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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#kobylarz, caberlot, cabernet franc, carnasciale, ottantadue, rogosky, the wine forum, thomas kobylarz, tom kobylarz, tom's wine blog, tom's wine forum, wine, Wine blog, wine solutions, winesolutions.com, www.winesolutions.com
Franz Hirtzberger
August 2, 2018
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Austria, federspiel, honivogl, pinot blanc, Riesling, singerriedel, smaragd, steinporz, Thomas Kobylarz, tom kobylarz, tom's wine blog, tom's wine forum, Wachau, weissburgunder, wine, Wine blog, wine blogs, wine solutions, wine-solutions.com
The King of Spitz
Franz Hirtzberger
Wachau, Austria
The 2015 Riesling lineup that day with the Steinporz Weissburgunder.
My first ever official wine producer visit in the Wachau wine-growing region of Austria took place at the venerable Weingut Franz... (more...)
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austria, axpoint, franz hirtzberger, gruner, Gruner Veltliner, hirtzberger, hochrain, honivogl, kirchweg, Riesling, rotes tor, setzberg, singerriedel, spitz, steinporz, the wine forum, tom kobylarz, tom's wine blog, tom's wine forum, tuscany, vinea wachau, wachau, Wine blog, wine solutions
Graham’s & Dow’s
The Symington Dynamic Duo
Graham’s Port Lodge, Porto
&
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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#kobylarz, Douro Valley, dows, Graham's, kobylarz, ML Private Tours, Porto, Portugal, ruby port, tawny port, the wine forum, thomas kobylarz, tom kobylarz, tom's wine blog, tom's wine forum, vintage port, wine, wine solutions, winesolutions.com, www.winesolutions.com
Esporao: The Gentle Ecological & Viticultural Giant
Esporao
Reguengos de Monsaraz
Alentejo, Portugal
Vineyards and the estuary at Herdade Esporao
Our last appointment of the day was deep in the far southeastern section of the Alentejo region at the enormous Herdade Esporao. We were... (more...)
Wine & Soul
November 13, 2013
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Wine & Soul
Pinhao Valley, Cima Corgo
Douro Valley, Portugal
September 2, 2013
Sandra Tavares da Silva, winemaker and vineyard caretaker of Pintas at Wine & Soul
Wine & Soul was our first Quinta visit the morning after... (more...)
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Cima Corgo, Douro Valley, Jorge Serôdio Borges, Manoella, Manoella VV, Pinhao Valley, Pintas, Pintas Character, Sandra Tavares da Silva, tom kobylarz, tom's wine forum, wine & soul, Wine & Soul Guru
Quinta do Crasto
October 25, 2013
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Quinta do Crasto
Pinhao, Cima Corgo
Douro Valley, Portugal
Quinta do Crasto estate hilltop
Nestled in the heart of the Douro Valley, Quinta do Crasto sits high on the crest of a hilltop with beautiful terroir that overlooks the... (more...)
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Douro Valley, maria theresa, miguel leal, ML Private Tours, old vine reserve, quinta do crasto, tinta roriz, tom kobylarz, tom's wine forum, touriga franca, Touriga Nacional
New Jersey Wine
Discovering the Outer Coastal Plain Wine Region of New Jersey
Pinot Noir grapes in a Tomasello vineyard
Not long ago
before summer got into full swing, I ran across a tweet from the New York Times
about how some great wines were being... (more...)
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#kobylarz, Amalthea, cabernet franc, Cabernet Saivignon, chambourcin, New Jersey Wine, NJ Wine, Palmaris, tom's wine forum, Tomasello, tomwswineforum.com
Le Cercle Rive Droite 2012 NYC
Le Cercle
Rive Droite
2012 Vintage
Bordeaux Barrel Tasting
New York, NY
“From
Barrel to Bottle”
Tasting newly vinified wine from barrel as it is maturing is better
understood when tasting multiple... (more...)
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Bordeaux, cercle rive droite, dalem, Dauphine, du Pressac, fleur cardinale, Fontenil, La Rose Perriere, magrez fombrauge, montviel, Siaurac, the wine forum, tom kobylarz, tom's wine forum, Valentin
Spottswoode
Spottswoode Estate Vineyard & Winery Visit
plus the 30/40th Anniversary Tasting
St. Helena, Napa Valley & New York City
Welcome to the beautiful Spottswoode Estate
Spottswoode Estate... (more...)
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field book rhone, Lyndenhurst, Napa Cabernet, napa valley, sauvignon blanc, Spottswoode, st. helena, Syrah, the wine forum, tom kobylarz, tom's wine blog, tom's wine forum
“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