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Monthly Archives: July 2011
Tales from the Wine Garden
As mentioned in an earlier post, the California State Fair is the home of California’s oldest wine competition. The fair takes place in the state capitol of Sacramento. While this is inconvenient for most of the state’s population (the millions … Continue reading
Posted in Wine Fun, Wine Tasting
Tagged acidic, Amador, Chardonnay, cheese, El Doroado, Fair, foothills, green apple, Lodi, Napa, peach, pear, pineapple, sacramento, Sonoma, zinfandel
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Winners Announced at America’s Oldest Wine Competition
The 2011 California State Fair is going strong in our State’s capitol, and they have already announced the winners of the annual wine competition. As a side note, the California State fair is the oldest wine competition in the United States, starting in … Continue reading
Posted in Wine Fun, Wine History, Wine Pricing, Winery Reviews
Tagged cabernet sauvignon, Chardonnay, foothills, Lodi, Merlot, pinot grigios, Pinot Noir, Placerville, rosé, Syrah, zinfandel
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Wine Review: Las Rocas Garnacha
Garnacha is the Spanish pronunciation of grenache, which is one of the most popular grapes you might not know much about. Originally grown in Spain, it made its way into France, Australia, and California in that order. It requires hot … Continue reading
Posted in Wine History, Wine Reviews
Tagged blackberry, garnacha, jammy, medium bodied, mineral, raspberry, robert parker, spicy, Wine Advocate
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