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Archive for the ‘Petite Sirah’ Category

July 9th, 2008

Wine Blogging Wednesday 47: Brought to You By the Letter ‘S’

Wine Blogging Wednesday #47 falls a little off the beaten path. Erin and Michelle of Grape Juice decided to revisit an idea from a show that probably helped introduce most of us to the alphabet: Sesame Street. So what better letter to choose than S? What a way to liven up Lenn Thompson’s creation that’s […]

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April 5th, 2008

The Flip Side: JC Cellars

A while back, I said I would write about the 2005 JC Cellars The Flip Side. Except I didn’t know what was in it. Having bought the bottle on my first visit to the winery back in October, I only remembered the tasting room gal mentioning that Jeff (Cohn, as in ‘JC’) had put the […]

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February 29th, 2008

Another 2001 Napa Valley Syrah

When I was trying to decide which bottle to open for OTBN, another contender was the 2001 Shafer Relentless, also from Napa. The bottle looks to run about $65, but it was given to me by a big wine lover who knew I liked Petite Sirah and blends. This vintage is 81% Syrah and 19% Petite Sirah. […]

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January 10th, 2008

French Toast and…

If you’ve been here before, maybe you guessed Twisted Oak Petite Sirah. And if that’s the case, you’d be correct. Last summer I was worried I wouldn’t be able to have that little combo again (i.e. when my efforts to pick up a bottle in the Murphys tasting room were thwarted). So thank goodness for […]

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December 12th, 2007

Wine Blogging Wednesday #40: Petite Sirah

Though my blog is still in its early stage, it’s quite sad to me that Wine Blogging Wednesday #40 was the first time I had to add Petite Sirah to my list of categories. Though I have talked about it before, as in my intro post and when talking about my visit to Twisted Oak […]

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