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June 2017 (4)
		

			
10: Young Sommelier Tasting Part Two  White Wines  05-27-17
			
10: Young Sommelier Tasting Part One  Red Wines 05-27-17
			
08: Tasting Syrah –final thoughts  05-13-17
			
08: Tasting Syrah  05-13-17
		
	
	
May 2017 (5)
		

			
15: A Tasting for Young Sommeliers  Final Thoughts
			
15: A Tasting for Young Sommeliers  Part 2
			
14: Keplinger Wines
			
08: A Tasting for “Young Sommeliers”  Part 1 “Rustic Reds”
			
01: Limestone & Wine
		
	
	
April 2017 (4)
		

			
24: A Tasting of Tuscan Sangiovese based Red Wines
			
12: A Tasting with Young Sommeliers 04-09-17–Part One–Red Wines
			
12: A Tasting with Young Sommeliers 04-09-17–Part Two–White Wines
			
05: A Taste of Red Wines produced from Rhone Varieties
		
	
	
March 2017 (1)
		

			
13: (Ruchè ), Cantine Valpane “Rosa Ruske”
		
	
	
February 2017 (2)
		

			
25: Fun insight into pairing wines to a menu
			
06: Some further thoughts on wines & foods
		
	
	
January 2017 (2)
		

			
31: A Tasting of Loire Valley for Young Sommeliers
			
14: Side by Side wine tasting
		
	
	
December 2016 (3)
		

			
31: Something Interesting to Read
			
19: A Piemonte update
			
11: A Quartet of Wines from Southwest France
		
	
	
November 2016 (4)
		

			
30: a Duo of Italians
			
26: Lavantureux Chablis
			
13: Is Bitterness IN?
			
13: Henri Perrusset Mâcon Villages
		
	
	
October 2016 (1)
		

			
10: Marisa Cuomo
		
	
	
September 2016 (3)
		

			
18: A Trio of Interesting Pink Wines
			
02: A Quartet of Interesting Italian Reds
			
02: A Pair of 2006 Red Burgundies
		
	
	
August 2016 (4)
		

			
22: Something Interesting to read from Stuart Pigott
			
15: The Lion Roars
			
10: A Post from Harens Old Tree Estate Coffee
			
01: A Quartet of German Kabinett  07-07-16
		
	
	
July 2016 (5)
		

			
25: What’s happening with German Riesling?
			
17: “Standouts from Lesser Known Winegrowing Regions”    05-26-16
			
11: “White Wines from Southern France”   06-09-16
			
06: Communal Table in VINO   05-19-16
			
02: 2006 DeVillaine Mercurey “Les Montots”
		
	
	
June 2016 (7)
		

			
26: A Tasting for “Young Sommeliers”  Part One–White Wines  06-11-16
			
20: A Tasting for “Young Sommeliers”  Part Three–German Wines  06-11-16
			
20: A Tasting for “Young Sommeliers”  Part Two–Red Wines  06-11-16
			
17: Oldies But Goodies  05-10-16  (Rustic Reds)
			
10: Oldies But Goodies  05-08-16  (Rustic Reds)
			
05: A Special Dinner @ VINO
			
04: “True Artisan Bubblies”    06-02-16 @ VINO
		
	
	
May 2016 (5)
		

			
29: Oldies But Goodies  04-26-16
			
24: Oldies But Goodies  04-06-16
			
15: Oldies But Goodies  03-29-16
			
15: Oldies But Goodies  03-31-16
			
09: Oldies But Goodies  02-28-16
		
	
	
April 2016 (2)
		

			
14: In Search of Value
			
13: A very different perspective of Pinot
		
	
	
March 2016 (5)
		

			
24: Young Sommeliers Tasting–Rhone Grape Varieties–Part Three
			
24: Young Sommeliers Tasting–Rhone Grape Varieties–Part Two
			
24: Young Sommeliers Tasting–Rhone Grape Varieties–Part One
			
18: Oldies But Goodies  02-27-16
			
06: Two Standout Napa Valley Merlots
		
	
	
February 2016 (8)
		

