
Vineyard Gate Wine Sellers Very good display of 2007 CdP reds, plus 2 good 2008 CdP blancs. VT reds (both 2007 and 2006) were very good. Cuvee Du Vatican was also very good and the crowd's fave. Softer and slightly more oaked than VT, the wine showed beautifully. The 2007 VT was classical but young. I was really charmed by the more elegant, subtle and approachable 2006 - which was my fave of the day! -IronC

PasstheWine Charity Alex, thanks for the support of our cause. I do strongly believe in the generosity of people and in particular folks that are into wine! Come on Vineyardgate folks: Share Your Wine! Mark Gardner

Vineyard Gate Wine Sellers Pass the Wine is a great children's charity fund. And what a novel idea to raise funds, turning donated wines (especially wines that you're no longer interested in!) into cash that helps the youth.
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Here are mostly 2007 Châteauneuf du Papes, another classic vintage like 2006. These reds are wines for drinking or keeping over the next 20 to 30 years. White Châteauneuf du Pape is a rarity, as production is very limited; but these are some of the most alluring and exotic whites to drink. 1. ...

Vineyard Gate Wine Sellers Our fave Italian chef Donato Scotti of Donato Enoteca in Redwood City shows how to make great Agnolotti del Plin with Piemontese sauce live on TV! And what to pair? Nebbiolo of course! Ciao Donato!
Handmade pasta with fresh meat and veggies from Donato Enoteca in Redwood City - 11/03/09 - San Fran
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Prepare a homemade Italian dish from scratch with fresh meats and vegetables.

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“Spain is the source of the best wine values on earth Much of the credit must go to importers like José Pastor (Vinos & Gourmet) which are the next wave and their wines have begun to trickle into markets that in the past were dominated by large-production brands.” Here are some outstanding wine...

Dan Snyder "I feel sorry for people who don't drink. When they wake up in the morning, that's as good as they're going to feel all day." Frank Sinatra

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Parker ratings for '07 Chateuneuf-du-Pape just out, astronomical! IronC report earlier this year: http://www.chevsky.com/2009/03/07-chatea uneuf-awa-tasting-all-in-days.html VG been praising the '07 vintage in CdP all year. We'll be featuring the 07's again this coming weekend. Let the craze begin!
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March 3, 2009. Fort Mason, San Francisco. Firehouse building. 12 noon. Angeles Wine Agency (AWA) tasting. The place is packed with local "who's who" in the industry. Elbowing your way to the Chateauneuf ...

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Maybe it's only me... but it seems that the "hardcore" wino crowd who know the skinny on every vintage for every premium region in France and Italy from all brand-name producers have settled on their favorites, ...

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Russians are coming! Russians are coming!Last Friday, my step-dad was celebrating his birthday at a beer-and-grill bistro joint on Masonic and Fulton in San Francisco, called Bistro Gambrinus.





















