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The Tom Hill Wine Tasting Notes Archives
The Los Olivos Wine
& Spirits Emporium presents the musings,
reflections and tasting notes of Tom Hill. We think it's great that Tom,
who has sampled so many wines (centering on California, espcially Pinot
noir, Zinfandel, Syrah and Rhones with some asides to Cabernet and Chardonnay
among others), has shared his tasting notes with us. We do have, or have
had for sale a few of the wines Tom writes about, and we include a link
to our stock page if it is a producer we carry (but since the stock page
is kept up-to-date and the wines are for sale, don't expect any but the
newest of wines to show up in our stock!). Mostly though, since we specialize
in County of Santa Barbara Wine and Central Coast Wine, we don't carry
a lot of these wines. But we think it is important that you be able to
have an idea what they're like in case you are planning to buy some somewhere,
or have them in your own collection. Enjoy.
Tom Hill, he says, is just a wine geek that lives in Northern New Mexico
and works as a Computational Physicist at Los Alamos National Laboratory
(LANL) doing numerical neutron transport & large scale code development.
Been tasting wines seriously since 1971. He has a Los Alamos tasting group
of about 60 people and a Santa Fe group. Other serious passions (in a life
being consumed by its passions) are competitive sport fencing (foil &
epee), biking, cooking. basketball, skiing, backpacking, mountain climbing.
Tom has a grand vision in life of becoming Superman, but has settled for
now to just be Clark Kent, a mild-mannered computer jock at LANL!
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Mixed Bag of Rhones,
January 12, 2005
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Aromatic Whites,
November 3, 2004
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McCrea and Sierra Vista
Wines, October 13, 2004
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New Wines, October
6, 2004
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New Rhones, September
29, 2004
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New Wines, August
25, 2004
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Northwest Rhones,
August 18, 2004
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New Wines, August
11, 2004
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Harlequin/Portland Trip,
August 4/5, 2004
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Grenache, Petite Sirah,
Grenache Blends, July 28, 2004
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Pinot Noir, July 14,
2004
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Zinfandels and Some Others,
July 7, 2004
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White Rhones, June
23, 2004
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New Syrahs, May 26,
2004
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A Visit with Adam Tolmach
of Ojai Vineyard, May 17, 2004
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Old Zinfandels and New Jory's,
May 5, 2004
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Darrell Corti Slow Food
Event, May 1, 2004
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New White Rhones, Mostly,
April 28, 2004
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New Pinots, April
21, 2004
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New Zinfandels, March
24, 2004
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New Rhone Reds, March
17, 2004
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Joseph Swan Zinfandels,
February 11, 2004
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Taos Winter Wine Festival,
January 23, 2004
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Garretson Wines,
January 21, 2004
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Central Coast Syrah,
January 7, 2004
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Reds & Whites &
Chocolates, January 4, 2004
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New Pinots, December
17, 2003
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Dinner At Cuvee/LaJolla
Notes, December 11, 2003
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New Rhones, December
10, 2003
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Guigal Cote-Roties,
December 3, 2003
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Washington State Syrahs
of Glen Magelssen, November 20, 2003
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News Zinfandels and Petite
Sirahs, November 13, 2003
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New Syrahs, November
5, 2003
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Mostly Pinots,
October 15, 2003
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New Syrahs, October
8, 2003
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New Syrahs, September
10, 2003
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New Wines, September
3, 2003
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Oliveto/Edmunds St.
