by Ray Johnson | Jan 20, 2009 | California
There were 6 big winners, the Sweepstakes Sparkling, White, Pink, Red and Dessert. That looks like 5 but we had a tie for the red honors this year. Check out the winners and I’ll post my notes on the wines at a later date. Sweepstakes Winners
by Ray Johnson | Jan 19, 2009 | California, Chardonnay, Russian River Valley
Girard, Russian River Valley, Chardonnay 2007 The fruit for this wine is sourced from the Dutton Ranch and the Porte Cochere Vineyard. This is a rich and thick Chardonnay that carries its weight well. The acidity maintains a spring in this wine’s step while the...
by Ray Johnson | Jan 19, 2009 | Interviews, Media
Host Tim Tim McNally judges for us every year at the San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition. He’s an engaging man who always has a good story up his sleeve. The Wine Show airs Every Sunday Noon until 2 p.m. on WIST 690 AM. in New Orleans, Louisiana. This...
by Ray Johnson | Jan 16, 2009 | Interviews, Media
I’ll be on KRON 4 Weekend News tomorrow morning, live with Henry Tenenbaum. That’s Saturday morning on the tele, between 9:00 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. pacific time, January 17 in the San Francisco Bay Area. Here’s a link to the television channel’s...
by Ray Johnson | Jan 15, 2009 | California, Napa Valley, Port
Heitz Cellar, Napa Valley, Ink Grade Vineyard, Port nv Prunes mixed with chocolate and a sense of the fortifying spirit. The grapes behind this wine are the traditional Portuguese suspects of Touriga National, Sauzao, Tinta Cao, Tinta Amarells, Tinta Madeira and...
