Articles Posted in the Wine Category

  • Wilson Creek Winery

    Wine Pairing: Singing In The Rain & Wilson Creek Winery’s 2007 Mourvedre Temecula Valley

    by Chef Ron Oliver on Mar 14, 2012 | No Comments

    Three Tenors - Singing In The Rain An uplifting song that is friendly for the ears and therapeutic for the soul.  Of course the three tenors inject it with intensely ripe complexity and an inspirational finish that leaves you wanting more.  Wilson Creek Winery’s 2007 Mourvedre Temecula Valley mirrors this perfectly with it’s fresh cherry, relaxing [...]

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  • Palazzo Della Torre

    Wine Pairing: O Patria Mia & Allegrini’s Palazzo della Torre 2007

    by Chef Ron Oliver on Mar 07, 2012 | No Comments

    Latonia Moore O Patria Mia from Aida at Metropolitan Opera O Patria Mia, “My beloved homeland” is from Giussepe Verdi’s opera Aida, first performed at the Khedivial Opera House in Cairo in December 1871.  Verdi was commissioned by the Viceroy of Egypt to open the opera in January of that year, but the premier was delayed 11 months due to the [...]

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  • Stefania Bonfadelli singing Sempre Libera

    Wine Pairing: Sempre Libera & Schramsberg Brut Rose 2008

    by Chef Ron Oliver on Feb 24, 2012 | No Comments

    For this week’s wine pairing, take a listen to Stefania Bonfadelli singing Sempre Libera as the character Violetta from Verdi’s La Traviata. Wow! This song is a swirling and vibrant ride fueled by Stefania’s tremendous voice that is powerful, sometimes dark, and layered with femininity. Sempra Libera is bursting with energy and takes you on a multi [...]

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  • Talise Trevigne singing Au Bord De L’eau

    Wine Pairing: Au Bord De L’eau & 2007 Mi Sueño Chardonnay Russian River

    by Chef Ron Oliver on Feb 15, 2012 | No Comments

    Composed by Gabriel Fauré 2007 Mi Sueño Chardonnay Russian River Valley The lyrics to Au Bord De L’eau (By the Water’s Edge) are so dreamy that I would almost call it a lover’s lullaby.  Especially when heard through the hypnotic caressing voice of Talise Trevigne.  You will adore how the piano echo’s Talise’s every sentiment [...]

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    Napa’s Little Sister

    by Nicole Cabell on Feb 13, 2012 | No Comments

    If you’ve seen the brilliant Alexander Payne movie Sideways, you may be familiar with the Santa Ynez Valley, a wine paradise that is known to us Californian’s as the little sister to Napa Valley. Just as beautiful, but less pretentious than our Northern counterpart, the Santa Ynez Valley, along with Santa Barbara and San Luis [...]

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    From Green Grapes Come Great Reds

    by Terry McIntosh on Jun 02, 2011 | No Comments

    Temecula, California – Although a young winery (first vines planted in 2002), Monte De Oro has an amazing selection of wines. Four white and five red varietals plus one red blend make up their selections. Monte De Oro is made up from a family of 68 farmers providing grapes for the first “green” winery in [...]

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    Charity Case Wine – A little rain, some big needs, and generous hearts

    by Lori Lewis on Apr 02, 2011 | 2 Comments

    Charity Case Foundation was formed in 2008, during a difficult rainy vintage in Napa wine country. When fruit is picked after rain, there is more moisture in the soil, which results in the plants absorbing the water into the grapes. In order to correct the dilution, winemakers will remove juice from the fermenters to concentrate [...]

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