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On Wine: California chardonnay
SOMETHING NEEDS to be done about the sad state of California chardonnay. I sample several dozen of them every month, and I hardly ever find one...
Oakland Tribune, 11/11/09 by Laurie Daniel · More from publication -
On Wine: The Spanish wines of Toro
NOT LONG AGO, the powerful red wines of Toro were incredible bargains. As the region has been discovered in recent years, both by consumers and...
Oakland Tribune, 10/28/09 by Laurie Daniel · More from publication -
On Wine: Russian River Pinot
THE RUSSIAN RIVER Valley is a great place for pinot and chardonnay. Cooling fog spills into the valley from the Pacific in the evening and burns...
Oakland Tribune, 10/14/09 by Laurie Daniel · More from publication -
Financier interview Quinton Jay: surviving and thriving during the recession
When Quinton Jay earlier this year was named managing director of San Francisco-based Bacchus Capital Management, which provides creative financing...
Wines & Vines, 10/01/09 by Laurie Daniel · More from publication -
On Wine: Will Jarvis' science project
IT'S NOT UNUSUAL for hobby winemakers to turn their passion into a business. But it's not every day that an eighth grade science project morphs...
Oakland Tribune, 09/30/09 by Laurie Daniel · More from publication -
On Wine: Laurie Daniel sips whites from the Loire
SANCERRE and its neighbor across the river, Pouilly-Fume, set the standard for sauvignon blanc in France's Loire River Valley, but they aren't the...
Oakland Tribune, 09/16/09 by Laurie Daniel · More from publication -
On Wine: Sancerre's sauvignon blancs
SANCERRE, FRANCE, isn't a particularly big appellation: It encompasses only about 7,000 vineyard acres, less than one-sixth of the acreage in Napa...
Oakland Tribune, 09/02/09 by Laurie Daniel · More from publication -
Petite sirah, pedigree intact, gains new stature
For years, petite sirah had something of an identity crisis. The grape wasn't a small version of syrah, despite the similar name (and despite...
Oakland Tribune, 08/18/09 by Laurie Daniel for · More from publication -
Wine labels once omitted the best part
Many wines we buy today in California are labeled with the name of the grape variety -- Cabernet Sauvignon, for example. That wasn't always the...
Oakland Tribune, 08/03/09 by Laurie Daniel · More from publication -
Randall Grahm: innovator discusses impact of packaging on brand perception
Randall Grahm: innovator discusses impact of packaging on brand perception.(Winemaker Interview) With his playful labels and witty newsletters,...
Wines & Vines, 08/01/09 by Laurie Daniel · More from publication
