Super Value Minervois from Languedoc Roussillon

Hello to all my FB and blogger friends (especially those who like wine!) Perhaps you know, but I was in the vinous world for 25 years before O’s platform ushered the shuttering of my wine company. This week, my long-time colleague Cynthia Hurley ~ one of the most famous American-based European wine importers I’ve ever worked [...]

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Updates from The Greats – Donelan Family Wines

  If you have plans for being in the Sonoma area in early August, add this event to your itinerary, NOW. For ME, when it comes to selecting the top 5 or so greatest experiences my palate has enjoyed, considering wines from America, there will simply not be a better offer to come our way [...]

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DONELAN FAMILY WINES – CHATEAUNEUF AND HERMITAGE FROM AMERICAN LEGENDS

  If price alone predicates your daily “quaffer” selections, vinously speaking, then perhaps this collection will fall somewhere outside your comfort zone. But for ME, when it comes to selecting the top 5 or so greatest experiences my palate has enjoyed, considering wines from America, there will simply not be a better offer to come [...]

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Enkidu – Russian River Meets Ampuis

So I found myself at the conclusion of a highly satisfying wine tasting last week, the final wine at which was a staggering St.-Joseph from the estate of Cuilleron in the Northern Rhone. The guests at my event and I had thoroughly enjoyed ourselves during our intimate gathering together at Bistro des Amis and I [...]

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Windswept 90 Pointer Rounds out the Series

Hello again folks, Part III of this series is actually a dual pronged effort; combining my efforts to hear the voice of “The People” with my desire to recapture for you our travels through the windswept back-roads of France’s deep South.  Our wine today combines the full, rich and exciting flavors so many of you [...]

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95 Point Vintage Yields Part II in The Series: Your Voice is Heard

Hello again folks, Part II of this week’s series, a series dedicated to “Listening to The People”, now takes direct aim at satisfying the palates of the Cabernet and “Cabernet Blends” lovers.  This particular category registered second place by only the narrowest of margins in our survey of a couple weeks ago, so addressing your [...]

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“The Incomparable” Part III

Hello again fans of greatness, As I set out today to once again open the gates on another of Peter Weygandt’s staggering vinous treasures, I reflect back over a glass I enjoyed last evening.  It had been a long day for yours truly and the usual drudgery of my 10+ hour day had left me [...]

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