A Free Wine Encyclopedia!“I do not think that Gerard Jaboulet has ever made greater wine than he has in 1990…a new quality threshold has been attained…” Robert Parker Jr. When we tasted this wine, we had to agree. Paul Jaboulet Aine is another family owned winery. They have achieved the dual distinction of being not only one of… read more »
Samuele Sebastiani had been born into a peasant family who toiled in the vineyards of Tuscany, Italy. In 1895, he borrowed money for his steerage to California. In 1904, Samuele Sebastiani started what was to become California winemaking history. Today, when you visit the Sebastiani Winery in old town Sonoma, you will be shown the… read more »
Note: Please do not confuse the wine maker Inglenook-Napa Valley with the jug wine maker Inglenook-Navale. Founded in 1879, the Inglenook-Napa Valley winery was the hobby of the great seaman Gustave Niebaum. Not only a diligent student, receiving his ships papers by attending merchant marine school in Finland, he was a brilliant businessman. At age… read more »
A mission Padre was the first to plant grapevines in Baja California; on the site of the first lower California mission circa 1697. But viticulture was known to Mexico far earlier than that. In 1524 the Mexican conqueror Cortez decreed that all Spaniards holding land grants in Mexico had to plant annually, for five years,… read more »
A mission Padre was the first to plant grapevines in Baja California; on the site of the first lower California mission circa 1697. But viticulture was known to Mexico far earlier than that. In 1524 the Mexican conqueror Cortez decreed that all Spaniards holding land grants in Mexico had to plant annually, for five years,… read more »
The Congress Springs Winery, situated on the Santa Clara side of the rugged Santa Cruz mountain is surrounded by such illustrious neighbors as David Bruce, Martin Ray, Mount Eden and Ridge Vineyards. Dan Gehrs and his wife Robin rebuilt the winery (which dates from the 1890’s) in 1976. Dan’s winemaking philosophy… “We don’t try to… read more »
Wine with Food: Petite Sirah By Paul Kalemkiarian Sr. | Petite Sirah varietal wine suffers a personality complex! It is passed up by beginners and connoisseurs, for different reasons. The person new to wines is usually enamored with the big name varieties, like Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Johannisberg Riesling spending most of… read more »
Wine with Food: California Gamay Beaujolais By Paul Kalemkiarian Sr. | November 1984 If you are presently a white wine enthusiast yet wish to develop a red wine palate, this is the wine to start with. Many people who say they like white wines only, do so because they have usually been turned off by… read more »
Wine with Food: Georges de Latour By Paul Kalemkiarian Sr. | July 1983 What do you serve with a bottle of Georges de Latour? This wine has become so legendary that the name is “dropped’• by wine collectors to establish the credibility of their wine cellars, by beginners as a standard in awe, and by… read more »
This is the freshly barbecued corn here for the Wine of the Month Club’s monthly barbecue. We’re going down just one month, okay? USDA choice, I’m not talking about it. Man 1: Loading. Paul: Load it up. Ramming. Man 1: Yeah!