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Grouper with Cucumber Salad and Soy-Mustard Dressing Paired With Vina Robles...
It’s been far too long since I’ve featured a food and wine pairing! I find that pairing with food is one of my favorite ways of analyzing a wine. So many New World wines seem to be more suited for...
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D’Arenberg The Hermit Crab, Viognier / Marsanne, Adelaide – Australia 2009
Grapes 72% Viognier 28% Marsanne Facts You’re excused if you haven’t seen this kind of blend before, Viognier and Marsanne are more commonly found blended together in the Southern Rhone region of...
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Virginia Viognier: A Tasting. Part One Of Two
This last Thursday (7/14/11), I was given the the unique opportunity to participate in a wine tasting unlike anything else I’ve ever been involved with before. The tasting itself actually ties in...
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Virginia Viognier – A Tasting. Part Two Of Two
Following on from my previous post, this is the second part of my Virginia Viognier tasting. Barboursville Vineyards Viognier General Tasting Notes: No oak, but they leave this one in contact with...
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The Wolftrap by Boekenhoutskloof, South Africa 2010.
Grape Syrah 65%, Mourvedre 32%, Viognier 3% – often referred to as a “Rhone-blend”. Facts Boekenhoutskloof, pronounced book-n-howeds-kloof, has always been one of my favorite wineries to say!...
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Virginia Wine Industry Doubles in Five Years.
According to a new study, the wine industry in Virginia is now worth almost three-quarters of a billion dollars. What’s even more impressive is that the figure has more than doubled in the last five...
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Yalumba “Y Series” Viognier, South Australia.
Grape 100% Viognier [Vee-ohn-yay] Facts I’ve never felt that Viognier gets the attention it deserves, both in retail stores or restaurants. What first needs to be understood is that it shouldn’t be...
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New Beer by Dogfish Blurs the Line Between Wine and Beer.
Dogfish Head Noble Rot is a beer made with the addition of grapes. That in itself isn’t totally new. What is new is that the grapes contribute about half of the fermentable sugars. What’s also worth...
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Waterbrook Chardonnay, Columbia Valley, Washington State.
Wine: WaterbrookPlace: Columbia Valley, Washington StateGrapes: 95% Chardonnay, 5% ViognierPrice: $14-15
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Fess Parker Viognier, Santa Barbara, California.
Grapes 80% Viognier (VEE-ohn-yay), 13% Marsanne, 5% Grenache Blanc, 2% Roussanne Facts After just getting back from my time spent in Texas, and tasting a few Viogniers that the wineries had to...
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