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TOAD HOLLOW VINEYARDS
Toad Hollow Vineyards makes consistently fine food friendly and value priced wines sourced from Northern California vineyards (to read an article on other wines released earlier this year click here). Their mission statement is to produce quality wines that are delicious, interesting and accessible. They also say they are an amusing and friendly bunch and […]
Click here to read entire article »Retrospective Review: Volume II, Number 1 (August-September, 1980)
We are currently reproducing a copy of Volume II, Number 1 of The Underground Wineletter. Below you’ll find an updated review of each article, where I will go over what we got right and what we got wrong. We will follow this format with each successive issue.
Click here to read entire article »A Tale of Two California Wineries – One New, One Old
This is a history and tasting notes for two California wineries. One, the Hearst Ranch Winery, released its first wines earlier this year. It is located in the Central Coast. The other, Husch Vineyards was founded in 1979. It is located in the northern part of the state in Mendocino County. So in that respect they are very different. But, in another respect, they are very much alike. Both are committed to making very high quality wines in small quantities. The wines may be found in retail stores and restaurants, but both also offer a wine club with benefits and discounts to members. I strongly recommend that you investigate them further and even plan a trip to visit their tasting rooms. Both are scenically located in beautiful, historically interesting parts of the state.
Click here to read entire article »Maker’s Mark Bourbon and Bill Samuels, Jr.
Bourbon and Whiskey The consumption of fine spirits continues to grow as does the consumption of fine wines. More and more people who enjoy quality wines and good food, are also learning the pleasures of great spirits. Whisky refers to liquors distilled from grain, including Scotch, Irish, Bourbon, Tennesse, Rye and Canadian. While Scotch spells […]
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