			
29: A Wine & Food Workshop in VINO  Part 2    02-28-16
			
29: A Wine & Food Workshop in VINO  Part 1    02-28-16
			
14: A Tasting for Young Sommeliers –Part One
			
14: A Tasting for Young Sommeliers –Part Two
			
08: Food & Wine In Montana @ The Resort of Paws Up
			
07: Pinot Noir Tasting for the “Young Sommeliers”  Part Three
			
07: Pinot Noir Tasting for the “Young Sommeliers”  Part Two
			
07: Pinot Noir Tasting for the “Young Sommeliers”  Part One
		
	
	
January 2016 (4)
		

			
18: Wines well suited for Island foods
			
17: a class on German wines for young sommeliers today
			
09: Domaine D’Aupilhac Les Cocalières
			
01: An event worth checking out
		
	
	
December 2015 (1)
		

			
05: Scherrer Vertical  12-03-15
		
	
	
November 2015 (6)
		

			
29: 1981 Laurel Glen Cabernet Sauvignon “Sonoma Mountain”
			
28: What wine should I put away for my child’s 21st birthday?
			
20: a Trio of Pinot Offspring
			
15: Vineyard Soil Display at VINO
			
09: Paul Bara–a note from Bruce Neyers
			
09: A day & a half in northern California
		
	
	
October 2015 (1)
		

			
07: “Country” styled wines
		
	
	
September 2015 (4)
		

			
21: A Fun Way to find wines
			
14: Noël Verset–a note from Bruce Neyers
			
14: Noël Verset–the passing of a true winemaking master
			
10: Californian Cabernets, other than from Napa Valley
		
	
	
August 2015 (2)
		

			
22: Unico
			
01: Look what I found!
		
	
	
July 2015 (3)
		

			
25: Iberian wine “finds”
			
09: A Tasting with Young Sommeliers
			
04: Dessert wines from Dal Forno Romano & Quintarelli
		
	
	
June 2015 (1)
		

			
20: “A Taste of the Southern French Countryside”
		
	
	
May 2015 (3)
		

			
19: Slightly Aged Gaja Reds
			
11: “A Quartet of Classic Burgundy”
			
03: The Wine World has changed
		
	
	
April 2015 (9)
		

			
27: Mourvedre from Southern France
			
26: 2007 Californian Pinot Noir–8 years later
			
25: Loire Valley–Part 2 (Red wines)
			
22: Loire Valley–Part 1 (Sauvignon Blanc)
			
21: A Couple of Interesting Wines from Neyers
			
18: The Sommelier
			
15: Food (more Asian in style) & Wine Ideas
			
05: Some Thoughts on Syrah & Reduction
			
01: “A Night with Mark Tarlov” @ Sansei Seafood Restaurant & Sushi Bar
		
	
	
March 2015 (4)
		

			
23: Food & Wine Ideas
			
19: Dry Aged Steak & Wine
			
17: A Tasting of 4 IPOB Pinot Noir
			
05: A Taste of Old Vine Carignane
		
	
	
February 2015 (6)
		

			
27: Santa Cruz Mountain Appellation
			
23: A Trio of slightly aged Red Burgundy  01-03-15
			
22: A Quartet of New World Rustic Reds
			
14: A Dinner with Dupeuble & Chateau La Roque/Chateau Fontanes
			
09: A trio of “Library” wines  01-15-15
			
03: Aged Cornas
		
	
	
January 2015 (7)
		

			
28: A Taste of Older Bordeaux  01-03-15
			
21: A Trio of Sweet Wines  12-31-14
			
19: Aged Rustic Reds
			
14: A Trio of 2005 Italians
			
11: A Night with our dear friends from Venice  01-08-15
			
11: White Burgundies recently tasted
			
04: A Quartet of Grower Champagne
		
	
	
December 2014 (2)
		

			
23: Sweet Wines 08-30-14
			
22: The World’s Top 50 most expensive wines?
		
