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Corks. Love ‘em. Hate ‘em. You?

allan — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 23:19:42 +0000

Making History. A Wine Industry First: Bedrock Wine Company.

allan — Sat, 19 Feb 2011 14:30:53 +0000

A vey passionate winemaker whose wines are some of the best I’ve discovered in recent years just announced that he will be issuing a refund to anyone who bought one of his most recent releases. Why? Because he doesn’t feel the quality is up to the standards he strives for and is committed to making.

Wow!

I’ve been passionate [...]

Riding That Train, Italian Wine & Late Night Jazz: The Streets of LA

allan — Sun, 02 May 2010 19:02:56 +0000

Living in Southern California certainly has its benefits. The weather is perhaps the best in the country, there’s great live music, entertainment and most of the airports, even the smaller regional hubs are well served by the airlines. So when one needs to flee southern California, there are always many options.

Another benefit of Southern California is both its extensive [...]

Aging California Wine & Friday the 13th.

allan — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 21:58:51 +0000

Some historians peg the superstition to the thirteen people who attended the Last Supper (neither Jesus nor Judas came out of that one OK), but ancient Babylon's Code of Hammurabi omits the number 13 in its list of law [...] ... Wall Street's superstitions about Friday the 13th continued through 1925, when the New York Times noted that people "would no more buy or sell a share of stock today than they would walk under a ladder or kick a black cat out of their path."

1977 Trefethen Cabernet Sauvignon

allan — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 05:44:51 +0000

Last weekend I was surprised by a visit of my good friend, mountain climber, travel companion and legend Mr. Tim Amos. For the 16 hours he spent in Southern California, we tried to take advantage of our time together. First stop was a visit to my wine cellar (storage facility) in Irvine. Culling from the more than 1,000 bottles I’ve [...]