Champagne
HAPPY NEW YEAR 2020!
Wow. It is the end of the second decade of this century and the beginning of the 20s decade. Will the coming 20s rival the roaring 20s of the past century and the 1929 crash or will it be something completely different? My crystal ball is a bit cloudy on this subject but let’s […]
Click here to read entire article »GREAT WINE WITH GREAT FOOD TO CELEBRATE A MILESTONE BIRTHDAY AT CANYON VILLA
The Event & The Venue I was born in 1944 and this last March 27 was my 75th birthday. I had always planned to have one of my birthday wines on this milestone birthday. My wife Laurie and I invited a few friends and chose The Canyon Villa for the event. The […]
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Wow hard to believe, but it’s that time of year again. And, for us 2018 was a very unpredictable year. Yes, we were blessed with our new grandson, Chase, who is an absolute joy. But, a lot of the other things we had expected did not happen. And, unfortunately a lot of things that […]
Click here to read entire article »2016 STUPID WINE DESCRIPTION AWARD WINNERS AND MORE!
Early last year I issued a challenge for readers to send in their favorite stupid wine descriptions (to read that article with links to lots of other stupid wine descriptions click here). The descriptions trickled in, but at the end there was one clear winner who sent in multiple entries. These include all the descriptions […]
Click here to read entire article »2016 THANKSGIVING POSTSCRIPT AND MORE!
Thanksgiving 2016 has been long gone for most people – except at our house. At our house we began preparing and making different things in November well before Thanksgiving. This gives me a chance to try a lot of different wines as well. Then Thanksgiving goes on for a long time. For us our traditional […]
Click here to read entire article »ENCORE: DEAR SANTA, WE’VE GOT A LITTLE LIST
In the very early days of the online Underground I posted an article I had published in 1983 in the print version of The Underground Wineletter (Volume V, Number 5) and added a postscript with some new wines to add to that list. Just to show that great old wines never fade away, the […]
Click here to read entire article »ARE YOU DRINKING ENOUGH CHAMPAGNE?
NEW RESEARCH SAYS AT LEAST THREE GLASSES OF CHAMPAGE PER WEEK CAN IMPROVE YOUR MEMORY Introduction The article below was written by Contributing Editor, Greg McCluney. It speaks to research that Champagne not only tastes good, but that it is good for you. And, Champagne is especially good for us older folks. So that makes […]
Click here to read entire article »Retrospective Review Volume III, Number 6
In the summer of 1982, Volume III, Number 6 offered the following articles: One Winedrinker’s Opinion – A Case For Old Burgundies, Coming Attractions, 1979 Bordeaux, California Cabernet Sauvignons, More 1979 Red Burgundies, Distinctive New Wines, California Chardonnays, Selected Tasting Notes, Barrels and Bottles, and Cellar Notes. We are currently reproducing a copy of Volume […]
Click here to read entire article »RETROSPECTIVE REVIEW: VOLUME III, NUMBER 3 (DECEMBER – JANUARY, 1982)
As we began 1982, Volume III, Number 3 offered the following articles: One Winedrinker’s Opinion – Wine Prices Are Coming Down, Brut Champagnes, Sparkling Wines, Distinctive New Wines featuring the great 1978 Chalone Pinot Noir, California Cabernets, Zinfandels, 1979 Red Burgundies, and 1979 Red Rhones. We are currently reproducing Volume III, Number 3 of The […]
Click here to read entire article »SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAIN VINEYARD & QUINTA CRUZ: TWO IN ONE
INTRODUCTION Previously I posted an article on these two unique wineries. Here is the introduction to that article with a few updated notes: “This is the story of two wineries, one is the remains of a winery that was established in the early days of the California wine boom and the other is only a […]
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