	
	
November 2014 (1)
		

			
29: A Tasting of Four 2007’s
		
	
	
October 2014 (3)
		

			
19: Rustic Reds from the Mediterranean Basin
			
09: New Releases  10-07-14
			
08: A Tasting of 3 Noble Red Grape Varieties
		
	
	
September 2014 (9)
		

			
29: A Taste of Corsican Wines
			
25: Rustic Red Wines from California  09-11-14
			
16: New Releases from Costa de Oro
			
12: A Trio of Old World Syrah  09-11-14
			
11: Interview with Mark Tarlov (Chapter 24)  09-10-14
			
07: Pink Wines  09-06-14
			
05: A BYOB Tasting of “Bien Nacido Vineyard” Wines
			
03: New Releases  8-30-14
			
02: Rustic Reds  08-20-14
		
	
	
August 2014 (6)
		

			
28: A Trio of Sweeter Wine  08-21-14
			
24: New Releases  08-16-14
			
22: 3 Contemporary, Rustic Mediterranean Reds  08-20-14
			
20: Something interesting to read from Winophilia….
			
20: New Arrivals  08-16-14
			
16: In Search of Good Wine  08-14-14
		
	
	
July 2014 (2)
		

			
12: A Blind Tasting just for the heck of it  07-10-14
			
02: Red Zinfandel  07-01-14
		
	
	
June 2014 (2)
		

			
22: Rustic Mediterranean Reds
			
06: Rustic Mediterranean white wines
		
	
	
May 2014 (3)
		

			
23: DRY German White Wines
			
16: Thoughts on Summer wines
			
04: Two VERY interesting White Wines
		
	
	
April 2014 (8)
		

			
30: Wine & “Small” Plates part 2
			
25: Wine & “Small” Plates  04-20-14
			
21: winophilia  04-20-14
			
21: A Merlot Tasting
			
19: Thoughts on Central Coast wines
			
09: Thoughts on vintages
			
09: Thoughts on Wine  04-08-14
			
04: 4 Interesting Carignane based red wines
		
	
	
March 2014 (4)
		

			
20: A Pinot Noir Tasting
			
14: Food & Wine  03-12-14
			
08: Food & Wine  03-07-14
			
02: Anderson Valley
		
	
	
February 2014 (7)
		

			
26: Something Interesting to read from Winophilia  02-25-14
			
21: Some thoughts on Barolo/Barbaresco
			
17: Big Island Brewhaus
			
15: Didier & Catherine Champalou
			
12: Blind Tasting  01-30-14
			
06: Blind Tasting  01-28-14
			
05: Yet Another Blind Tasting
		
	
	
January 2014 (8)
		

			
31: New Age Kaiseki @ Hiroshi Eurasion Tapas  01-28-14
			
27: Newly Arrived Red Wines  01-14-14
			
20: Something to Read from Winophilia  01-19-14
			
19: Newly arrived White Wines  01-12-14
			
14: NEW ARRIVALS  01-11-14
			
11: Interesting White Wines
			
05: Something interesting to read from Winophilia  01-04-14
			
04: Blind Tasting anyone?
		
	
	
December 2013 (8)
		

			
24: New Releases  12-21-13
			
20: A Taste of 3 Austrian Wines
			
17: Food & Wine
			
13: 1997 Italian Reds  12-12-13
			
13: San Francisco Chef Alexander Alioto
			
08: Something Interesting to read from Winophilia  12-07-13
			
08: A Tasting of 4 Light Red Wines  12-05-13
			
06: Wine & Foods (from Sansei & DK Steakhouse) (1)
		
	
	
November 2013 (5)
		

			
29: Wine & Small Plates
			
29: 4 Terrific Californian Rustic Red Wines
			
28: 2006 Italian Sangiovese
			
28: Italian Lambrusco
			
27: Assyrtiko from Greece
		
	
	
October 2013 (1)
		

			
16: Wine & Mediterranean Food
		
	
	
September 2013 (10)
		

			
24: A Quick Jaunt to the Napa Valley–Part 3
			
23: A Quick Jaunt to the Napa Valley–Part 2
			
22: A Quick Jaunt to the Napa Valley–Part 1
			
17: A Blurb From Bruce Neyers  09-15-13
			
14: Final Thoughts on Paso Robles  08-27-13
			
13: Aromatic Grape Varieties–“an excerpt from the Star Advertiser”
			
