It is not too early to start thinking about and planning to attend the next American Wine Society National Conference.  This will be the 43rd conference for AWS.

The location was just recently announced and the site chosen

Posted: Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010 at 7:15 pm
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Now for our stop in Lodi, which has become another favorite location to visit.  Once again, this is an area of mostly smaller, family owned wineries that have a lot of personality.  The tasting room people are very enjoyable and personable and the wines are excellent.  I prefer this type of atmosphere to the big commercial set-ups that tend to be more austere.

This was our first visit to Borra Vineyards (www.borrawinery.com). 

Posted: Friday, January 22nd, 2010 at 4:08 pm
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As 2009 went screaming by and my California tasting notes were curtailed by harvest, crush, and the processing of new wine, followed by the holidays, of course, I realize that I still have some winery reports to share. 

Posted: Wednesday, January 13th, 2010 at 6:25 pm
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Wishing one and all a very healthy, peaceful, and joy-filled New Year!

Posted: Friday, January 1st, 2010 at 4:20 pm
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Here is an appetizer that can be tweaked to your taste.  It has chili powder in it and you can make it milder or spicier by changing the amount.  It also makes a good bit of substantial appetizers, so is very good for a larger group.

Posted: Monday, December 21st, 2009 at 7:23 pm
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