So as I have done for the past 3 years I decided to attend the 34th Annual Columbia Wine Tasting which was held on Sunday, April 18, 2010. A benefit for the Columbia College Culinary Arts Program, tickets are $45 per person. Over 50 statewide wineries and local food purveyors were represented.
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Missourri wine in Napa
Podcast 16 A visit to Smith-Madrone Winery
I, “the everyman’s wine snob”, had the very unique opportunity this last Saturday to visit Smith-Madrone Winery, located atop Spring Mountain in Napa Valley, California. It was an amazing experience and an absolute pleasure meeting both Stu and Charles Smith (owners), who share the responsibility for producing some of the most unique and exciting Rieslings and Cabernet Sauvignons that I have tasted, to date, from Napa Valley.
JonM the “wine snob’s everyman” and I hope you enjoy the podcast we put together about my experience at Smith-Madrone Winery.
Happy Birthday Vintuba!
Well we have made through our first year of drinking, talking and blogging. And like any 22 year old (legal in all 50 states plus one) facing their future, we looked back at what we had accomplished, attempted, and abandoned and decided the website needed a bit of work. So got to work and created, [...]
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Vintuba TV Episode 2
In this Episode of Vintuba TV we explore the world of Pinot Noir and Epic of Gilgamesh. Now inevitably 99% of you (of course I am not talking to you because you belong to the 1% who know everything) are asking yourselves either who the hell is Gilgamesh (hint check out the link I provided [...]
Missourri wine in Napa
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In our first episode of Vintuba TV JonM “the wine snob’s everyman” comes to Napa to visit ChrisO “the everyman’s wine snob” and to show off wines from Missouri! How does it go? You are just going to have to watch and see… [viddler id-bfd84195 h-290 w-437] More info: Stone Hill Winery Alexis Bailly Vineyards [...]
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Vintuba Podcast 12 South Africa and “the beer drinking idiot”
ChrisO, “Everyman’s Wine Snob” and JonM, the self professed “Beer drinking idiot from St. Louis” discuss value wines from South Africa as well as ChrisO’s recent appearance on WineBizRadio.
Vintuba Podcast-11- Drive by Wine Review 3
In episode #11 JonM “Wine Snob’s Everyman” joins ChrisO “Everyman’s Wine Snob” on his daily commute through beautiful Los Carneros to get another drive time wine recommendation. This week it’s all about the 2006 Fogdog Chardonnay, from Freestone Winery, located on the Sonoma Coast, and the 2005 Masi Campofiorin, from Masi Agricola, located in Veneto [...]
Only the Rhonely – HdR2010 coverage – part 1
I know it’s a cheesy title but we could not resist! JonM, AdamW, and ChrisO- that’s me by the way- were lucky enough to be able to attend the 18th annual Hospice du Rhone event held in Paso Robles. What follows are the first three videos in the Hospice du Rhone 2010 series.