13: Sparkling Wine Tasting  09-12-13
			
13: Paso Robles  08-26 & 27-2013
			
13: Saxum  08-27-13
			
12: Linne Calodo   08-26-13
		
	
	
August 2013 (1)
		

			
22: Something interesting to read from Winophilia  08-21-13
		
	
	
July 2013 (6)
		

			
31: Something Interesting to read from Winophilia  07-29-13
			
26: 2 Unique, Old World White Wines
			
12: An Interesting Comparative Tasting  07-11-13
			
10: Pink Wines  07-09-13
			
09: Neyers Vineyards
			
07: Another BYOB @ DK Steakhouse 07-06-13 (Cabernet Sauvignon)
		
	
	
June 2013 (9)
		

			
29: something interesting to read  06-28-13
			
28: Dinner with Giorgio Rivetti of La Spinetta
			
25: BYOB @ DK Steakhouse  06-22-13  (Cabernet Sauvignon)
			
21: A New Oregon Pinot Noir Project
			
20: NEW White Wine Releases from the Mediterranean Basin
			
13: Something interesting to read from Steve Heimoff
			
04: Winophilia–something interesting to read on Rose
			
04: Winophilia–something interesting to read
			
01: A Duo of Italians
		
	
	
May 2013 (6)
		

			
23: A Pair of Interesting Beers
			
22: 2010 Relic Wines
			
18: A Vertical of Forman Wines
			
13: Tasted some interesting Greek wines today
			
10: A Tasting of Italian RED “Country” Wines  05-09-13
			
02: 2011 Witching Stick Pinot Noirs
		
	
	
April 2013 (3)
		

			
20: A Wine Dinner with 2 Female French winemakers
			
10: A Different Perspective on Bordeaux wines  03-07-13
			
06: Some thoughts on Pinot Noir–the Martini selection (0)
		
	
	
March 2013 (12)
		

			
30: Fred Scherrer & His Wines 03-29-13 (0)
			
30: Forman Wines  03-30-13 (0)
			
30: Fritz Haag  03-30-13
			
29: a blurb from Winophilia…..03-28-13
			
29: Light, Delicious Red Wines  03-28-13
			
24: A Different perspective on Red Burgundy
			
23: Older Chiantis from Felsina Berardenga  03-22-13
			
19: New Releases  03-18-13
			
13: Old Friends  03-10-13
			
10: Roasted Dungeness Crab & Wine  03-10-13
			
08: An Article from Winophilia  03-07-13
			
02: An Article from Midweek Magazine   02-28-13
		
	
	
February 2013 (10)
		

			
28: 2 Terrific 1997 Tuscan Standouts  02-27-13
			
26: Braised Lamb Shank & Wine   02-25-13
			
24: It’s always good to see some long time friends
			
20: An Article from Winophilia on Pairing wine with cassoulet  02-19-13
			
17: 2 Burgundy Producers to watch out for   02-16-13
			
14: Octopus & Wine  02-10-13
			
14: Chateau Gombaude-Guillot  02-13-13
			
09: Braised Chicken & Wine   02-08-13
			
08: 2 Sicilian Red Wine Discoveries   02-01-13
			
03: Fontodi Chianti Classico  01-25-13
		
	
	
January 2013 (7)
		

			
29: a DUO of Durell Vineyard Chardonnays  01-18-13
			
28: 2010 Witching Stick Rosato  01-14-13
			
13: Mediterranean-esque White Wines  01-10-13
			
13: Birbet   01-11-13
			
11: Standout Rustic French Red Wines  01-10-13
			
05: A Winetasting with James Ontiveros of Alta Maria/Native9/Autonom  01-04-13
			
01: An article from Winophilia  12-31-12
		
	
	
December 2012 (6)
		

