POSTED BY D. HAGEMAN 7 MONTHS AGO | PERMALINK
During my last trip to the wine store I spotted a very interesting bottle. Sellers only want to stock wine that they can move, so competition for shelf space can be tough. As a result, marketers for vineyards will pull out all the stops to get a coveted spot on the shelf. If you don't have an established brand name then you will need to devise some other method for getting the attention of the consumer so they will ...
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POSTED BY D. HAGEMAN 7 MONTHS AGO | PERMALINK
I recently had the pleasure in participating in a wine tasting focused completely on wines produced by Ridge Vineyards. This winery is based in California and focusing on producing single vineyard premium wines. We reviewed the five of their offerings:
2006 Three Valleys
This wine is a brand new release from Ridge Vineyards. It is so new that you can't even find any tasting notes on their website at the time of this writing. This wine is a light ...
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POSTED BY D. HAGEMAN 9 MONTHS AGO | PERMALINK
Not too long ago, Julie and I decided to have some friends and associates over to the house for a wine and cards soiree. At the end of the night we were taking stock of our surroundings and we noticed that someone had left a bottle of Chardonnay in the fridge.
- First Thought: Sweet, we are a bottle of a wine richer!
- Second Thought: 1998?! Chardonnay?!?! Who the heck brought their cellar remnants to my party?
- Third Thought: I wonder ...
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