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Tertulia 2006 Sobra

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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Saturday Research

October 11, 2008

Lodmell Cellars
Adamant Cellars
Trio Vintners
Stephenson Cellars
Dunham Cellars
Trust Cellars
Chateau Rollat Winery
That’s quite a line-up for a Saturday afternoon. While friends and I planned on visiting Trio, invited by Steve Michener (one of the three), we had not accounted for the crowds brought into town for a Whitman College event weekend. So rather than wait outside Trio, we [...]

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Balboa Un-constricting

September 23, 2008

Yes, I have read all the advice saying that simply posting tasting notes is ridiculous and a waste of blog readers’ time. Make what you will of this.
I had a meeting this evening at The Marc (sometimes called the Vineyard Lounge) in downtown Walla Walla. While my associate chose to have a raspberry whiskey sour, [...]

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