			
29: Older wines  12-28-12
			
25: Older Wines
			
21: 2003 Brunello di Montalcino
			
20: Older Wines
			
14: An article from Winophilia
			
14: New Pinot Noir faces
		
	
	
November 2012 (11)
		

			
30: Older Californian Wines
			
29: Zinfandel
			
29: Older Red Wines
			
29: Older White Wines
			
25: Some interesting vineyards in California
			
22: 3 CF white wines from Germany
			
17: An Article from Winophilia
			
12: Carol Shelton
			
04: an article from winophilia
			
04: an article from winophilia
			
01: Beer Tasting with Grant Curlow & Erin Suzuki
		
	
	
October 2012 (8)
		

			
28: 3 Recommended New York Restaurants
			
24: 2010 Neyers Chardonnay “Il Novillero”
			
21: Some Older wines
			
18: 3 Italian Red Wines
			
18: Two terrific, value oriented 2009 Bordeaux
			
18: Autonom Wines
			
17: Linne Calodo
			
14: Reinhold Haart
		
	
	
September 2012 (6)
		

			
28: Paul Fuerst of Franconia, Germany
			
27: Bert Selbach & Dr. F Weins-Pruem
			
16: 2010 Witching Stick Zinfandel
			
13: Older White Burgundies
			
09: Older Rustic Reds
			
08: Older White Burgundy
		
	
	
August 2012 (18)
		

			
31: 2009 Rustic Reds from France
			
29: A tasting of Older wines
			
29: Apparent sweetness & Bottle age
			
26: Older Rustic Red Wines
			
23: 2009 Clape Cornas
			
22: Harvesting grapes on Cote Rotie
			
19: 1986 Chateau Lafite Rothschild
			
19: Something interesting to read from Winophilia
			
19: Domaine Comtesse Bernard de Chérisey.
			
18: 1995 Chateau Monbousquet
			
17: More Grower Champagnes
			
17: Ornellaia
			
09: 1990 Gentaz Dervieux Cote Rotie
			
08: An Article from Midweek Magazine
			
07: 1993 Noel Verset Cornas
			
04: 1994 Domaine Tempier Bandol “Cabassaou”
			
04: A Tasting of 2004 Tuscan Red Wines
			
02: Beaujolais
		
	
	
July 2012 (89)
		

			
28: Where the Russian River meets the Pacific Ocean
			
28: Josef Leitz’s vineyards in Rudesheim
			
23: an interesting article from Winophilia
			
23: Harens Old Tree Estate Kona Coffee
			
23: Clos Ste Magdeleine Cassis
			
22: 2008 Pinot Noirs
			
22: 1995 Aldo Conterno Barolo
			
22: A Duo of 1976 German Riesling
			
22: Older Dom Perignon
			
22: Some Older Pinot Noirs
			
22: Understanding Wine 301
			
22: Understanding Wine 201
			
22: Understanding Wine 101
			
21: Knez wines
			
20: A cross section of Maxime Magnon’s vineyard down in Corbieres
			
19: A new Rose worth seeking out
			
19: Sandhi Wines
			
15: The newest CF Wine release
			
15: Morning Dew Ranch Pinot Noir (0)
			
14: German wines (0)
			
14: Tasting wines in Paso Robles (0)
			
14: One of Movia’s vineyards in Slovenia (0)
			
14: Last Night’s Champagne tasting @ VINO (0)
			
12: Pink wines (0)
			
12: NEW ARRIVALS (0)
			
12: Sparkling wines–staff training at DK Steakhouse (0)
			
10: The fractured silaceous soils of the Epoch Estate vineyard (0)
			
10: A Cornas hillside (Reynard to the left) (0)
			
10: Schloss Lieser Niederberg Helden vineyard in the Mosel River region of Germany (0)
			
10: Schlossbockelheimer Felsenberg in the Nahe region of Germany (0)
			
10: Saxum’s Bone Rock (Paso Robles) (0)
			
10: Premier Cru Genellottes vineyard in Meursault (0)
			
10: Romanee Conti (0)
			
10: the Peay estate vineyard (Sonoma Coast) (0)
			
10: Stolpman Vineyard in Ballard Canyon (Santa Barbara) (0)
			
