October 25, 2008
Sobra, as Ryan Raber tells me, actually means “leftovers.” But this is the kind of magic my mom makes of the leftovers, turning it into a fabulous meal. I shot the Roots & Vines show on Thursday and tasted this wine. It improves with a little breathing. It opens up and its uniqueness shows even [...]
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October 18, 2008
Steve Brooks at Trust Cellars sorts and destems Syrah grapes. Here is a cluster just before it goes into the destemmer, before it’s fall into the tunnel of attack-by-rubber-paddles-on-wands, breaking the cluster down into separate parts, berry by berry then dropping into a bin, awaiting the crush that leads to freedom… sweet fermented freedom.
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