Tag: Pinot Gris
Good Values Along the White Wine Roads Less Traveled
With abundant supplies of fine value Chardonnay or Sauvignon Blanc wines currently available from all over the world, it is easy to go with those whites as the default choice for summer sipping. For a little exploration, here...
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Willamette Valley and Seven AVAs — Exploring Oregon Pinot Noir
The seminar was titled “It’s Willamette, Damnit,” to break the pronunciation barriers, and offered...
Read More32 Wines Under $23 for Spring Sipping, Picnic and Party Fun
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...
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Lodi – the Motherlode of Affordable California Wines
Randy Caparoso, wine journalist, wine country photographer and columnist for The SOMM Journal, led...
Read MoreSingle Blind Tasting – Fun Exercise in Improving Wine Appreciation
Can a single blind tasting be of value to wine drinkers seeking to learn more techniques for identifying the similarities and differences in wines, while honing their individual palates and sensitivities? The answer is yes,...
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Whites for Toasting the Red, White and Blue
Heading into the July 4 weekend, we reviewed recent notes on wines suitable for a little summer...
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New Zealand — Beyond the vineyards, great escapes in nature, cities
For fans of nature, recreation and outdoor adventures, New Zealand ranks at the top of many...
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New Zealand Wine Adventure — Quality Reds on the Rise
Two thoughts typically come to mind when someone in the U.S. hears the term New Zealand wines:...
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New finds in Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc under $14
A hot spell hit Southern California in mid-September, so the outdoor entertaining continued, as...
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Fall White Sale: Wine Values from $12 to $27
The quest for values continues. Here are recent white wine finds in the $12 to $27 range. All...
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Summer White Sale — Finds from $8 to $35
From some 300 white wines tasted over the past few months, we found about 5 percent rising to the...
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Summer White Sale from $6 to $50
Whether you are setting up for a barbecue, loading up for a picnic or just thinking about easy sipping on a summer day, the array of different style white wines at reasonable prices continues to grow. The following were selected from several hundr…
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