Fine Wines (Re)Visited

The Vine Times Daily Wine Pick - Chalone Vineyard Pinot Noir
2003 Chalone Vineyard Pinot Noir - The Vine Times Rating - 4 Glasses out of 5 Glasses (Excellent) This 2003 Pinot Noir has a wonderful bouquet of red berry fruit, bright cherry, strawberry and plum with a slight touch of toasted oak. Ripe red berry fruit flavors last throughout it’s lingering soft finish. For more please visit www.thevinetimes.com
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The Vine Times Daily Wine Pick - Orogeny Pinot Noir
2003 Orogeny Pinot Noir - The Vine Times Rating - 5 Glasses out of 5 Glasses (Editor’s Choice Vine Award) This 2003 Pinot Noir displays a fragrant bouquet of red berry and cherry aromas. Black cherry, raspberry and cocoa flavors dominate with subtle hints of toasted oak. The palate is soft and supple with lingering sweet fruit and velvety tannins.For more please visit www.thevinetimes.com
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The Vine Times Daily Wine Pick - Ravenswood Vintners Blend Cabernet Sauvignon
2003 Ravenswood Vintners Blend Cabernet Sauvignon - The Vine Times Rating - 3 Glasses out of 5 Glasses (Well Recommended) This young affordable Cabernet Sauvignon has aromas of plum, cherry with subtle hints of vanillin oak. A soft and smooth palate shows plum and black cherry fruit flavors. Spicy cinnamon and toasty oak flavors add to this wine.For more please visit www.thevinetimes.com
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The Vine Times Daily Wine Pick - Alamos Malbec
2003 Almos Malbec - The Vine Times Rating - 3 Glasses out of 5 Glasses (Well Recommended) A deep purple colored full bodied and bold Malbec with dominant black cherry, blackberry, cocoa, smoky oak and slight spice characteristics.For more please visit www.thevinetimes.com
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New Season
Its been a while but we are planning another show for Halloween. We are excited to get back on the air. Please Email us with any suggestions or comments………………. We’re also planning a trip to Napa and Sonoma in November…Thanks

Chinese Food and Riesling
This Week: After a busy week our hosts travel to Chinatown to purchace some authentic Chinese Food. Christina orders up some interesting dishes and Joe pairs a Donny Boon Riesling to the order. Saturday Nights are for Wine, Food and Fun.Click Podcast link for show # 7Show #7 Recipe LinkShow #7 […]

Turkey Bolognese with Shiraz
Joe and Christina paired Penfolds St. Henri Shiraz 2000′ with Christina s very own home made Turkey Bolognese. They discussed easy ways to pair wine and food, reasons for decanting and the grape varietal Shiraz / Syrah.Click Podcast link for show # 2Show # 2 RecipeShow # 2 Wine

Sushi and Pinot Noir
This Week: Join Joe and Christina as they foray into the exotic world of Sushi. A 2004 Castle Rock Pinot Noir from Monterey California is paired to the meal. As always, Saturday Night is for Wine, Food and Fun.Click Podcast link for Show # 13The recipe […]

Le Comptoir- Paris?Toughest Reservation
Chef Marc Vogel visits with Yves Camdeborde, restaurateur, hotelier and chef of Paris’ Le Comptoir. Join him on another of his culinary adventures.

Site Work
Changing the site theme and upgrading the operating software to enable some added features on the site. Should be near complete by tomorrow.Keep your subscription to the feed (http://feeds.feedburner.com/ozwineshow) as is and if any repeat downloads occur, just cancel them. For the next day or two that is - don’t delete new postings. = )You […]

A Kracher of a Saturday Morning
by Tessa Brown, new Oz Wine Show contributing author.Elevating myself before nine in the morning on a weekend day is, at best, challenging. Performing same on four hours sleep, when Friday night ended at three am after the following: 1997 Billecart Salmon Elisabeth Ros, 1983 Roederer Blanc de Blancs, 2000 Pierre Usseglio Chteauneuf du […]

Back Soon
Sorry everyone for not posting a show in so long. It’s the old story of shows on tape but need to find the multiple hours spare it takes to edit each one. I started a new job recently which means i’m flying out of Sydney for a week at a time every second week. I’m […]

Back in Action
Thumbs up from the Doctor. Joe and Christina will pair a Bordeaux with a beautiful steak dinner. Leoville Barton 1999.The above map will help those unfamiliar with the Bordeaux region.For further info regarding Bordeaux click here… Bordeaux Link

RAIN CHECK!!! Doctor?s Orders?
Due to Joe catching a nasty cold, we will not have our usual Saturday night dinner. Poor guy can’t taste a thing! Not to worry, Christina has the nurse uniform on….

