[NautiNurse]

Lots of interesting info from 2006 CA harvest reports, to Napa fruit required for Napa label, and glassware care.

[NautiNurse]

Click to be +/- on this low volume wine ping list.

Oenology news ping.

[IllumiNaughtyByNature]

The sixes are coming through again. It seems that each of the last sixes (86, 96) were also good years. Glad to see that the 06 will not disappoint.

[BreitbartSentMe]

I just want to know when the 2-Buck Chuck Pinot Grigio will be back at Trader Joes - it was AWESOME!

[Rb ver. 2.0]

My GF bought a bottle of French Wine for $5.99 the other day.

After I scolded her, I had a great laugh at the price.

[tubebender]

There is a cold front moving down from Western Canada in the next day or two. Lower temps, strong winds and possibly some rain down to Humboldt county...

[Lekker 1]

2006 could be an exceptional vintage for a number of wine varieties.

Holy Cow! Just think how good 2006 COULD have been if we didn't have all that global warming on!

[bigcat32]

"After being dried with a clean cloth, the glass should be stored upright so stale air doesn’t become trapped in the bowl"


I hate it when stale air is trapped in my wine glass. This situation completely ruins my wine tasting experience./sarc off.

When I sample in Napa I make it a point to annoy the people with this mentality.

[Range Rover]

I've been told that a lot of Red Zin vines in California are being yanked out in favor of Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc. Word on the street is that if you liked Red Zin out of California (and I've had a few outstanding ones), get what you can now because it will become more "boutique" in the years to come with less and less being available (and the prices rising accordingly).

Murphy Goode had an outstanding one in "Liar's Dice". If consumed young, it was quite "spicy". The '01 drinks mighty fine right now.

...BTW, my source tells me that a lot of French stuff just isn't moving. He's got 01-02 Cru Beaujolais at $3.49...and it's just sitting there.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

After being dried with a clean cloth, the glass should be stored upright so stale air doesn’t become trapped in the bowl

Do it this way and you have to wash them again before you use them.

Instead you should spend five bucks on a rack that suspends your wine glasses in the cupboard. It not only keeps your glasses clean and ready for use but it also frees up shelf space below the glasses.

[steveo]

Chardonnay?

[Vision]

In the Stags Leap District

LOL, these phony Californians are so full of themselves.

Reminds me of the lunch I experienced with a top salesman of Far Niente. He said Bush was a maniac and that they was no way he was going to send his kid to die in some oil field.