Mahogany Beef Stew with Red Wine and Hoisin Sauce

March 22, 2012

A rich and unique recipe to compliment our Jana Cathedral Cabernet Sauvignon. INGREDIENTS 4 tbsp. olive oil 3 1/2 lbs. boneless beef chuck roast, trimmed, cut into 2 1/2 inch pieces 3 1/2 cups chopped onion 2 cups Cabernet Sauvignon 1 14.5 ounce can diced tomatoes with Italian herbs, undrained 1/2 cup hoisin sauce 2 [...]

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Rethink Pink!

March 19, 2012

Over the last 20 years, rosé wines have received a bad reputation, and have unfortunately been lumped in the same category as blush wines.  The stereotype is that this “style” of wine is a mass-produced, overly sweet and unbalanced wine, and while that may hold true for some blush style wines, rosé is slowly gaining [...]

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Besuch von Weinbetriebswirtschaft Hochschule Heilbronn / A visit from the Wine Science School of Heilbronn.

March 7, 2012

Students from Hochschule Heilbronn Back in 1975 I finished the program at the wine making and viticultural school in Neustatdt, Germany.  In Germany the class goes through the course of study as one group.  We all are in the same class and the teachers come around to us rather than each of us going from class to class, like here.  You [...]

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How music can affect the taste of wine

February 17, 2012

Recently I shared a story with Dan Berger, who writes a weekly wine commentary called “Dan Berger’s Vintage Experience”.  It is my favorite and I find it more useful than both the Wine Spectator and Robert Parker.  So you’ll find the same story in his last newsletter. The story is about how music affects the [...]

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Amador County Forte

February 14, 2012

Our 2006 Forté is a fortified wine produced from Portuguese varieties (Touriga Nacional, Tinta Cão, Sousão and Alvarelhão) made in the Late Bottled Vintage Port style.  That sentence is a mouthful, and so is the wine. We do not use the name Port on the bottle because the wine is not from Portugal, for the same reason we do [...]

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Decadence Bottled

February 14, 2012

HISTORY The style of Port we know and love today can truly be called a “spoil of war” so to speak.  As early as the 1500s, wines from Portugal were shipped north to England and Europe.  Their long oceanic journey however, often caused the wine to spoil.  To help stabilize the wine during the trip, [...]

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A Year to Share!

January 12, 2012

Less than a year ago we embarked on a journey of creating a new and interactive website, which was successfully launched in April 2011.  As with any new and exciting software expedition, part of the fun has been learning all of the functions and features available, and then utilizing them to help better your experience [...]

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The Solution to Resolutions – Keep It Simple!

January 2, 2012

Ringing in a new year, celebrating a birthday or anniversary, and heck, even just the “next day”.  We all have our time to set resolutions, the tough part is keeping them!  As we welcome in 2012, we all know the standard resolutions: Eat healthier, exercise more, spend more time with family and friends, invest and budget, [...]

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