tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5287585119513058786.post7205474458703215755..comments2023-10-14T06:44:00.218-07:00Comments on Vinsanity: In vino veritas est: Wines of California.Vinogirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10145696108646897751noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5287585119513058786.post-83195953015072753872012-12-16T11:46:27.034-08:002012-12-16T11:46:27.034-08:00ALW: It was a lot of wine! My final is next Thur...ALW: It was a lot of wine! My final is next Thursday.<br /><br />Thud: No, not a perfect copy - who would want that? But Napa farmers can take an Italian grape variety and do pretty well with it here, under fabulous growing conditions, and produce something that would be very palatable. That can't be said for other wine growing regions.Vinogirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10145696108646897751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5287585119513058786.post-67099436018456068942012-12-15T10:36:52.912-08:002012-12-15T10:36:52.912-08:00This has beena advert for the Npa tourist and wine...This has beena advert for the Npa tourist and wine board....thank you for your custom. Nobody in Napa can make an Italian style wine to save their lives.Thudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18320037763190473684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5287585119513058786.post-72191573046520688022012-12-15T09:02:44.692-08:002012-12-15T09:02:44.692-08:00I may have done many wines and THEN a final but ne...I may have done many wines and THEN a final but never 39 wines FOR a final. Wow, I realised long ago I just don't have that palate. It's a gift. My friend Kenny has it and he can describe a wine - like you - immediately. As I've said before here, I'm not always keen on all the Ca chards and sauvies -maybe I'm too used to the Kiwi ones which others find too watery - but most in this area are very loyal to them. I agree with you - having done a column for the East Bay Express about wines under $10, if only you pay just a little more, the upgrade is substantial. About Last Weekendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04716571630418078937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5287585119513058786.post-56858671517279494192012-12-15T08:22:33.725-08:002012-12-15T08:22:33.725-08:00NHW: "Nothing" is a bit sad. I will mi...NHW: "Nothing" is a bit sad. I will miss going to this class, it's been a good experience.<br />Not all the wines were great. Three wines had Brett (one was a very expensive wine), some were over-oaked, ABVs were high, and in some cases, it seems to me, the winemaker had jumped through far too many hoops. But the fact remains that Northern California has a great climate that one can grow almost anything well in...which allows winemakers to perform their vinous-gymnastics.Vinogirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10145696108646897751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5287585119513058786.post-19431604337850072952012-12-15T03:28:36.318-08:002012-12-15T03:28:36.318-08:00V-girl: "next-nothing", is that a good t...V-girl: "next-nothing", is that a good thing?<br />As for Cali wines, I've never been one to denigrate them as a whole, though there certainly is a slew of the plonk variety to beguile those with only $5-$10 in their pockets;<br />I just finished a post on the Hahn 2009 GSM, and for three dollars more than that, you are getting a very tasty red wine indeed. <br />Let us know if you get 100% on that blind tasting, but if you end-up with only 60%, you'd have beaten the rest of us!New Hampshire Winemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07111304557830665931noreply@blogger.com