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J. Lohr Arroyo Vista Chardonnay ~ Sunday Funday Wine of the Day

From Monterey’s Arroyo Seco region, where vineyards enjoy an extended growing season thanks to the consistent refrigerated sunshine throughout the warm summer months of the growing season, J Lohr crafts its luscious Arroyo Vista Chardonnay. Bright and lively, with zesty acidity that melds with ripe golden orchard and stone fruit, with fresh melon and citrus rounding out the flavors. The wine ages…

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3 White Wines to Celebrate Spring

The days are getting longer, the temperatures are rising, and wildflowers are blooming in the fields. Welcome to spring. As we settle into one of the best times of the year, toast with a refreshing white wine that is sure to lift the palate, just as the warmer, sunshine-filled days are lifting our moods. Each of these three selections should be on your table this weekend. #Cheers J. Lohr is one…

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J Lohr Carol's Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon ~ #WineoftheDay

Do you know the one thing we love more than a good bottle of Cabernet Sauvignon? A good bottle of Cabernet Sauvignon that gives back. For the past 15 years J Lohr Winery has made a donation to the National Breast Cancer Foundation for breast cancer research and education for every bottle of their Carol’s Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon sold through a program the winery calls Touching Lives. The Paso…

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J. Wow

There aren’t many $10 American wines you can pull from the cellar at this age and be pleasantly surprised. My love of this wines is no secret on these pages, and even at 7, a beautiful, delicious glass showing a touch of brick at the rim and a bit of fading fruit accompanied by slight tertiary but through-and-through solid elegance and structure. NOBODY ages these, and probably never designed by…

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Happy Pinot Noir Day!!

Happy Pinot Noir Day!!

Pinot Noir is easily the one wine variety I can enjoy daily with a light to medium body and layers of red, purple, and blue fruit notes. Lucky for us, today we celebrate this delicate beauty as it is International Pinot Noir Day! Since their beginning, I have been a fan of the wines of Siduri, and they continue to deliver. From the regional expressions to their smaller production single vineyard…

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Californication

Shocking clear purple-pink in the glass, a nose glowing with flowery bits and acidic wonder quite unusual to most California wines–CERTAINLY at this price-point. This is my first foray into the new screen-print label, which isn’t as *classic* as sticks-in-the-mud like me would prefer, but not judging. Also happy to see “Arroyo Seco” back on the front, as several vintages have dabbled with…

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Wild At Heart

I have so many of these… they are so fun to buy and drink, and NOT designed for cellaring–at least I am sure the intent is not there–for a wine comfotably under 10 bucks. So I pried this one away from its siblings because I wanted something easy and comfortable: and that’s what it is. Dark ruby with a hint of brick at the rim. Meaty, oily nose, deep with dank cherry and berry, a tertiary headed…

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Tasting California - Monterey

Tasting California – Monterey

Monterey Bay Where Paso Robles shines with warmer weather varieties, Monterey County AVA showcases the best of cool-climate varieties, like Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. It is also a place you can find solid quality at an affordable price. For instance, Hess Family Estates Monterey Chardonnay ($16) enjoys the maritime influence of the Pacific Coast, with warm, sunshine-filled days, shifting to…

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