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Husch Winery - New WinoTripping Review

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:35:14 -0800

We just posted this brand new review of Husch Winery in Anderson Valley. This low-key joint is a great example of unpretentious wine tasting at a relatively small production winery. Check the full review and profile with photos: Husch Winery - The WinoTripping Profile ...

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A Fraudulent Bottle Only To The Eye of the Beholder

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:27:23 -0800

With all the recent wine fraud cases popping up in the news, the fake pinot Noir and the Australian wine investment scam, it got me thinking about wine as a collectible. Much like fine art, it is rather difficult for a non-expert to tell a fake from a real Picasso painting or a real bottle of Inglenook 1941 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley. And even the expert will need to do some close studying. I don't know anything about collectible wine, but...

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TreeHouse Tasting No.27 - tercero 2008 Grenache Blanc

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:41:13 -0800

It was a sunny day in San Francisco and we'd just enjoyed a pleasant bike ride down to the beach and back. As we lied in a semi-napping state up in the TreeHouse, letting the breeze wash over us like the soft welcomed hands of a light massage, I thought, "hey, a nice glass of wine would be nice..." This is my thought in many circumstances, but at this particular moment I was interested in a refreshing white wine. So...

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More Supermarket wines... The Smackdown

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 15:54:02 -0800

Last year, while searching for a good and cheap white wine for everyday drinking, one that anybody could find in their nearest supermarket. We narrowed it down to four wines under $10 and had ourselves a smackdown! Many of our newer readers may not have read this, so here it is: WinoTripping TreeHouse Tasting No.3 - The Smackdown ...

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Featured Winery: Taft Street - Russian River Valley - Barrel Tasting Weekend

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 08:45:03 -0800

If you're up in Sonoma for the big Wine Road Barrel Tasting Weekend, please be sure to stop by Taft Street Winery, one of our favorites in Russian River. Great people, and awesome wines. (Our pup Stella really liked it too!) Check out their Pinot Noir from the Sonoma Coast, and the Riesling from Russian River. Read more: Taft Street Winery: The WinoTripping Review Wine Road Barrel Tasting Weekend...

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