ready for drinking on the right occasion. Which, in the end, meant pizza night on [...]
Also posted in red wine, tasting, wine Tagged 1979, 1995, Anderson Ranch, Dry Creek, Glen Ellen, Napa Valley, pizza, Preston, Quivira, Ridge, Robert Mondavi, zinfandel 10 Comments
Everybody's talking about natural wines – thanks, Saignée!
How do you celebrate a year of blogging? With a month of blogging, of course.
A special month of blogging, I mean. Like the 31 days of Natural Wine put together by Cory Cartwright of Saignée, one of the most interesting wine blogs around. He asked a number of other voices of the online wine world [...]
Also posted in wine, wine blog Tagged Alice Feiring, Amy Atwood, Brooklyn Guy, Cory Cartwright, Jeremy Parzen, Natural wine, Saignée 1 Comment
When Robert Parker can't get his facts (or his ethical guidelines) straight
I was appalled and incensed, Friday evening, when I read a post by Robert Parker himself on the eRobertParker forum. I don’t often agree with Mr Parker’s taste, but I do have respect for what he’s accomplished and for the energy he’s put into advocating wine.
I’ve lost a lot of that respect, now, after an [...]
Also posted in United States, media, wine, wine blog, wine trade Tagged Dr Vino, ethical guidelines, expenses-paid trips, Jay Miller, Mark Squires, Robert Parker, The Wine Advocate, Wine Bloggers Conference 17 Comments


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Tasting Note: Le Cigare Volant 1997, Bonny Doon Vineyards