I just popped open a nice bottle of Domaine Tempier Bandol. I’ve never had Bandol before but after reading about it in A Hedonist in the Cellar and have been tempted ever since.
I was able to find one the other day and have been itching to open it since. Chez Panisse has had one [...]
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Bandol
Posted in Wine on April 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Itinerary for wine tasting in Napa
Posted in Wine on January 30, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Since working in Napa, friends have asked for recommendations. I’ve even been told that I should make a living by bringing 20 somethings out on tastings. That ‘d be the life.
Start at Beringer
Lunch at Taylor’s
Provenance
Mondavi
Opus One
Cosentino
Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars
Darioush
Dinner at Don Giovanni
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Beringer
Mondavi
Top Picks
Provenance (SH) – really good cabs
Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars (SL)
Opus One (O) [...]



