tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-374912062008-07-02T12:20:44.474-04:00Wine TouringDavid Gaierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18004473655047825498noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37491206.post-13461836988925190252007-09-30T13:36:00.022-04:002008-07-02T12:20:40.945-04:00Bordeaux / St. Emilion, September 2007 (UPDATE)July 2, 2008: Please scroll down for an UPDATE on the St. Emilion classification controversy.
I know this might seem to be one of those wine-geeky, meaningless technical things that "ordinary" wine drinkers don't care about, but it is interesting and kind of important in terms of understanding how wine is rated, priced and sold.
Especially if you like French wine, please read on.
About the StDavid Gaierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18004473655047825498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37491206.post-16197533910634293942007-01-24T11:49:00.000-05:002007-10-30T10:19:57.348-04:00Hudson Valley, New York, January 2007We visited Rivendell Winery, Brimstone Hill Vineyard, Baldwin Vineyards, Brotherhood Winery, and our runaway favorite, Benmarl Vineyards. These folks are members of the Shawandunk Wine Trail, a group of wineries all on the west side of the Hudson.
Now, Napa and Sonoma it ain't, and if you're expecting that, steel yourself with some NZ Sauvignon Blanc for a major letdown. But you can look forwardDavid Gaierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18004473655047825498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37491206.post-1163204915077588592006-11-10T19:24:00.000-05:002007-02-23T12:59:32.213-05:00Sonoma Country, August 2006Sonoma is a big place.
And unlike in Napa, where most wineries are located either on Route 29 or the Silverado Trail - both major roads - Sonoma's sprawl offers up a sense of remoteness and intimacy unlike any other wine region in the U.S. What many people refer to generically as "Sonoma Valley" is actually just one of 12 AVAs (American Viticulture areas) within Sonoma County, David Gaierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18004473655047825498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37491206.post-4768427866151787892006-05-01T17:57:00.000-04:002007-05-25T18:58:39.577-04:00Napa, May 2006UPDATED MAY 5, 2007
As recently as 1960, Napa Valley was a sleepy backwater, planted mostly to apple orchards and not much on anyone's mind, much less anyone's wine map. A scant sixteen years later, Napa went on the entire world's wine map literally overnight following the "Judgment of Paris," a wine tasting organized to help a modest Paris wine retailer - a Brit, in fact - build his business. David Gaierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18004473655047825498noreply@blogger.com