Ledson Part 3 – Blending the best for last.
By the time we reached the blends, we had tried a variety...
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Ledson Part 3 – Blending the best for last.
And yes she said she liked it big...
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Ledson Part 2 – Big Winery and Big Wines.
Sipping the Cab & Zin that Patrick & Lisa love...
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Ledson a winery so big… Part 1
Ledson an Eastern style winery with big European style wines.
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Ask Lisa: 2006 Peju Fifty Fifty
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Patrick goes cheap with a different rooster
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Ledson Part 3 – Blending the best for last.
By the time we reached the blends, we had tried a variety of different varietals that in some cases were very different from block to block. When you had as many different Merlots, as many different Zinfandels, you end up with a lot to work...
Ledson Part 2 – Big Winery and Big Wines.
After enjoying some wonderful Pinot Noir and great Merlot we moved on to the big mouth and big body wines that both Lisa and I have come to love, the Zinfandels and Cabernet Sauvignon that the area is known for. 2006 Russian River Valley...
Ledson a winery so big… Part 1
Ledson Winery and Vineyards was one of many “must see” stops in Sonoma County that we like to include for our out of town guests to experience. It’s a bit different to see a castle-like estate, such as you’d see back east in the rolling...
Miramonte a Food and Wine Experience
The second stop of the day was Miramonte Winery in Temecula, California. This casual yet contemporary tasting room was undergoing some outside renovations and the inside was dark and cool from the beaming late-morning sun. It was a much needed escape to a place with...
Hart Winery shows their heart
Definitely reminiscent of the Bay Area weather by it’s sunny surroundings after the misty fog gave way, lies the first winery at the base of Rancho California Road in Temecula, California. As one of 34 wineries in Temecula Wine Country, this winery had much to...
A meet and greet networking event and wines to look forward to
One nice event that occurs monthly is CHEERS St. Helena, and what some people don’t realize is that it actually happens twice a month. This is a party that fills downtown St. Helena and draws thousands of people has many great wineries and local restaurants...
Stone by stone we were taken into the past
Patrick and I recently paid a visit to Castello di Amorosa, a beautiful castle atop the hills of southern Calistoga. We were invited to Cheers to Taste, a social network of hospitality and industry people in Napa Valley. Owner of this romantic and medieval castle,...
Rocca Vineyards a welcome stumble
Cheers to Taste on April 6, 2011 We stumbled upon a Four Sisters Inn in Yountville, California, called Maison Fleurie (flowering house”). This quaint French Inn, reminiscent of southern France was directly across from the Cheers To Taste event, located at the new Bardessono Resort...
Uncorking at the Oxbow
All of Ahnfeldt wine grapes are grown in Napa Valley. The blending of the grapes from those different vineyards with differences in soil conditions, rootstock, clones, and micro climates produced the making of complex, yet smooth elegant wines. The Kreuse Canyon Vineyard, a hillside Cabernet...
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