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Zaza Puchilia of the Atlanta Hawks recently bought Eno Restaurant in Atlanta. Planning to stock it with Georgian (the country) wine, Zaza joins the list of Celebrity wino's. I am fifty on fifty on Georgian wine. With out a quality assurance program in place similar to the old world regions… Continue

Antonio Banderas has bought into the winery Anta Banderas. I have not scene their wines here on the west coast, but I am intrigued by anything from Ribiero Del Duero in western Spain. He seems to blend Cabernet and Merlot… Continue

1.) Blot dry with a paper towel on both the front and back of stain. Note to self: Do not push hard because this will make the stain worse 2.) mix a small amount of laundry detergent (no bleach) with hydrogen peroxide in cold water and dunk the stain for one to two hours. 3.) If stain is still present, sprinkle kosher salt or baking soda over the stain and let sit for a few minutes. Wash away the salt with a damp cloth. 4.) Once complete with steps one to three wash normally with a washing ma… Continue

It is hard to compete with Mendoza, but Keating Wines makes a killer Malbec that reminds me of the southern hemisphere. The grapes are sourced from rockpile in northern Sonoma and there is clearly a good amount of sun and heat in the wine.… Continue

I have only been lucky enough to try some of Ridge's Zinfindel's and two different Syrah's, but no Bordeaux Verietals from Santa Cruz. This guy is dense and dark with lots of length that seems to stretch out for a good twenty seconds. What made it a cut above my usual Cabernet was the… Continue