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">Thornton Winery – Quality Through And Through
“I take great pride in making wine that sells in the single digits or low to mid teens that people like. I want people to drink wine. I don’t want it to be a secret club where you need to know a certain handshake to get in.”
August 19th, 2011 | Posted in Wine & Food,Winemakers,Wineries | Read More »
">Phil Baily – Consistency Is King
Phil likes making a wine that he will enjoying drinking, and thinks that winemakers who cater to their clientele do them a disservice. A good gauge of how well he is making wine is that he drinks a lot more of his own wine now than he used to.
August 7th, 2011 | Posted in Winemakers,Wineries | Read More »
">Kirk Venge – Born To Make Wine
“What we’re trying to do here is something at the highest level in the Napa Valley. I can guarantee that.” It’s his hope that people leave with a sense of what it takes to make his wines.
August 2nd, 2011 | Posted in Winemakers,Wineries | Read More »
">Wiens Cellar Room – Big Reds in an Exclusive Setting
I admit I am a bit of a “Janie-Come-Lately” to the wonders of Wiens Family Cellars. They have been producing and pouring wines in the Temecula Valley since 2005, but I did not wander by until the 2010 Wild Women of Wine Country 5K wound through their beautiful property. It was 9 am and I [...]
July 28th, 2011 | Posted in Wine & Food,Wineries | Read More »
">At Stuart Cellars, The Future Waits In The Barrel
I tasted several wines during my visit and it’s clear to me Marshall hasn’t lost his touch. The 2010 Sauvignon Blanc was crisp and reminiscent of a New Zealand Sauv Blanc. The 2010 White Merlot surprised me because I didn’t expect to like it.
July 11th, 2011 | Posted in The Love of Wine,Wine & Food,Wine Tasting Events,Winemakers,Wineries | Read More »
">What Wines Pair With Garlic?
Apparantly many - as we found out at a media preview for the upcoming Secret Ingredient Recipe Cook-Off. Yes, the ingredient is GARLIC! The cook-off event is the brainchild of Howard Kotliar and Ken Barnes of TemeculaNightOut.com and will take place on July 31st at Danza Del Sol Winery. Five Star Chef, Michael Cragg of Temecula Catering [...]
June 29th, 2011 | Posted in The Love of Wine,Wine & Food,Wineries | Read More »
">We Get Wine
If you write about wine, chances are pretty good that after a while you’ll start receiving review samples. In our case, at times, you wind up with several wines to review, so many that it’s time to rally the troops. I put the word out on Facebook and we wound up at Oak Mountain Winery [...]
June 21st, 2011 | Posted in The Love of Wine,Wine Tasting Events,Wineries | Read More »