Pinot Noir and Lamb
FIRST SHOWJoe and Christina s first show: Our very first menu consists of roasted lamb, rosemary potatoes and baked asparagus. The meal is paired with a French Burgundy, Chassagne-Montrachet 2002 produced by Chateau de la Maltroye. We discussed basic wine tasting techniques, pairing foods with wine and food preparation. We […]

Welcome
Hello everyone and welcome,If your here then you probably love wine as much as we do. This is just a quick note to get the ball rolling. The Oz Wine Show is a weekly podcast aimed at one thing;Getting as many people as possible talking, tasting and enjoying every aspect of Australia’s vibrant […]

Let?s Talk Turkey!
I’ll teach you how to ensure your Thanksgiving turkey turns out better than ever!

Chef Marc?s Inaugural Podcast
Chef Marc’s podcast will involve every aspect of food and travel– its senses and shared experiences. Marc will share his adventures and explorations of the food, the culture and the history of the places he visits.

The Vine Times Daily Wine Pick - St. Supery Oak Free Chardonnay
2004 St. Supery Oak Free Chardonnay - The Vine Times Rating - 5 Glasses out of 5 Glasses (Editor Choice Vine Award) A refreshing, crisp and perfectly balanced Chardonnay with plenty of green apple, pear and citrus flavors. It’s medium body and smooth texture make this oak-free Chardonnay a perfect match with seafood dishes or any summertime dish.For more please visit www.thevinetimes.com
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The Vine Times Daily Wine Pick - Alamos Malbec
2003 Almos Malbec - The Vine Times Rating - 3 Glasses out of 5 Glasses (Well Recommended) A deep purple colored full bodied and bold Malbec with dominant black cherry, blackberry, cocoa, smoky oak and slight spice characteristics.For more please visit www.thevinetimes.com
editor@thevinetimes.com

The Vine Times Daily Wine Pick - Chappellet Vineyard Chenin Blanc
2003 Chappellet Vineyard Chenin Blanc - The Vine Times Rating - 4 Glasses out of 5 Glasses (Excellent) A light straw almost clear colored Chenin Blanc with apple and pear aromas, with sweet citrus, herbal and mineral flavors balanced by acidity and minerality that is characteristic of Chenin Blanc. For more please visit www.thevinetimes.com
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WBW 31 Summary Posted
In record time, Roger from Box Wines has posted the summary for Wine Blogging Wednesday 31. More than twenty bloggers tasted over 30 wines packaged in boxes, TetraPaks, aluminum cans and even an old jug laying around the house. The result was an interesting array of everyday wines with a couple standouts. Check it out […]

Another Winery Starts Podcasting
Note: This is a cross-post from my weekly entry at Good Grape. Since I’m behind again, I’ll post another article on Sunday.As a wine marketer, I’m always on the lookout for new and innovative strategies to sell more wine. As the first wine podcaster, I feel a certain responsibility to keep current on the […]

Two Hands, Gnarly Dudes Shiraz 2005
I tasted this wine at San Francisco’s Vino Venue while tuning up for my barrel tasting the next morning at Pax Cellars. I’d heard of Two Hands Wines, and their reputation for fine Shiraz, but this was my first taste of their wine.Two Hands is a single-minded effort to produce the best Shiraz made in […]

Next Wine 2.0 Chat March 8th
It’s time to circle the virtual Wine 2.0 wagons for another monthly online chat relating to Web 2.0 and wine. This month it will be held this Thursday, March 8th at 7:00 pm EST/4:00 pm PST/12:00 am GMT (Fri.)/ 11:00 am AEST (Fri.). in the Campfire room generously provided by the folks at WineQ.Like last […]

Corkscrewed: Mostly Screwed
One of the benefits of the new Amazon unboxed for TiVo is I can rent programs my local cable company does not deliver such as Corkscrewed: The Wrath of Grapes. If this effort is any indication, I don’t want the type of programing offered on Fox Reality. I’ve just wasted 44 minutes of my life […]

Wine Blog Atlas Launched
Ryan from Catavino has put together an interesting wine mashup site called Wine Blog Atlas. The idea is simply to catalog all the regional-specific wine blogs around the world on a big map and aggregate blog posts from those sites. Ryan talks about it a bit on his latest podcast. Since this blog is not […]

Almira, Los Dos , Grenache-Syrah 2005
There is a lot of“young wine” or“joven” from Spain on the market that make for great midweek drinking that won’t break your wine budget. These wines are totally made in stainless steel and are not aged in oak to preserve the pure fruit flavors. Made from vines between 35 and 50 years of […]