10: La Crau vineyard (Chateauneuf-du-Pape) (0)
			
10: Hirsch Vineyard (the true Sonoma Coast) (0)
			
10: Hochheimer Stielweg vineyard (Rheingau, Germany) (0)
			
10: Port vineyards (0)
			
10: Il Novillero Vineyard  (southern Sonoma) (0)
			
10: James Berry vineyard down in Paso Robles (0)
			
10: On Top of Bien Nacido vineyard looking down (0)
			
10: Papera Vineyard (Zinfandel) (0)
			
10: Malvira’s vineyard in Roero….Piemonte, Italy (0)
			
10: La Viarte’s vineyard in the Colli Orientale….Friuli, (0)
			
10: Hermitage Hill   (Rhone Valley, France) (0)
			
10: Helderberg Mountain in Stellenbosch, South Africa (0)
			
10: Graacher Domprobst (Mosel River, Germany) (0)
			
10: Forman’s estate Cabernet planting (Napa Valley) (0)
			
10: Evening Land’s Santa Barbara vineyard (0)
			
10: Domaine Tempier’s vineyard around their house (Provence, France) (0)
			
10: Denner vineyard (Paso Robles) (0)
			
10: Cornas  (Rhone Valley, France) (0)
			
10: How steep are the vineyards of Germany? (0)
			
10: Fossiled whale bone in Paso Robles (0)
			
10: Clos Ste Magdeleine’s estate vineyard in Cassis (Provence, France) (0)
			
10: Clos Ste Magdeleine’s vineyard in Cassis…limestone (0)
			
10: Cavallotto’s Bricco Boschis vineyard in Barolo (0)
			
10: Albino Rocca’s Brich Ronchi vineyard in Barbaresco (0)
			
10: Cantina Terlan (Alto Adige, Italy) (0)
			
10: Chablis Grand Cru (0)
			
10: Birichino’s 100 year old Grenache vine (Monterey) (0)
			
10: 100 year old Petite Sirah vine in Frediani vineyard (Napa Valley across a small road from Araujo’s Eislese Vineyard) (0)
			
10: left side is Chassagne Montrachet village AOC…….the right side is Montrachet Grand Cru (0)
			
10: Daniel Brunier (Domaine Vieux Telegraphe) (0)
			
10: A Trio of superstars–Chef Roy Yamaguchi, winemaker Greg Brewer & sommelier Rajat Parr (0)
			
10: A note from Bruce Neyers on winemaking (0)
			
10: Winemaker Jason Drew & Burt Williams (founding winemaker of Williams & Selyem) (0)
			
10: Rene Rostaing (Cote Rotie) (0)
			
10: Olivier Clape  (Cornas) (0)
			
10: Zilliken’s wine cellar (0)
			
10: “gang of four” (from left to right–Jean Foillard, Jean Thevenet, Guy Breton, Marcel Lapierre & Jean Jacques Robert & (Charly Thevenet in the front) (0)
			
10: Napa Valley icon Bill Smith (WH Smith & formerly La Jota) (0)
			
10: Italian winemaking icon–Vittorio Fiore (0)
			
10: Musigny  (Burgundy, France) (0)
			
10: Didier Barral (radical, “new age” winemaker from Faugeres, France) (0)
			
10: Patrick Jasmin  (Cote Rotie) (0)
			
10: Clos Vougeot  (Burgundy, France) (0)
			
10: Hermitage has several different kinds of soils (0)
			
10: Spanish “vinyes velles” (old vines) (0)
			
10: Spanish wine vats (0)
			
10: Chambolle Musigny  (Burgundy, France) (0)
			
10: Lunch @ Domaine Tempier (0)
			
10: Superstar winemaker Helmut Donnhoff  (Nahe, Germany) (0)
			
10: How does one harvest grapes up on the steep Cote Rotie hillside? (0)
			
10: Beaujolais (0)
			
09: A different way of rating wines (0)
			
04: Stephen Tanzer’s Winophilia (0)
			
04: an article from starchefs.com (0)