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Special Announcement to the friends of Woody’s Whine
“I was injured in a fall caused by an attack of multiple viruses, leveling me and leaving me unable to stand or walk. I’ve been in the hospital for almost six weeks and now in rehab and only working from my phone so it will be a while before I can post again. Read the old ones — they’re funny too! Hope to be back soon. –Woody”
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Pour + Explore – The Valleys Tasting, Winning Olive Oils, Wine and Mexican Food and a Generous Serving of Half a Glass and More in This Edition of Woody’s Whine!
Focused tasting of wines from four regions, top olive oils, wine with Mexican food and a chance to bid on a ‘perfect” private cellar
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Pour+Explore Features Pinot Noir, Meiomi Gets a Redo, An Historic Wine Winner, Corn vs. Flour, an Over Flowing Half a Glass and More in This Edition of Woody’s Whine!
Pinot Noirs were boldly on display, a grape you don’t know comes in first, learn to salt, sugar is coming out of Meiomi Pinot Noir, Corn vs. Flour, read a pros story of discover.
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Mushrooms for Cooking, The Best Baked Potato, Tasting from the Barrel and “Swiftie” Wine Sells out, A Nicely Poured Half a Glass and More in This Edition of Woody’s Whine!
Mushrooms and wine are a great match and a baked potato fits nicely in that dinner space also and Wendy’s has a “Tasty” job for you.
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All You Need to Know About Chicago Pizza, Pour + Explore Bordeaux Blends, Tastes of ZinEx, A Decent Serving of Half a Glass and More in This Edition of Woody’s Whine!
Detailed look at Chicago Deep Dish Pizza, Tasting Bordeaux Blends in Sonoma, Some New Tastes from ZIN Ex, We Vote on Best Chili and Wine.
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Best Wine Values of 2025, Spending Time with a Wine Whisper and Trouble in Pizza Land? a full “Half a Glass and More! In This Edition of Woody’s Whine!
Fine list of good, affordable wines, I know a guy who knows how to grow good grapes anywhere, the millennials may save wine and Chick-fil-A is selling food and drinks with pictures.
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Pour + Explore, Sparkling, Is Veuve Clique Really that Good? When Cali wine Isn’t, a Lovely “Half a Glass and More! In This Edition of Woody’s Whine!
Lots of bubbles, “Is Veuve Clique really that good?”, California wine diluted with cheaper imports, Canada has a lot of U.S. booze sitting around and ways to make your pasta taste better.
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Pour + Explore, Zin Shows Up, Great Grapes in Sonoma, but Napa Could Face a Big Change, a Nicely Filled “Half a Glass and More! In This Edition of Woody’s Whine!
Lots of great Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, positive Zinfandel news but Napa is facing a dramatic style change, and Barefoot is a top dog in wine sales, imagine that.
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How to Sell Wine in Boston, More Grapes Than Drinkers, Gallo Tries Single Serve, a Cheese Filled “Half a Glass”, Wendy’s Does Tendy’s and More! In This Edition of Woody’s Whine!
They like the wine in Boston, sort of an odd wine story in the WSJ, new serving sizes, lots of cheese news and Wendy’s has a Trendy’s winner.
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New Wine Maker at Jackson Family, Bulk Wine Should Be a New Brand But it’s Not, American vs. French Chardonnay, Grapes for Sale at Martha’s Vineyard, A Nice Serving of Half a Glass and More in This Edition of Woody’s Whine!
Changing of the guard at Jackson, lots of great wine with nowhere to put it, is your Chardonnay taste American or French? And Heinz can’t use all of Martha’s grapes.
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Pour + Explore Super Blends!, Alcohol Consumption Drops to a 90-Year Low, High End Wines Soring, S. F. Giants and Sonoma Winegrowers Offer New Wine Club and a Nicely Filled “Half a Glass and More! In This Edition of Woody’s Whine!
The term “super blend” designates that a wine is a skillful combination of different grape varietals, aiming for a result that is more complex and greater than the sum of its parts.
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Pour + Explore We Sampled Some Great Zinfandel! Big Win for Michigan Wineries in Court Battle, A Full to The Top “Half a Glass” and More! In This Edition of Woody’s Whine!
It was a terrific night to taste Zinfandel with the lovely Kenwood Valley as a backdrop. My in house proof reader told me the “Whine” made her hungry, hope it works for you too!
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Sampling New Chick-Fil-A by remote Control, Total Wine Grows Again, A White Wine Primer, A Decent “Half a Glass” and More! In This Edition of Woody’s Whine!
Chick-fil-A recently announced they were testing three new versions of their Chicken Sandwich 3000 miles away from me so I had to call in my remote Woody’s Whine tasting panel who filed a tasty report.
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Woody's Whines // Woody's thoughts and opinions on a variety of subjects
Pour + Explore – The Valleys Tasting, Winning Olive Oils, Wine and Mexican Food and a Generous Serving of Half a Glass and More in This Edition of Woody’s Whine!
by Woody Mosgers woodywine@aol.com Writing From the Edge of the Russian River in Sonoma County Pour + Explore at Paradise Ridge Winery The May edition of Pour + Explore – The Four Valleys Tasting – offered by The Sonoma County Vintners was held at…
Pour+Explore Features Pinot Noir, Meiomi Gets a Redo, An Historic Wine Winner, Corn vs. Flour, an Over Flowing Half a Glass and More in This Edition of Woody’s Whine!
by Woody Mosgers woodywine@aol.com Writing from the edge of the Russian River in Sonoma County “I like the “Whine” because it’s about good food and drink and has interesting tidbits.” MarMar Pour+Explore Pinot Noir @ Bricoleur The Pour+ Explore series presented by The Sonoma County…
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
Red Rice (Arroz Rojo)
A classic Mexican red rice, simmered with tomato puree, broth and optional carrots, peas and corn. Recipe from Patti Jinich.
Turkey Reuben Sliders
Hawaiian sweet rolls layered with deli turkey, sauerkraut, Swiss cheese and Thousand Island dressing, brushed with caraway butter and baked until the tops are golden.
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…