Fine Wines (Re)Visited

The Vine Times Daily Wine Pick – Ravenswood Merlot
2003 Ravenswood Vintners Blend Merlot The Vine Times Rating – 3 Glasses out of 5 Glasses (Well Recommended) A deep red Merlot with an intense fruit nose of blueberry, raspberry and plum. To read more please visit www.thevinetimes.com
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The Vine Times Daily Wine Pick- Raymond Estates Merlot
2002 Raymond Estates Merlot – The Vine Times Rating – 3 Glasses out of 5 Glasses (Well Recommended) An enjoyable medium-bodied merlot with black berry, cherry and a touch of spice in the nose and palate. 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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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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Chad Ward
Chad Ward is an accomplished North-Carolina-based, writer and blogger, who mainly showcases his knowledge about food and kitchen gear. His most recent work,"An Edge in the Kitchen"is an comprehensive guide to selecting, purchasing, using, …

Eric Ripert (Chef and part owner of Le Bernardin)
Eric Ripert is the chef and part owner of Le Bernardin, awarded 4 stars by the New York Times, three stars by the Michelin Guide, rated best restauarant in NYC by Zagat, and best restaurant in America by GQ. He is joining us today to discuss his new …

David Broom, Whisky
To start off the show, the guys discuss the new New York Times rating system for restaurants in New Jersey and some possible better alternatives. Then the guys chat with Dave Broom, the author of The World Atlas of Whisky. Dave is one of the …

Karen Bussen (Wedding Planner and Author)
The guys start the show with a discussion of at home winemaking companies and the different pitfalls and pleasures of amateur wine-making. Their guest for the day is Karen Bussen, a well-known New York-based wedding planner and the author of seven …

Cat Cora
Cat Cora isn’t just one of the best female chefs, she’s one of the country’s biggest culinary superstars, period. Cat has starred in a number of TV shows and has written several books, but now she has a new show on The Disney Channel. …

Steven Rinella
In the first part of this episode, join The Guys as they recap their trip to New Orleans and Tales of Cocktail this summer. The American Buffalo is a key part of the history of the U.S. in addition to its landscape. Steven Rinella joins The Guys to …

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 – Francis Coppola Syrah-Shiraz
2003 Francis Coppola Diamond Series Syrah-Shiraz – The Vine Times Rating – 3 Glasses out of 5 Glasses (Well Recommended) A deep purple colored wine with plenty of black cherry, raspberry, black currant, cocoa, pepper and slight spice characteristic.For more please visit www.thevinetimes.com
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Emilio Lustau, Sherry Dry Amontillado,?Los Arcos?NV
Like a lot of American wine lovers, Sherry is a personal blind spot. It’s not that I haven’t had good or great Sherry in fact the only wine I have ever rated 100-points is a Sherry it’s just the style is hard to get your head around. For starters, many Sherries are intentionally [...]

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Who Will Be The First Wine Blogger Who Raps?
My morning routine starts with visits to my various email accounts and concludes with a quick scan of my Winecast Gmail. If I have the time, I sometimes open my Google Reader to see what blog posts have come in overnight. This morning I stopped in my tracks at a post on Vinography which pointed [...]

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David Wondrich
David Wondrich is widely recognized as one of the world’s foremost authorities on cocktails and their history. He is one of the founders of Beverage Alcohol Resource, has worked with the Museum of the American Cocktail, and is author of several …

Jacqui Naylor
The Wall Street Journal wrote:"The process, which Ms. Naylor calls"acoustic smashing,"marked a turning point in her career."NPR said:"Jacqui Naylor has brought new twists to the notion of melding jazz and pop tunes — …

Lidia Bastianich
Mark and Francis start the show with a discussion of the mystery of the red bees of Red Hook, Brooklyn. Lidia Bastianich is one of the most-loved chefs on television, a best-selling cookbook author, restaurateur. She joins the guys to talk about her …

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 – 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
editor@thevinetimes.com

The Vine Times Daily Wine Pick – Francis Coppola Syrah-Shiraz
2003 Francis Coppola Diamond Series Syrah-Shiraz – The Vine Times Rating – 3 Glasses out of 5 Glasses (Well Recommended) A deep purple colored wine with plenty of black cherry, raspberry, black currant, cocoa, pepper and slight spice characteristic.For more please visit www.thevinetimes.com
editor@thevinetimes.com

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

WBW 71 Wrap-up: (Mostly) New World Rhones
It has been nearly three years since I last hosted Wine Blogging Wednesday but my choice of theme was easy. Wines made from Rh ne varieties are among my personal favorites and I was hoping to learn about many more new wines from participants this month. There were 25 bloggers posting reviews from all over the [...]

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Why Do Wine Blogs Need To Make Money?
The Connoisseurs’ Guide to California Wine has long been a resource for consumers looking to find great wines from my native state. Founded in 1974, the publication was among the first I purchased when I first got into wine almost 30 years ago. My old green CGCW guidebook has long since been replaced by other wine [...]

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A Tsunami of Umami- Italy&Japan Coalesce in California
Ame, a tidal wave of deliciousness hits San Francisco! Chef Marc surfs the Sashimi and more!© 2006 Chef Marc Vogel℗ 2006 Chef Marc's Culinary Adventures

Celebrating the Fourth of July!
Don’t Burn the Brats, Char the Chicken or Scorch the Steaks! Make your backyard barbeque the best by listening to Chef Marc Vogel as he chats with KGO (ABC 810AM) Radio hosts Greg Jarrett and Chris Petcher.

Zarzuela: A Taste of Spain in San Francisco
Join Chef Marc on a recent visit to "Zarzuela" a Spanish tapas restaurant in San Francisco

Sailing to Santorini: Supper at Selene
Leaving Sicily, Chef Marc Vogel joins Stephen Mathew’s aboard "Yellowdrama" where they sail the azure Aegean and make landfall on the spectacular volcanic island of Santorini, Greece. Here Chef Marc, with friends Ari and Stephen, pay a visit to one of Greece’s best restaurants, Selene.

Grape Radio Interviews Author Rex Pickett
My friends at Grape Radio have posted a great interview with Rex Pickett, the author of ‘Sideways’ and its sequel ‘Vertical.’ Although the guys spend much of the podcast talking about ‘Sideways’ Pickett does work in plenty of details about his latest novel. Between this and the written interview posted recently by Blake Gray, I [...]

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