Taking a little break this week for my Costco wine cruise to Mexico, on the Celebrity Solstice: I will surely have lots of tales to tell after the fact, but for now enjoying sun and sea with the family!
Until then please enjoy these episodes of THE VARIETAL SHOW featuring new friends, musician Daniel East & Dr. Dave, from my earlier 2022 cruises & come back next week for a new episode, CHEERS!
Kicking off the football season with a visit to NFL star turned Sonoma winery owner, Tony Moll of Three Fat Guys Wines! (The other two “fat guys” being Daryn Colledge & Jason Spitz.) THE VARIETAL SHOW learns about this 5th generation Sonoma County native, growing up around wine, fantasy football, firefighting and now winemaking. Taste along with us; Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Cabernet Sauvignon.
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Kim Stare Wallace of Sonoma County’s Dry Creek Vineyard, joins THE VARIETAL SHOW to celebrate 50 Years of excellence! From the original prune orchards, to inspiration from Loire valley, we enjoy the fruits of their labor with a 50th Anniversary Sparkling Chenin Blanc, Fume Blanc, Zinfandel and 50th Anniversary Cabernet Sauvignon. (The Dry Creek Vineyard 2021 Dry Chenin Blanc, Clarksburg & 2020 Heritage Vines Zinfandel, Sonoma County will be joining Sawyer Somm for the Celebrity Solstice cruise to Mexico this October!)
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Mixing it up with a MendoNoma treasure: Dennis Patton & Amanda Silverstein represent DNA Vineyards in Russian River Valley and CORO Mendocino! THE VARIETAL SHOW discusses the history of their RRV vineyard site, and the CORO signature program. Featuring DNA Pinot Noir, Mud Pie Chardonnay and their Trader Joe’s special, Ratified & Repealed California Red Wine.
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THE VARIETAL SHOW has a great visit with one of our favorite chefs, Laura Pauli, fresh off her volunteer work in Ukraine. There she helped World Central Kitchen for a few months serving the citizens with love & dignity! She treats us to an 1875 Angelica Wine, and we also share some Cain Rose OTO & Cirq Pinot Noir.
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Sitting down with Garry Brooks at his tasting room to talk about Brooks Note Winery, Petaluma Gap and so much more! THE VARIETAL SHOW discusses the unique wind and fog influences on the local vineyards, and taste some of his Reisling and Pinot Noir together.
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On the Celebrity Solstice and bumped into amazing scientist “Dr. Dave”, AKA David Plourd MD, again after our initial meeting on a Caribbean adventure in January. He shares with THE VARIETAL SHOW his expertise on marine biology, as we dive into the amazing ecology of frozen water, ie. icebergs, glaciers and growlers!
We talk & taste 2021 Chehalem Inox Chardonnay, 2019 Muscardini Tesoro & 2018 Rowen Red Blend!
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Bay Area locals will all remember this guy, recently retired sportscaster Mark Ibanez from KTVU. He joined me for a spectacular tasting of classic Napa Valley Cabs (& nearby), followed by a chat on THE VARIETAL SHOW about the selections, and some fun sports reflections about the Golden State Warriors & SF 49ers.
Some amazing Cabernet Sauvignon’s from the 1990’s! Crocker Starr, Arrowood Vineyards, Robert Craig, Rudd Estate, Benzinger, Col Solare, Cornerstone Cellars, Aiken, Sequoia Grove, Laurel Glen
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More fantastic interview with Dawnine Dyer in the Diamond Mountain AVA, near Calistoga! We delve into discussion and tasting of the fabulous Cabernet Franc from Dyer Vineyards And give a nod to the book “Appellation Napa Valley” by Richard Mendelson, as we ponder the dynamic nature of regions in Napa County.
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Up on Diamond Mountain, near Calistoga, in the Mayacamas mountain range we sit 800 ft above Napa Valley. Together we discuss the beauty, and long history, of high elevation wines in the Napa mountains and taste a delicious Dyer Vineyards 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon blend.
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