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Drinking Now: 2012 Cornerstone Oakville Station Napa Merlot

Posted on April 19, 2016

Color: Dark garnet color Nose: Spice, tobacco, dark berries, touch of ripe strawberry at the end Palate: Cedar, plum and that whisper of fresh strawberry making this smooth deep wine finish on a lighter note. Medium acidity, easy drinking, smooth and balanced. Alcohol:14.5% This is Cornerstone’s first release under their new Napa Valley single vineyard program. […]

A kinder, gentler way to destem grapes at Hawks View Cellars in Oregon

Posted on August 17, 2012

For all those wine geeks, ie. Enologists, like me, who love a bit of enology technology, I have included what I believe, is the wave of the future in terms of destemmers. This is a German EuroSelect destemmer that uses rotative rubber hands to de-stem the grapes in a kinder, gentler way. As part of […]