Ok so perhaps a stretch on the Niel Young lyrics but the sentiment sure is there. It would totally rock to live on Mt Veeder like the Fontanella’s. You see Jeff and wife Karen have something of a paradise property where Jeff crafts some exceptional wines for his own label, as well as for custom crush clients.
WARNING: If you are a redneck you may be offended by this episode!
In this episode of Vintuba TV ChrisO reviews the 2007 Stuhlmuller Vineyards Estate Zinfandel from Alexander Valley aka “The Naomi Campbell of Zinfandels”. If you like Zinfandel you are going to want to watch this episode. Stuhlmuller Vineyards is a small family winery located just past Healdsburg in Sonoma County.
There are those who subscribe to truth-in-origin, and others who dismiss this notion as silliness. You could count the French, however you feel about them, most Europeans, the Slow Food Movement and perhaps Alice Waters among the former. The latter are of the flat-earth persuasion: the Mondovino coterie, the varietally obsessed wine lovers who discount the origins of wine and those who uphold McDonald’s uniformity of quality as something to attain as a goal.
Vintuba TV – Where do you buy your wine? We are interested to know how many of you actually purchase your wine online?
I’ve got some opinions regarding the secret password of the modern wine industry. No not Social Media – Millennials. Hell, I am one. As someone in the trade, who both is young and looks younger, I’m pretty weary of being the spokesperson for this “future of the industry.” Here are the multitude of reasons why:
In Episode #6 ChrisO and JonM are joined by the Windy City Wine Guy and discuss the right wines to pair with Thanksgiving celebrations.
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PODCAST #6 Thanksgiving Wine Pairing
PODCAST #5 Tempranillo
In Episode #5 ChrisO and JonM explore the Tempranillo grape from Spain and it’s two most prominent growing regions; Rioja and Ribera del Duero.
The wines we tried from Rioja:
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The wine we tried from Ribera del Duero:
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In Podcast #4 ChrisO and Jon explore, the white wines of Galicia located in the north western part of Spain. We are joined by AdamW and taste some of the stellar whites from the region.
Introduction to Galicia:
Galicia is in the northwestern corner of Spain, separated by mountains from the rest of Castilla-Leon and [...]
In our latest podcast ChrisO takes a look at the Jumilla DO in Spain
and explores the wines of Bodegas Juan Gil.
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Jumilla DO, SPAIN
This region used to be a huge supplier of simple wines to supermarkets all over Europe. Jumilla had up to late 80’s never suffered from phylloxera because of [...]
Chris and Jon discover the pleasures of Sherry, and yes we mean the wine! Listen in and maybe even learn something.
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TYPES OF SHERRY:
Fino: A pale straw-coloured wine with a sharp, delicate bouquet suggestive of roasted almonds, apple and yeast. Made from the Palomino grape. It’slight and dry [...]
