Verging on sensory overload I approached the final wine, a 2009 Old Vine Zinfandel. Now back in the day a good California Zin was one of my go-to favorites. I eagerly breathed in the familiar aromas of rich raspberry with a hint of cinnamon and cloves. I could picture the gnarley, twisted old vines with their earthiness and pungent leathery smells.
Our intrepid wine tasting crew met again last week, this time at Temecula's Wine On A Dime. Don and Michelle Campini made us feel right at home and had a table ...
Tasting wine is one of the things we do and just last week I called a meeting of my trusted companions at The Wine Company in Temecula and that's precisely what...
"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.
Pinot lovers are a slightly different breed. They carry a certain air, almost as though they're privy to a secret they don't want to share. It's not really such a mystery. The wine produced from this grape is seductive and sultry.
Denis' past career as a recording engineer is evident everywhere you look. There are Gold Records on the walls and a recording studio where he makes his CDs.
This past Thursday at The Wine Company in Temecula, twenty fortunate souls had the opportunity to visit with John Ogden from Sonoma County's Olson Ogden Wines. ...