John Dinner, August 22, 2003
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New and Mature Cabernets,
July 30, 2003
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White Rhone Varietals,
July 16, 2003
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Mostly Syrah, July
9, 2003
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July 4th in Austin with
Restaurant List, July 4, 2003
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Some New Navarros and
Others, June 25, 2003
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Hospice Du Rhone Trip
2003, June 22, 2003
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Central Coast Syrahs,
June 18, 2003
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Santa Barbara County Syrah
(Mostly), June 11, 2003
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Mostly New Zinfandels,
June 4, 2003
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New Rhones, May 21,
2003
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Mostly Rhones, May
19, 2003
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2003 Santa Barbara County
Fair Wine Competition, May 13, 2003
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Rhone Wines, April
30, 2003
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2003 Rhone Ranger
Event, April 26, 2003
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New Zinfandels,
April 16, 2003
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Alto Adige Wines,
April 13, 2003
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Pinot Noir, April
9, 2003
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Zinfandel, April 2,
2003
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Santa Cafe Swine Fest
Dinner, March 28, 2003
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California & Oz Rhones,
March 26, 2003
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Santa Fe Dinner with Bernie
& Sam, March 9, 2003
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Semillon, March 3,
2003
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Birthday Wines for Rita,
March 5, 2003
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Dessert Wines, March
2, 2003
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Larry & Laura's
Dinner Wines, February 15, 2003
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Schrader Cellars,
February 2, 2003
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Taos: Larry & Laura's
Dinner, January 31, 2003
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Qupe, January 29,
2003
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Dinner in Honor of
Mike Etzel (Beaux Freres), January 25, 2003
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New Zinfandels,
January 15, 2003
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New Rhones, January
8, 2003
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New Syrahs, December
18, 2002
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New Calif/Oregon Pinots,
Mostly New Siduris, December 12, 2002
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New Syrahs, December
5, 2002
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You Say Syrah, I Say
Shiraz, December 4, 2002
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New Grenache and Syrahs, November 20,
2002
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New White Rhones, October 6, 2002
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Syrahs, September 25, 2002
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Zinfandel, September 11, 2002
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California Rhones, September 4, 2002
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Italian Varietals, August 28, 2002
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New Whites & Reds, August 21, 2002
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High-End Pinots, August 14, 2002
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Zinfandel, August 7, 2002
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Some New Red Wines
(and a few desserts), June 13, 2002
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Some New California Rhones,
July 31, 2002
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New California Syrahs,
July 17, 2002
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Some New Syrahs, July
10, 2002
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Latest Turley Releases
(Mostly), July 3, 2002
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Some (Mostly) California
White Rhones, June 19, 2002
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Ojai Vineyards, June 3, 2002
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Ojai Vineyards California
Syrahs, June 2002
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Garretson Winery, May 30, 2002
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Botrytised Dessert Wines, May 30, 2002
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Stolpman Vineyards, May 29, 2002
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Jaffurs, May 28, 2002
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Clos Pepe Winery,
May 28, 2002
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Australian & California Syrahs, May 27,
2002
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Amador Cabernets, May 22, 2002
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Mostly Pinots, May 15, 2002
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Some New Rhones, May 8, 2002
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Some New (Mostly) Calif (Mostly) Syrahs,
April 24, 2002
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New Zinfandels (Mostly), April 17, 2002
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Greek Wines, April 15, 2002
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French Rhones (Mostly), April 10, 2002
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Syrahs & Rhones, April 3, 2002
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Mostly New Zinfandels, March 20, 2002
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Austrailian & California Syrahs,
February 27, 2002
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Mostly New Zinfandels, February 20,
2002
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The New Jaffurs Release and Lesser Rhones,
February 13, 2002
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Taos Winter Wine Festival, February 1
& 2, 2002
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California Cabernets, January 30, 2002
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Taos Dinner with Bob Lilndquist of Qupe,
January 29, 2002
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New Releases from Williams-Selyem and Harlequin
Wine Cellars, January 23, 2002
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Chapoutier Ermitage Le Pavillon, January
11, 2002
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Some Rhone Wines, January 8, 2002
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Mostly Ridge Zinfandels, December 19,
2001
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Two Killer Grenaches, December 17, 2001
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New California Red
Wines, December 5, 2001
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Killer California Syrahs (mostly), November
28, 2001
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New 1999 Reds (mostly), November 19,
2001
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Navarro and Turley, November 14, 2001
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David Coffaro Wines (mostly), November
7, 2001
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Pinot Noir, October 15, 2001
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Rhone Style Wines, September 3, 2001
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New World Reds, August 15, 2001
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Mixed Bag of Whites and Reds, including
Nalle, August 1, 2001
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Morgante Don Antonio Nero d'Avola IGT, July
27, 2001
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New Rhones, July 25,
2001
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Dessert Wines, July
11, 2001
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White Wine Potpourri,
July 11, 2001
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Carlisle, AndrewMurray,
Ojai and Edmunds St. John, July 3, 2001
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New Navarro Releases and
some New Reds, June 27, 2001
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Some Mostly New Zinfandels,
June 13, 2001
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New California Rhones,
May 23, 2001
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New Austrailian and French
Rhones, May 2, 2001
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Kermit Lynch, April
30, 2001
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Trip Report: A
Visit With Steve Edmunds of Edmunds St. John, April 17, 2001
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Killer California Rhones,
March 28, 2001
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New California Rhones,
Mostly Jaffurs, March 7, 2001
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Australian and French
Rhones, February 14, 2001
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A Lot of Edmunds St.
