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Lodi – the Motherlode of Affordable California Win...
Posted by Tom Gable | Mar 28, 2019 | California, Discoveries, Values | 0
White, Red Wine Values for Continued Hunkering in 2021
by Tom Gable | Dec 30, 2020 | Burgundy, California, Discoveries, France, Italy, New Zealand, Values | 0
Some celebrants usher in the New Year with a little bubbly and an expensive vintage wine or two. Based on requests from some friends for lower cost wines to get through the first quarter of 2021 under a pandemic budget, we took...
Read MoreIn Search of Good Red Wine Blends — Traditional to Creative
by Tom Gable | Nov 30, 2020 | Argentina, Baja California, Bordeaux, California, Chile, Discoveries, France, Italy, Rhone, Spain, Values, Washington | 0
One strategy for calibrating your palate is to taste wines made from the same varietal grape and decide on styles you like. This is best done blind, where a co-conspirator buys the wines and another puts them in numbered brown...
Read MoreLodi Reds Redux; New Discoveries from California
by Tom Gable | Mar 31, 2020 | California, Discoveries, Values | 0
After enjoying a class on Lodi wines at the annual SommCon® conference held each year in San Diego...
Read MoreBig Reds: BBQ, Picnic and Party Wines from $12 to $32
by Tom Gable | Aug 31, 2019 | Australia, California, Discoveries, Uncategorized, Values, Washington | 0
With many outdoor events scheduled as we headed into the Labor Day weekend, we sorted through notes on bigger wines we’ve enjoyed with barbecue, picnic and party fare. Here are 12 favorites. The selections include wines made...
Read More32 Wines Under $23 for Spring Sipping, Picnic and Party Fun
by Tom Gable | Apr 30, 2019 | Argentina, Australia, Bordeaux, California, France, New Zealand, Oregon, Rhone, Values, Washington | 0
The following wines rise to the top in price and value from among several hundred wines tasted over the past few months, from individual bottles with food at home to sampling through scores at trade tastings and industry...
Read MoreLodi – the Motherlode of Affordable California Wines
by Tom Gable | Mar 28, 2019 | California, Discoveries, Values | 0
Randy Caparoso, wine journalist, wine country photographer and columnist for The SOMM Journal, led...
Read MoreSummer Close Out on Red, White and Bubbly Wine Values
by Tom Gable | Aug 31, 2017 | Argentina, California, Discoveries, France, South Africa, Spain, Values | 0
If you are looking for tasting adventures with unfamiliar grapes, Spain continues to provide some...
Read MorePicnic, Barbecue and Burger Wines: New Finds from $9 to $16
by Tom Gable | Jul 31, 2017 | Argentina, California, Chile, Discoveries, Oregon, Values, Washington | 0
In search of something with a little more style than beers and sodas to go with food during summer...
Read MoreParty, Wedding Reception and Other Quaffing Wines
by Tom Gable | Jan 31, 2017 | California, Discoveries, New Zealand | 0
Remember in your college days or shortly thereafter when you were invited to a wedding and...
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