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Wine: 2007 Mourvedre from Quivira Vineyards
Appellation: Dry Creek
Alc.: 14.7%
Haydn gives this wine: 91 pts (after it’s been open for a day)
Price: $32
You can buy this wine: at Quivirawine.com
It’s not everyday that the recommend food of a...
2008 Napa Valley Chardonnay
Appellation: Napa Valley
Price: $37
ALC: 14.5%
Haydn gives this wine: 93pts
You can buy this wine at: cakebread.com
A staple in the Napa Valley, Cakebread recently released a new Chardonnay into their wine portfolio....
The Rio Wine Cellar
Hours: Mon – Thur 4pm – 10pm;
Fri & Sat 3pm – 11pm; Sunday 3pm – 10pm
Cost: $$ – $$$ (expect to pay between $20 and $70)
Haydn gives it: 4 1/2 stars out of five
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Spooktacular Halloween Wines
By Robin Barr Sussman
Ghouls just want to have fun … So, we’ve scared up a few whimsical wines for you to tote to that Halloween party this weekend. Some are actually scrumptious. But you decide: Tricks or Treats?...
By the time I had arrived to Peju to partake in their annual Harvest Party, complete with grape stomping, the event was well under way. There, aligned in a row were about 10-12 half-cut barrels of grapes, awaiting the next participant to toss their...
