January 2003

January 31, 2003

Epic Pinot Tasting- California vs. Oregon

Last night, I tasted went to an epic Pinot Noir tasting held by Greg Piatigorski. The theme was California vs. Oregon Pinot Noirs. In the grand tasting room at the Wine Chest to taste through...

Posted by Sasha at 01:18 PM

January 30, 2003

ZAP: The Big Annual Zinfandel Event

Every Superbowl weekend I get ZAP-ed. The Zinfandel Advocates & Producers (ZAP) have an annual tasting at Fort Mason in San Francisco. The festival began in 1992, only 22 wineries participated. This year's festival showcased...

Posted by Sasha at 02:21 PM

January 24, 2003

Similarities between Oranges and Grapes

The NY York Times provides me with inspiration sources. I learn about amazing new buildings through Herbert Muschamp, follow my favorite rock critic Neil Strauss, and read Frank Prial's Wednesday's wine column. In this week's...

Posted by Sasha at 10:58 AM

January 19, 2003

Big Consolidations Are Happening

As the predicted a couple of weeks ago, the wine industry is consolidating. The article estimated that over $1 billion worth of mergers and acquisitions would happen in the next couple of years. Well it...

Posted by Sasha at 07:55 PM

January 18, 2003

2002- Checking ML

In my Nov. 10 entry, none of my 2002 wines had gone thru ML. Since I wanted to get a sense of where they are now, I took some samples during our Advanced Tasting Panel...

Posted by Sasha at 04:01 PM

January 06, 2003

Gloomy Outlook for CA Wine Industry

More articles are surfacing about the gloomy outlook for California wine industry. As I once heard, there is a direct correlation between the stock market and the wine industry. Yesterday the LA Times' article, California...

Posted by Sasha at 11:15 AM

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