Johns, January 31, 2001
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Taos Winter Wine Festival,
January 19, 2001
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Mostly Coffaro and
Turley Wines (with some Ridge), January 10, 2001
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New California Syrahs,
December 20, 2000
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New French Rhones,
December 6, 2000
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New Australian Rhones,
November 29, 2000
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Recent Odds and Ends,
November 16, 2000
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New Navarro Wines
(mostly), November 15, 2000
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Paso Robles and Sonoma
Zinfandels, November 8, 2000
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Nalle and Eberle (mostly)
Zinfandels, October 11, 2000
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More Rhones, October
3, 2000
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Rhones, September
20, 2000
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New California and Oz
Rhones, August 30, 2000
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New Zinfandels,
August 22, 2000
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New California and French
Rhones, August 16, 2000
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New California and French
Rhones, August 2, 2000
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Dessert Wines, August
1, 2000
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French and California
Rhones, July 26, 2000
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A Visit with John Alban,
June 27, 2000
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A Visit with Adam Tolmach
of Ojai Vineyards, June 23, 2000
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New Rhones, May 31,
2000
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Older Cabs from Mt. Veeder
and Milano, May 3, 2000
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Bruce Cass Dinner,
April 24, 2000
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New Zinfandels (mostly),
April 12, 2000
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California, French, Australian
Rhones, April 6, 2000
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Bernard Roth Dinner,
April 17, 2000
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New California, French,
and Oz Rhones, March 22, 2000
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New California and Oz
Rhones, March 15, 2000
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New Zinfandels, March
1, 2000
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Barbera, February
28, 2000
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California vs. French Syrahs,
February 25, 2000
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Jaffurs (Mostly), February
9, 2000
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Ojai and Andrew Murray
(Mostly), January 12, 2000
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French Rhones (Mostly),
January 3, 2000
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New Zinfandels,
December 22, 1999
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New California Pinot
Noir, December 15, 1999
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Navarro Winery Releases,
December 8, 1999
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New Rhones, December
2, 1999
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David Coffaro Wines,
November 23, 1999
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Ravenswood Single
Vineyard Zinfandel (and a Rafanelli), November 17, 1999
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New Rhones, November
10, 1999
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New Releases, Mostly
Zinfandel, November 5, 1999
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California Rhones,
October 13, 1999
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Rhones, September
22, 1999
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Old Pinot, September
15, 1999
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New Zinfandels,
August 24, 1999
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New California and French
Rhones, August 17, 1999
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Semillons, August
16, 1999
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New California and French
Red Rhones, July 21, 1999
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Turley Spring Releases
(mostly), July 7, 1999
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Petite Sirah and Mouvedre,
July 5, 1999
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California and French
Rhones (mostly), June 30, 1999
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Rhones, June 9, 1999
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Rhones, May 27, 1999
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Zindandels (mostly),
May 19, 1999
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Handout For Rhone Tasting,
May 15, 1999
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California Rhones,
May 15, 1999
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Oz/French Rhones (mostly),
May 4, 1999
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New Zins, New Ridges,
April 28, 1999
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Old Rhones, April
21, 1999
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Old Ridge Zinfandel,
April 15, 1999
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Old Cabernet, April
14, 1999
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Zinfandel from the 80's,
April 12, 1999
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California, French and
Australian Rhones, March 31, 1999
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Pinot Noir, March
24, 1999
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California Viognier,
March 15, 1999
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California Zinfandel,
March 10, 1999
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Australian Rhones,
March 2, 1999
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French & California
Rhones, February 17, 1999
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Bipin Desai's 3-day Extraordinary
Ridge Tasting, February, 1999
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Old Ridge Zinfandels,
February 3, 1999
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Bob Lindquist: Qupe
& Routas, January 24, 1999
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Ridge Monte Bello Cabernet,
January 21, 1999
