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NEW RELEASE WINE REVIEWS

• PreVail Cab & Cab/Syrah releases & Rodney Strong Chard & Zin (10/07)

RECOMMENDED VARIETAL WINES

Cabernet Sauvignons & Bordeaux:
• Bordeaux Varietals from Non-California U.S. Producers
• Rutherford Appellation Cabernet Sauvignons
• St. Helena Appellation Cabernets & Meritages
Grenache/Garnache
• Resurfacing of a Major Varietal
Pinot Noirs
• Santa Cruz Mountains Pinot Noirs
• Sonoma County Pinot Noirs
Rosés & Rosados
• Spanish Rosados
Sauvignon Blancs:
• Rutherford Appellation Sauvignon Blancs
• Sonoma County Sauvignon Blancs
Viogniers:
• Paso Robles & Coastal Area Viogniers
• Sonoma County Viogniers
Zinfandels:
• Ravenswood 2004 Vineyard Designated Zinfandels

VARIOUS REGIONAL WINES

• Quick Glance at South African Wines

COLLECTOR'S CORNER: Tastings of Vintage Wines

• Bordeaux & California Cabernets: 1970 vintage
• Bordeaux & California Cabernets: 1966 vintage
• California Late Harvest Rieslings
• Tasting Old Chardonnays

A NOTE ABOUT OUR WINE RATINGS

A Note About Our Wine Ratings

Ratings&Reviews

As my partner, Bill Lennan, and I moved from posting just a few notes about currently released wines and into the review and posting of hundreds of tasting notes featured at wine events, we have added a rating scale with numbers. The WE-C Rating Scale indicates the following:

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Collector's Corner: 1970 Bordeaux & California Cabernet Sauvignon 2007 Tasting Notes

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Great winemaking, when combined with fruit from a perfectly sited vineyard, can produce magical results. This is once again confirmed when tasting the Ridge Monte Bello and other leading Cabernet Sauvignons of the 1970 vintage!

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Wine Recommendations: RAVENSWOOD Vineyard Designated 2004 ZINFANDELS

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Prior to the release of this set of Zinfandels from Ravenswood we participated in a Thirty Year retrospective celebration of the accomplishments and success of the winery (see our Ravenswood article). During the event we had the chance to taste several yet-to-be-released wines, including a couple of the Vineyard Designated Zinfandels of which winemaker Joel Peterson is so proud.

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Collector's Corner: California Late Harvest Rieslings

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LATE-HARVEST RIESLINGS

Acreage in White (Johannisberg) Riesling has dropped fairly radically in California vineyards, plunging from 6,839 acres in 1988 to but 2,329 acres in 2005 (with 19% of this total being new plantings in Monterey County). While this may limit the potential for seeing extraordinary dessert wines emerging from California wineries in 2006, it still seems likely that we will see some efforts to make an assortment of luscious dessert wines from the harvest.

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WE-C Sections

Wine Ratings & Reviews
Wine recommendations by Earl Singer, includes links to wineries for direct purchase. See also our unique Collectors' Corner - focused on vintage tastings.

Wine Classes,Tastings&Dinners
Traveling to London? New York? San Francisco? Seattle? Check out their lively schedule of tastings and classes, or, check the wide range of focused events for the individual in other locales.

Concerts & Exhibits
Concerts, art and photography exhibits at various wineries.

Publisher's Notebook
Editorials on wine matters that intrigue or otherwise interest us.

Contact Us
Wine events, classes, tastings, charitable auctions, concerts, exhibits, and other upcoming events of interest: events@wineevents-calendar.com