Monthly Archives: April 2012

Weekly Wine Bargain: Paraiso 2008 Riesling Clearance

Posted on April 30, 2012 by

Paraiso has put their 2008 Paraiso Riesling at rock-bottom clearance prices. I love wineries that need to move wine!  Woohoo! There’s a 1-case minimum purchase, but at $67.20/case, you can splurge!  (That’s $5.60/bottle – I did the math for you.) Purchase code … Continue reading →

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Solar Powered Wine

Posted on April 25, 2012 by

Leave it to Kendall-Jackson to lead the way in the next generation of winemaking. Cogenra Solar, a provider of distributed solar cogeneration systems, announced the nation’s largest rooftop solar cogeneration system to date at Kendall-Jackson’s Kittyhawk winery in Windsor, CA. Expanding … Continue reading →

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Winemaker’s Dinner with Paraiso Thursday

Posted on April 24, 2012 by

Thursday, April 26th Paraiso is the featured winery at Allegro’s Winemaker Dinner this coming Thursday, 26 April.  Tix are $50/person and guests will enjoy a pairing of our Santa Lucia Highlands estate wines with a 5 course rustic Italian and California-style cuisine. … Continue reading →

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Friday Wine Funny

Posted on April 20, 2012 by

Essential wine nerd couture Reblogged from VinumVine.  

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Free Corkage on Paraiso Wines at Allegro’s

Posted on April 19, 2012 by

This has got to be April’s wine deal for Monterey.  For the rest of April, Allegro’s will waive the corkage fee on any bottle of Paraiso wine that you bring in.  They have great gourmet pizzas at the Barnyard in Carmel. Yummy … Continue reading →

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Amazing Wine Acrobatics!

Posted on April 17, 2012 by

I wonder what her career counselor said to her? Reblogged from Bin Notes.

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Where are all the grapes? Grapevine Shortage in CA

Posted on April 16, 2012 by

I’ve been following the story on the grape-vine shortage for the past few weeks. For the first time since about 2000, the CA wine industry is ramping up planting for new vines. This unexpected turn in the wine industry is thanks … Continue reading →

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Carmel Wine Bargain of the Week – Talbott 2010 Kali Hart Chardonnay

Posted on April 11, 2012 by

This comes from the blog Good Cheap Vino. This week’s bargain highlight is the 2010 Talbott Kali Hart Estate Chardonnay – $10.59 Cost Plus World Market which will be on sale through 15 April.  Talbott’s is definitely a muckety-muck winery.  Anything … Continue reading →

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Grocery Outlet Liquidates Mywines.com

Posted on April 10, 2012 by

Over the weekend I saw the circular for the Grocery Outlet in Marina.  The advertisement announced that the chain had purchased the entire inventory of mywines.com. So, in the pursuit of decent, cheap wine, I went over there today to explore. Lo-and-behold, … Continue reading →

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Easter Egging in the Vineyards

Posted on April 8, 2012 by

Image: flickr.com – F.F. Coppola Vineyards Rebologged from Bin Notes

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