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Older Ridge (mostly)
Zinfandel, January 19, 1999
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Spanish Wines,
January 18, 1999
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Older Zinfandels,
January 13, 1999
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Zinfandel, January
6, 1999
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Rhones and a couple
of Sauternes, December 29, 1998
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Mostly Coffaro and
Jaffurs, December 16, 1998
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Chardonnay, December
9, 1998
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Rhone Wines, December
3, 1998
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California - French
Rhones, November 18, 1998
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New Zinfandels,
November 4, 1998
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Rhone Wine, October
28, 1998
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New Zinfandels,
October 21, 1998
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New California &
French Rhones, October 14, 1998
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New Zinfandels (mostly),
October 7, 1998
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David Bruce Retrospective
(some really old wine!), September 28, 1998
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Older California
& French Rhones, September 23, 1998
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New (mostly) Calif
(mostly) Red (mostly), September 2, 1998
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California (some
older) Rhones, August 31, 1998
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California (mostly new)
Zinfandels, August 26, 1998
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A Few New California
Reds, August 12, 1998
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California Rhones,
July 29, 1998
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Some New Zinfandels,
July 23, 1998
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Central Coast Pinot (mostly),
June 30, 1998
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Raisin' Rhones '98
Trip Report
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A Few New Reds (mostly
Zins), June 10, 1998
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Zinfandel and Syrah,
(May 27, 1998)
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Zinfandel, (May 26,
1998)
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California Rhones
(April 28, 1998)
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New Zinfandels (mostly),
April 22, 1998
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New Zinfandels (mostly),
April 15, 1998
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Rhone Wines, April
8, 1998
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California Italian Varietals
and Zinfandels, April 8, 1998
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California and Australian
Rhones, March 24, 1998
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Santa Barbara Futures
Tasting (and a lot more!), March 12, 1998
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California (mostly) Reds,March
6, 1998
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ZAP '98 Trip Report
(with some Syrahs), February 2, 1998
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California Rhones, January 15, 1998
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A Zinfanatic's Look
at 1997: Some Great Wines, Some Stupid Prices, January, 1998
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Zinfandel, October 31, 1997
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Rhone & Syrah, October 9, 1997
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California Reds, October 6, 1997
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Zinfandel, October 2, 1997
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Zinfandel, August 25, 1997
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Zinfandel, August 7, 1997
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Raisin' Rhones Trip Report, July 1997
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Older Zinfandel, June 16, 1997
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California Pinot, June 14, 1997
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New Zinfandels, June 10, 1997
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New Zinfandels, June 1, 1997
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A Few New Wines, May 23,1997
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Syrah/Shiraz, May 13, 1997
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New Zinfandels, April 17, 1997
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New Zinfandels, April 3, 1997
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California Cabernet, February 20, 1997
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Red Rhones, February 5, 1997
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126 Random (mostly) California Wines,
February 3, 1997
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New California Reds, January 10, 1997
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New California Reds, December 11, 1996
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New California Reds, November 27, 1996
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New Zinfandels, November 15, 1996
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Syrah, November 7, 1996
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New Zinfandels, October 31, 1996
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8 Various Reds, October 28, 1996
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California Roussanne, October 17, 1996
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Oregon and Central Coast Pinot, August
22, 1996
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Italian and California
Sangiovese, August 19, 1996
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French and California Rhone Reds & Whites,
August 15, 1996
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California Syrahs and Rhones, June 28, 1996
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Zinfandel and a few Dessert Wines, June
24, 1996
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California Reds, Mostly Zinfandel, April
25, 1996
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Dessert Wines, May 14, 1996
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Mostly New Mostly California Cabernet &
Merlot, April 17, 1996
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California Reds, April 10, 1996
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