Carnasciale & Caberlot
April 21, 2019
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The Caberlot Grape and its Story
Podere Il Carnasciale
Tuscany, IT
The original estate “Carnisciale Vineyard” where Caberlot was first planted commercially by Wolf & Bettina Rogosky.
One of the top visits to a wine producer that I have... (more...)
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Visiting a Sangiovese Legend: Montevertine
July 25, 2018
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Visiting Montevertine
Radda in Chianti
The Montevertine Cantina Tasting: 2014 Le Pergole Torte, 2014 Montevertine, 2015 Pian del Ciampolo
On a recent trip to Tuscany, I had decided to focus on the wine producers in and around the Chianti Classico region... (more...)
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Bruno Bini, chianti, chianti classico, Giulio Gambelli, Italy, kobylarz, le pergole torte, martino manetti, montevertine, pergole torte, pian del ciampolo, radda in chianti, sangiovese, Sergio Manetti, the wine forum, thomas kobylarz, tom kobylarz, tom's wine blog, tuscany, wine, wine solutions, winesolutions.com, www.winesolutions.com
The Old Vines of To-Kalon: MacDonald & Detert
June 20, 2018
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A Visit to MacDonald & Detert
Oakville, Napa Valley
Alex MacDonald
For the longest time, I have wanted to see for myself the To-Kalon vineyards, to be surrounded by its treasured vines and walk its hallowed soils. I wanted to experience first... (more...)
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beckstoffer, cabernet franc, cabernet sauvignon, detert, detert family vineyards, Hamilton walker crabb, kobylarz, macdonald, macdonald vineyards, Napa Cabernet, napa valley, the wine forum, thomas kobylarz, to-kalon, tokalon, tom kobylarz, tom's wine blog, wine, wine solutions, winesolutions.com, www.winesolutions.com
Graham’s & Dow’s
The Symington Dynamic Duo
Graham’s Port Lodge, Porto
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Dow’s Quinta do Bomfim, Pinhao, Douro Valley
In February I made my first wine-related work trip to Portugal and third overall. I had the chance to check out the newly renovated... (more...)
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Weingut Rudi Pichler
The Sage of Wosendorf
Wosendorf, Wachau, Austria
September 2016
The outstanding 2015 Riesling lineup from Rudi Pichler.
When you have a connection to a wine producer from a special moment in your wine life, when you finally make the visit to them and... (more...)
Spain
December 14, 2015
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An Overview of Spain
Part II
The vineyards of San Vicente in La Rioja, from the village top of San Vicente.
As I wrote in my last article, some of the best producers in Spain have reached an inflection point in what they think Spanish wine should be. ... (more...)
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Artadi, Contador, Dominio del Aguila, El Pison, Jorge Monzon Pascal, Lopez de Heredia, ML Private Tours, Remelluri, Telmo Rodriguez, thomas kobylarz, tom kobylarz, Vega Sicilia, wine solutions, winesolutions.com, www.winesolutions.com
“The Vineyardist”
“The Vineyardist”
Diamond Mountain
Napa Valley
May 28, 2012
While researching our trip to Napa, I came across a new wine made by Mark Herold, who made wines in the late 90’s and early 00’s... (more...)
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#kobylarz, cabernet sauvignon, Calistoga, Herold, Mark Herold, napa valley, Piper, Roy Piper, the vineyardist, thomas kobylarz, tom's wine blog, tom's wine forum, Vineyardist