Monthly Archives: September 2016
The Portfolio Tasting 9/30/16
Rick Rogers, portfolio manager for Northwest Wines, Wine Connection, Bergquist Wines, and Press Cellars will be our guest host this week. Rick brings his vast experience and deep knowledge of wine to bear on this week’s lineup of his favorite … Continue reading
Paso Robles Tasting 9/23/16
Paso wines have been gaining ever more acclaim recently. Eric Jensen of Booker Vineyard calls the 2013 vintage his “Holy Grail” and Justin Smith of Saxum says it is probably the best vintage he has ever had. Daniel Daou (Daou … Continue reading
Paul Hobbs Wine Tasting 9/16/16
Paul Hobbs has a colorful winemaking background. He studied pre-med at Notre Dame University but after joining a wine tasting club, switched to a career in winemaking. After studying at University of California, Davis, he rose to notoriety at Robert … Continue reading
Under the Radar Tasting 9/9/16
One of the challenges of wine collecting, and one of the most enjoyable aspects, is sleuthing out the best wines. Someone came up with the “QPR” rating (Quality to Price Ratio) to describe one of the sweet spots of collecting. … Continue reading