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– Top Wines of the Year Are From California
The two of the world’s most respected wine publications have chosen Cabernets from NorCal as their “Wine of the Year” and it cost one winery $700,000 to make it happen.
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They Call Him the Godfather
When winemaker Joel Peterson, discovered vines in Sonoma County that had been planted in 1888 and were going to be removed he purchased the 152 acres that he now farms.
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One of The Best Wines, Alexander Valley Pour’s it On, Not Such a Good Deal, Wine Tasting in Napa is Pricey and More!
Sangiovese is the most widely planted grapes in Italy. We were fortunate to have visited the region oh maybe 15 years ago and what I learned then is still good information today.
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The Birthday Wine Tour, Gallo Going Long, KFC Nugget Update, Drinking Rose’ and More!
August is my birthday month on the 31st and opportunities developed in June and July that allowed us to create a months’ worth of wine tasting adventures that I hope you will enjoy
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40 Years of Food and Wine Matching, The Egg & I, Pink Wine, Bubbles at The Grand Prix, KFC Tries Real Chicken Nuggets and More!
We’re going to cover a lot of ground, from a new way to match wine and food to wine in an egg, good pink wine, KFC is using real chicken, of course there’s more!
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North Coast Wine Challenge Returns to Great Success, What’s Better Over in Lodi – East or West? Matching Cheese Gifts with Red Wine, Gallo Goes Off Right Tackle and More!
It was good to be out and about again tasting the “Best of the Best” in Santa Rosa as well as visiting another of our favorite wine regions over in Lodi.
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Cheese Fest Returns and Brings Italian Buffalos, Marketing Wine to a Younger Generation that Doesn’t Seem Interested, CA Sparkling Wine Continues to Sparkle and 2019 Strong for Zinfandel and More!
Got to try my first sample of true Mozzarella di Bufala at the restarted California Artisan Cheese Festival and found it tasty and also found that the California wine industry is not doing its best in trying to reach younger drinkers
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Is Napa’s Main Crop Cash, Not Grapes? The Lady is a Wine Legend But You’ve Never Heard of Her, Clean Wine – Not So Much and More!
The wine writer for the Wall Street Journal recently shared her thoughts regards the high prices in Napa wine and hotels drawing a response from the San Francisco Chronicle that shared where you can get a bagel for $2.50.
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He’s Tasted 250,000 Wines In 40 Years, Gallo Grows Yet Again, Panera Bread Joins the Chicken Sandwich Battle – Sort of, Kendell-Jackson Goes to the Races, Please Consider for Your next Visit
I’ve followed James Suckling with the Wine Spectator magazine and now into his own tasting company. While what he tastes is usually beyond my budget his thoughts are still relevant and entertaining
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Reports on Thieving, Tendering, Millennials, Illinois Wine Wants More Space, My Shipments Bigger than Yours and of Course More
We sampled chicken tender offerings from four of the chicken sandwich competitors…We thiefed our way through a barrel tasting up in Hopland up and Illinois wineries want more shelf space, that and more of course.
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We Taste A Top Ten Value Wine, Wine Drinkers Aren’t Getting Any Younger, The Cost of Wine Hasn’t Gone up But The Price of The Bottle Has, Sort of & Coca-Cola Remakes Fresca Into An Adult Beverage & More
I’ll share our tasting of a top rated wine, the problems facing the wine industry with an aging market place, problems with the supply of wine bottles
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Barrel to Bottle Bash at the Dutton’s, How California Came to Define American Wine, Wine & Food Matches Miss at St. Francis & More!
The “Barrel to Bottle Bash!” offered visitors the unique opportunity to sample four wines from the 2021 vintage “thieved” from their barrels but my first taste came from a concrete egg…
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What We Drank for Thanksgiving, No Wine Bargains for Christmas, I’ll Have Wine with My Pie, Where’s the Tractor? Wine for Christmas and NYE
I did my standard Thanksgiving presentation: a brined turkey stuffed with only vegetables, basically poached in chicken stock on a Weber filled with hickory smoke.
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Woody's Whines // Woody's thoughts and opinions on a variety of subjects
Top Two Wines of the Year From California, Not as Many Wine Drinkers and That’s a Problem, Failed Turkey Recipe From the Wall Street Journal and More in This Edition of Woody’s Whine
Writing from the edge of the Russian River in Sonoma County Two of the world’s most respected wine publications have chosen Cabernets from NorCal as their “Wine of the Year” and it cost one winery $700,000 to make it happen. You wine drinkers out there…
He’s Referred to as The Godfather, All You Need to Know About Lodi Zin, Believe It or Not Burger King is Making a Decent Chicken Sandwich and More in Half a Glass
Writing from the edge of the Russian River in Sonoma County The Godfather of Zinfandel Winemaker Joel Peterson discovered vines in Sonoma County that had been planted in 1888 and were going to be removed and replanted with Cabernet Sauvignon. He purchased the 152 acres…
Wine Reviews // Tasty and reasonably priced reviews
How I’m Buying Wine These Days at a Great Discount
Writing from the edge of the Russian River in Sonoma County I’ll get to discounted wine in a minute but thought I’d let you know I’ll also be sharing info on food friendly wines; Popeyes a year later; how Trumps bad tariffs are killing wine…
Bordeaux You Could Actually Buy
Research tells me that the second label bottles of many Bordeaux wines – that’s what doesn’t fit in the first blend of major Chateaus, will be outstanding and probably at very good prices, a reflection of the old saw, “a rising tide lifts all boats”…..
Woody's Recipes // Great meals to go with great wines
Beef Roast Seasoning
No matter what style of beef roast you plan to serve you’ll find this rub and garlic infusion works quite nicely to add flavor. To insert the garlic cloves into the roast simply use a sharp knife to cut nice deep slots into the roast…
Latest Podcasts // Audio from interviews with the industry greats
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Our most recent wine adventure was a week long visit to the Willamette Valley wine country of western Oregon, what a remarkable area and what spectacular wines. It was the first week of October and the weather was terrific, sunny, warm and windy – they…
Chef and Retailer Michael Chiarello
As I travel and taste I always have my recorder and camera with me and I share those interviews with you at What Goes With What. We met at a wine tasting event in Chicago and on a trip to Napa and Sonoma I had an opportunity…