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The Grenache Association Welcomes International Grenache Day on Friday, September 15 with LocalWineEvents.com/GrenacheDay

evebushman8 months ago8 months ago06 mins

List your events celebrating Grenache for free at LocalwineEvents.com/GrenacheDay and Find a Celebration Near You AVIGNON, France, /PRNewswire/ — The Grenache Association – a not-for-profit coalition of fans of the Grenache grape – welcomes the world to celebrate the 13th International Grenache Day on Friday, September 15, 2023. This annual event, held on the third Friday of every September, has been instrumental in spreading…

Perlises Pick Andrew Murray Vineyards

Michael Perlis10 months ago10 months ago08 mins

Our wine journey would probably have been a lot different if we hadn’t wandered into a certain modest storefront winery tasting room in downtown Los Olivos back in the mid-1990s. Yes, we had already discovered California Rhone wines with a bottle of Le Cigare Volant from Bonny Doon Vineyards that we had purchased at a…

Visiting Chateauneuf du Pape Part Two: Domaine Roger Sabon and Domaine de la Mordoree

evebushman1 year ago1 year ago06 mins

Next up in our wine tour we visited Chateauneuf du Pape’s (CDP’s) Domaine Roger Sabon for a tasting. Our host explained that this past summer they experienced drier weather producing smaller berries over 18 hectares. Sabon, like Pegau, has both a Domaine for the CDP wine area and a Cotes du Rhone label. Five percent…

Perlises Pick: Jeff Cohn Cellars

Michael Perlis2 years ago2 years ago08 mins

We’ve tasted wines from Jeff Cohn Cellars many times, but always at events, where the wines were poured by Jeff or his wife, Alexandra. We had never had an opportunity to sit down and taste through the lineup with Jeff and hear the full story. We finally were able meet with Jeff at their recently…

Perlises Pick: LAW ESTATE WINES

Michael Perlis2 years ago2 years ago08 mins

The curving drive through the woods on Peachy Canyon Drive only heightens the anticipation of arriving at the gates that provide entry to Law Estate Wines and the experience it and the winery staff provide. But it wasn’t always this way. Our first taste of Law Estate was when they were pouring their first vintage…

Perlises Pick: J DUSI WINERY

Michael Perlis2 years ago2 years ago09 mins

A visit to Paso Robles is never complete for us without a visit to J Dusi Winery. Admittedly, it’s personal. We first met Janell Dusi in the mid-2000s at a roadshow tasting for Paso Robles wineries held at a hotel in Santa Monica. At that time, she was pouring her first commercial vintage of Zinfandel…

Vintage Eve Circa 9/2018: What Wines Would You Stock if You Owned a Wine Bar?

evebushman3 years ago3 years ago09 mins

Recently a pal that used to live in Santa Clarita had called me as he was opening a wine bar where he lives now in Texas. He didn’t want advice on anything other than what wine I would want if I were to visit his bar. Since he had moved to Texas a few years…

Vintage Eve 7/2018: What Did I Find at The Latest Garagiste “Urban Exposure” in Santa Monica?

evebushman3 years ago3 years ago09 mins

Garagiste festival co-founders Stewart McLennan and Doug Minnick (locals know Doug from his shared wine tasting room in Downtown Newhall, Double Trouble) as well as countless experienced volunteers, succeeded once again to bring nearly 50 small producing wineries under one roof – Santa Monica Bay Women’s Club – to be discovered by wine lovers. (Photo:…

Discovering Montemar Again, and Probably Again and Again?

evebushman4 years ago10 months ago07 mins

I remember tasting Montemar wines at past Wine in the Pines events, and that a few friends were in love with their wines, especially their Pinot Noirs. When my #LAWineWriters group planned a trip to Lompoc I looked around to see who else I would like to visit, and remembered that Montemar was there. Besides…

Being An Armchair Wine Writer Again, and Focusing on Local Wineries to Support

evebushman4 years ago4 years ago013 mins

I think it was the book Accidental Tourist where I first I heard the phrase “armchair writer” to describe the main character who was a travel writer that wrote from home. For me the phrase was apropos because when my daughter was under 18 I really didn’t want to leave her with a sitter to…

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The Grenache Association Welcomes International Grenache Day on Friday, September 15 with LocalWineEvents.com/GrenacheDay

Perlises Pick Andrew Murray Vineyards

Visiting Chateauneuf du Pape Part Two: Domaine Roger Sabon and Domaine de la Mordoree

Perlises Pick: Jeff Cohn Cellars

Perlises Pick: LAW ESTATE WINES

Perlises Pick: J DUSI WINERY

Vintage Eve Circa 9/2018: What Wines Would You Stock if You Owned a Wine Bar?

Vintage Eve 7/2018: What Did I Find at The Latest Garagiste “Urban Exposure” in Santa Monica?

Discovering Montemar Again, and Probably Again and Again?

Being An Armchair Wine Writer Again, and Focusing on Local Wineries to Support