Mountain Spirit

• March 2012

  Wanting to refresh my memory on certain French vintages in the Rhône Valley I came across (as I often do) the Robert Parker Vintage Chart.  Parker includes vintages from 1970 through 2010 on his website and scores them on the usual 100 point scale.  He claims that scores of 70-79 are "average" while those of 80-89 are "above average to excellent... Read More

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• May 2011

  My neighbors and I have a mutual love of wine, and have had several tasting parties which we've enjoyed a lot.  We did a blind one, and a non-blind one of very different world varieties.  We usually get bottles in about the 20-30 range, although that's flexible, especially going lower for the blind tasting.For this next one, I was thinking of do... Read More

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• June 2010

  Hello there!The topic says it all. I´ve tried some good wines from the 2007 vintage, but nothing as amazing as the vineyards are talking. If you have tried anyone, please share your experience!! Read More

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• May 2010

  My father started the tradition when my nieces and nephew were born.  He did it for my daughter too with a 1981 Cabernet.Now she is having a child and I'd like to continue the tradition.  I know it's still early for 2010 wines, but I thought I'd get this started. Any recommendations for a 2010 red wine that should age WELL for the next 21 years?... Read More

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• March 2010

  I have been looking around for a while, and seeing name after name of white wines, but haven't got a clue of what is good/great/bad/ugly.  I am relatively new on the wine deal, and so is my girfriend.  It's her 21st Birthday, so I thought she'd like some white wine. Anyone that has some ideas of white wines in the $20-40 range, please let me know.  Read More

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• February 2010

  I am always impressed with how some people, mostly real wine experts have learned to pick out many specific flavors in a wine. Once in a while a specific flavor jumps out at me, which is sometimes good, sometimes bad. I remember in France, they would sell these kits with maybe 50 or more bottles, each containing different important smells to he... Read More

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• September 2009

  None other than the Governator himself has declared September California Wine Month. It’s a great incentive to rediscover the bounty that is California wine, and we’ve worked with our friends at Carlo Russo's Wine & Spirit World to unearth some real gems to help highlight the breadth and depth that California wine presents today. The simple tru... Read More

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• August 2009

  When you visit the Benziger Estate vineyards you know something special is going on. The sight of so many vineyard blocks carefully eased into each contour of this beautiful slice of Sonoma Valley, just west of the hamlet of Glen Ellen, is only the first indication of how much thought and care is going into the cultivation of these grapes. What ... Read More

  From the article Benziger - Leading the way on Sonoma Mountain

  
  

• July 2009

  I'm looking for some good wineries to tour in the northern region of the Willamette Valley, preferably between Portland, Salem and the coast. Any suggestions? (Relatively low tasting prices are a plus, but I'm open to anything you have to recommend.) Read More

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• October 2008

  Hello! I'm Yukari from Japan. I've lived in toronto since middle of June.I start to go to school for wine in toronto for 3 months. However my english is weakness. If someone knows the word about "Ageability", Please kindly advice me. I don't get exactly this meaning. Read More

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