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May
'09
2009
Hospice du Rhone - Paso
Robles
Examining the deep color of Syrah (left). The
HdR is a two-day event
featuring wine seminars,
library and Grand tastings,
and a unique opportunity
to meet and talk with
the people who are at
the forefront of an increasingly
popular Rhône varietal
movement throughout the
world. Presenters and
attendees come from Europe,
Australia, South Africa,
and the U.S. to attend
this annual function.
In addition to the photojournal,
the full HdR report covers
tasting and seminar notes,
and auction results. |
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May
'08
2008
Hospice du Rhone - Paso
Robles
French vintner François Villard (left). The
HdR is a two-day event
featuring wine seminars,
library and Grand tastings,
and a unique opportunity
to meet and talk with
the people who are at
the forefront of an increasingly
popular Rhône varietal
movement throughout the
world. Presenters and
attendees come from Europe,
Australia, South Africa,
and the U.S. to attend
this annual function.
In addition to the photojournal,
the full HdR report covers
tasting and seminar notes,
and auction results. |
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January
'08
Winter Wine Festival & Auction - Naples, FL
Auction lots included collectible Bordeaux
(left). Ranked among the top 10 arts and entertainment events for wealthy Americans, NWWF brings many of the world's finest vintners and chefs together with wine collectors and philanthropists for a three-day gala in picturesque Naples, Florida. Proceeds suport the Naples Children & Education Foundation, which is committed to improving the physical, emotional and educational lives of underprivileged and at risk children in Collier County, FL. |
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September
'07
Champagne
region - France
Bottles from 1964 rest in the
cellar of Champagne Salon
(left). Visits to the
Champagne region of France,
including Roger Coulon,
Salon, Taittinger, Philliponnat,
Duval Leroy, Ruinart,
Pommery, Jaquesson, and
others. The appellation
of Champagne was created
by decree in 1908, which
specified an area that
would be entitled to use
the appellation Champagne.
A combination of northern
climate, deep chalk sub-soils,
and the way in which the
grape vines are planted
on slopes accounts for
the region's "terroir." |
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June
'07
Santa
Rita Hills, Wine and
Fire Festival
The Sta. Rita Hills AVA held its 2nd annual Wine & Fire event on June 22, 23 and 24, 2007. The Sta. Rita Hills Winegrowers Alliance includes both vineyards located within the geographical boundaries of the appellation, and those who craft wines from grapes grown here. Saturday was held
in a secluded canyon,
where winemakers discussed
their particular approaches
to Chardonay and Pinot
Noir during
4 tasting seminars, The day was
capped by a huge BBQ lunch. |
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June
'07
Auction Napa Valley - St. Helena
Dana Carvey (left) was master of ceremonies at the twenty-seventh Napa Valley Vintners' (NVV) Auction Napa Valley (ANV) charity wine auction. More than $9.8 million was raised from 45 Live, 106 Barrel and 81 E lots during the annual four-day event, for health care, youth services and affordable housing non-profits. Breaking new records, the Staglin Family Vineyards Lot 24 included a six-day driving trip with the Staglins in Italy with the use of two Maserati sports cars, generated $1.1 million. |
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May
'07
Walla Walla - Washington
Large
rocks surround the base
of the vines in a vineyard
in Washington's Walla
Walla AVA, (left). The
Walla Walla Valley actually
stradles two states, Washington
and Oregon, and is home
to
more than 100 wineries
are operating in the valley
and more than 1,500 acres
of vineyards. Soils of
varying combinations of
loan, silt, loess, and
cobbles delivered by a
series of tremendous floods
thousands of years ago,
and the area still shows
signs of this amid a sea
of wheat farming. |
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May
'07
2007
Hospice du Rhone - Paso
Robles
Winemaker
and founder of HdR Mat
Garretson (left). The
HdR is a two-day event
featuring wine seminars,
library and Grand tastings,
and a unique opportunity
to meet and talk with
the people who are at
the forefront of an increasingly
popular Rhône varietal
movement throughout the
world. Presenters and
attendees come from Europe,
Australia, South Africa,
and the U.S. to attend
this annual function.
In addition to the photojournal,
the full HdR report covers
tasting and seminar notes,
and auction results. |
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March
'07
East Coast - Mid-Atlantic States
Old clock at La Grange (left). East Coast wineries seem to represent a bridge between "old world" and "new world," almost in direct proportion to their geographic location between Europe and California. I asked if these talented people felt as though they were playing in the Minors, by not going West. They indulged me, and down to the last person explained that the challenge of growing wine here held its own rewards. It was finally beginning to dawn on me, these guys weren't undiscovered - they were hiding out! |
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March
'07
World of Pinot Noir -
Shell Beach
Georg
Riedel (left) samples
a Pinot during the Iron
Sommelier Challenge at
the 2007 World of Pinot
Noir. Arguably the benchmark
Pinot Noir festival in
the U.S., this annual
event includes two days
of in-depth Tasting Seminars,
Library Tastings, a featured
Tasting with a guest Burgundian
producer and two Gala
Pinot Noir Dinners with
prominent guest chefs. |
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