Monthly Archives: September 2021

Sommelier, Tasting, Video, Vlog, Wine

Enjoying Mountain Wines From The Storm Cellar on The Varietal Show

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Sitting down at the Telluride Wine Festival with Steve Steese of The Storm Cellar, a high elevation winery located in Colorado. Steve and his wife Jayme are both sommeliers, as well as winemakers, so you know it has to be good! Join The Varietal Show to taste the 2020 Dry Riesling & Rose of St Vincent!

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Snapshots from my Mountain Wine seminar at the Telluride Wine Festival 2021; Happy guests, five great wines and selfie with Steve and winemaker Diana Schweiger from Acumen!

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Harvest Time With Winemaker Byron Kosuge On The Varietal Show

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The Varietal Show gets situated in the Russian River Valley with winemaker Byron Kosuge! He takes a pause from harvest activities at Small Vines Wines (with proprietor Paul Sloan above), to discuss winemaking and vineyard history. Together we see and taste some unfinished Chardonnay and Pinot from B. Kosuge Wines.

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Getting Cozy At Nick’s Cove On The Varietal Show

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We are talking Table With A View, literally and actually! The Varietal Show is at the famous Nick’s Cove in Tomales Bay with proprietor and book author Dena Grunt. Together we sip mimosas, discuss coastal life and go into a wee bit about the restaurant history.

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Passion For Pinot at Gravenstein Grill on Sept 30th!

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Enjoy an outdoor Sonoma County Pinot Noir wine tasting paired with light appetizers by Chef Simontacchi & Chef Garcia at Gravenstein Grill, located at 8050 Bodega Ave in Sebastopol.

Passion For Pinot/Thursday September 30th/ 5:30-7:30/$55 per guest

The stellar wine guests include Trombetta Wines, Marimar, Belden Barn, Keller Estate, Balletto Vineyards, CalStar Cellars, Carpenter Wines, Emeritus, Thomas George Estates, Freeman Vineyard, Bricoleur Vineyards, Halleck Vineyards, Hartford Court, Moshin, Papapietro-Perry, Radio Coteau, Rodney Strong, Joseph Swan Vineyards, Benovia, Bacigalupi & MORE!

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The Varietal Show Talks BAMM & TWF In The Cellar!

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Fun time in the Sawyer Somm cellar with BAMM Co-founder Alethea Brown on The Varietal Show. Together we taste and discuss some featured wines for the 2021 Telluride Wine Festival (TWF!) including Rodney Strong, Chehalem, Stoller and History wines.

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#GoMendo All Over The Place On The Varietal Show!

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With the recent return of The Varietal Show to Mendocino Wine Country, I want to revisit and share the episodes from my previous visit! After you watch the current episodes at Navarro Vineyards and Drew Family Cellars, then scroll down to really #GoMendo!