Rhine and Mosel Visit Artisan
Saturday, March 1, we seized the opportunity to visit Artisan Wine Depot’s new store in Los Gatos. The event was a tasting of German wines from the southwestern Rhine and Mosel regions. We arrived with great anticipation. We were not […]
Seventeen Pinot Noirs at Artisan
January 11, 2014 was a memorable day. Ken Knox of The Henry Wine Group was pouring seventeen pinot noirs at Artisan Wine Depot in Mountain View. While chatting with him, we discovered that Pence Ranch had just signed up with […]
Paso Robles Garagiste Festival Part III: A Second Circuit
During the Saturday Grand Tasting at Windfall Farms, we made two circuits of the wineries. The first iteration was for pinot noir. The second was for GSM and other wines. Thus we have the Paso Robles Garagiste Festival part III: […]
Two Oldies From Carol Shelton
Quite a few years back we visited Carol Shelton’s tasting room. Carol is justifiably famous for her zinfandels. We tried a number of her offerings and settled on two bottles each from her 2005 vintage: the “Wild Thing” Old Vine […]
Paso Robles Garagiste Festival Part II: Saturday With Pinot Noir
[Updated January 19, 2014 with improved description of the role of the Cal Poly wine program.] The Saturday Grand Tasting was held at Windfall Farms, a venue that appeared to be at least a quasi-working farm. The specific location was […]
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Paso Robles Garagiste Festival Part III: A Second Circuit
During the Saturday Grand Tasting at Windfall Farms, we
Paso Robles Garagiste Festival Part II: Saturday With Pinot Noir
[Updated January 19, 2014 with improved description of the
Better Late Than Never – Pasadena Pinotfest 2013
The Pasadena Pinotfest has become a regular February event