OK, I was a little bit wrong last month when I berated the Wall Street Journal for touting high alcohol wine. Norma and I were two of the lucky 50 people who attended the Hartford Family...
From 1998 to 2009, Dorothy J. Gaiter and John Brecher wrote “Tastings” as the Wall Street Journal wine column. The column was very personal with Gaiter and Brecher making it clear what they liked and...
“Little Penguin” pinot noir from South Australia has to be the official wine of Linux. This Linux wine is not bad. Aromas of black cherries followed by delicious cherry pie flavors. A...
By Tony Lima and Norma Schroder What can your winery do to survive the Great Recession? Bundling, a relatively obscure topic in economics, provides considerable insight. In this article I’ll...
To get ready for Pinot on the River 2011 we reviewed our notes and photos from Pinot on the River 2009. That year, Pinot Report chief Greg Walter put together a three-day symposium before POTR. We...
… or why you should join wine clubs. On August 29 we were blessed to be able to attend a club member appreciation dinner at Lynmar Estate Winery (just outside Santa Rosa). Our hosts, winery...
We headed down to Paso Robles for the Jack Creek Winery club party, but made it an extended trip. We first visited the northern San Luis Obispo (SLO) county area in the late 80s, then not returning...
On a fall 2008 excursion to Sonoma, Norma and I found a classy new entrant on the Russian River pinot noir scene, Lynmar Estate Winery. The winery tasting/publicity manager was very helpful in...
It’s been a delicious month for pinots and zins. We received our wine club shipments from Stryker Sonoma Vineyards and Hartford Family Winery and are doing some side by side tastings to savor our...
What better excuse for a three-day crawl through Sonoma on July 20 – 24 than to observe our four-year wedding anniversary and to continue our search for the perfect pinot noir? Our wanderlust took us...
Relax — this isn’t a “I got it and you can’t have it” message. Consider it a recommendation for wine clubs and for the Steven Kent wine club in particular if you like big cabs. Over the hills in the...