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Category Archives: Wine Tasting
The Cellar Dwellers
I know, a bit whimsical as my posts usually go, but I am trying to change things up a bit to create more excitement for my readers. My first ever photo blog hopefully gets to the essence of Poor Robert’s (Wine) … Continue reading →
Posted in Barware, Craft Wines, Hodgpodge, Wine, Wine Making, Wine Photos, Wine Tasting, Words
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Tagged experience, Photos, Wine, wine industry, Wine Terms
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The Weekly Wine For February 12, 2016
Miriam Alexandra 2014 California Chenin Blanc. This wine, my Valentines Day present to my readers, comes from a real up and coming winemaker Alexandra Faber, a graduate of the UC Davis wine making program, who worked for a while for … Continue reading →
Posted in Alexandra Faber, Chenin Blanc, Craft Wines, Hodgpodge, Naked Wines, Varietals, Wine, Wine Buying, Wine Making, Wine Tasting, Winemakers, Wines
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Tagged Alexandra Faber, Finding_Our_Features, grapes into wine, Naked Wines, the modern world, white wine, Wine, wine industry, Wine Varieties, Wines
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The Weekly Wine –DRG Russia River Valley 2013 Chardonnay
Daryl Rex Groom’s (DRG), Russian River Valley Chardonnay (2013). I have been ABC (anything but Chardonnay) since the 1970s when the California wine industry started the Big Oak and Butter Chardonnay fad. I am just not a fan of a … Continue reading →
Posted in Chardonnay, Craft Wines, Daryl Rex Groom, Down Under, Hodgpodge, Naked Wines, Production Wine, Varietals, Wine, Wine Buying, Wine Tasting, Winemakers, Winemaking, Wines
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Tagged California, Chardonnay, Daryl Rex Groom, experience, follow_our_features, grapes into wine, Naked Wines, vintage wine, white wine, Wine, wine industry, Wine Varieties, Wines
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A Conversation with a Great Bottle of Wine
Preamble: I’ve been writing all my life and constructing this blog for several years now. To challenge myself and the status quo I am trying to change up some of my presentation styles. I’ve never seriously written in the third … Continue reading →
Posted in Hodgpodge, Life Balance, Production Wine, Uncategorized, Varietals, Wine, Wine Buying, Wine Making, Wine Tasting, Winemaking, Wines, Words
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Tagged experience, fermentation process, grapes into wine, Life Balance, the modern world, Varitals, vintage wine, Wine, wine industry
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I Only Like Sweet Wines, Why?
I maintain a strong on-line presence in a number of on-line wine related forums and I can’t tell you how many times I get asked this question. Sadly there is no really simple answers that fill all palates. Actually the … Continue reading →
Posted in Craft Wines, Hodgpodge, Naked Wines, Production Wine, Varietals, Wine Buying, Wine Tasting, Wines, Words
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Tagged grapes into wine, Jim Olsen, Sweet Wine, the modern world, Varitals, Wine, wine industry, Wine Terminology
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Why Can’t I get the Wine I like Where I live?
Wine is complicated and believe it or not still hostage, to a degree in certain states, to Prohibition era legislation. The whole process gets further complicated by the messy relationship between State and Federal laws about import, export and interstate … Continue reading →
Posted in Craft Wines, Life Balance, Production Wine, Uncategorized, Varietals, Wine Tasting, Wines, Words
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Tagged experience, grapes into wine, Life Balance, the modern world, Wine, wine industry
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Craft Wines in a Production Wine Industry
As I wander the wine aisles of the supermarkets here in Missoula, I note a huge difference in variety and labels on the shelves. I pulled a few off the shelves the other day and read some of the back … Continue reading →
Posted in Craft Wines, Hodgpodge, Naked Wines, Production Wine, Travel, Uncategorized, Varietals, Wine Buying, Wine Tasting, Winemaking, Wines, Words
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Tagged California, experience, fermentation process, grapes, grapes into wine, the modern world, Varitals, vintage wine, Wine, wine industry, Wine Varieties, Wines
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When is a Wine Ready to Drink — Know When to Hold-em and Know When to Serve-em.
One of “Poor Robert’s” readers asked me how I know when a wine is ready to drink. I thought about it and realized, I really do it intuitively. I’ve been drinking wine so long, I just have a sense with … Continue reading →
Posted in France, Hodgpodge, Uncategorized, Varietals, Wine Buying, Wine Tasting, Winemaking, Wines
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Tagged experience, fermentation process, grapes into wine, the modern world, Varitals, Wine, Wine Terminology, Wine Varieties, Wines
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