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Mislabled as 2010 due to a brain fart; I had to go back and cross the date off of every label and hand write in the correct year DOH! Roan is a coat color found in many animals, notably horses, cattle and dogs. It is defined generally as a mixture of pigmented hairs that […] This is the second year of the Big Boss Zin and like last year, this Zin hails from the tiny AVA of California Shenandoah Valley, nestled in the Sierra Foothills. This wine is a blend of 95% California Shenandoah Valley Zinfandel from Wilderotter Vineyard, and 5% Italian Primitivo from Mosti Mondiali. This wine […] This wine is a blend of 75% Madera AVA Sangiovese from Bruce Jackson’s vineyard, and 25% Italian Primitivo from Mosti Mondiali. A very small portion of small berry Syrah from Bruce’s vineyard was co-fermented with the Sangiovese. The Madera AVA is characterized by heat, lots of it. Because of this, grapes ripen early, and acids […] My neighbor Niaz Yosofzay is a great guy. He has a farm up in the sierra foothills and always shares it’s bounty with us. When he learned that I was a zymurgist, he volunteered some of his grapes. Given the location of his farm up near the Fair Play AVA, my mouth started to water […] |
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Real food does not pretend to be something else…butter not margarine sugar not splenda cheese not cheese-food bacon not facon hamburgers not garden burgers hot dogs not soy dogs coffee comes from beans, not flavour crystals and just say no to decaf! never mind the abomination of na beerCopyright © 2017 Michael Alessio - All Rights Reserved |
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