"Pinot is smoldering and sexy while Merlot is John Wayne going to rescue people” – just one of the great quotes from this comparison tasting.
Comparing pinot noir and merlot is a question of 'spirit'
Jack Heeger, Napa Valley Register, 10/27/2005
Wild West Wine
A great story on up-and-coming West Coast Pinot Regions. Of particular interest, Clendenen’s comments on ripeness (page one) – is the current trend beginning to change AWAY from the high-alcohol, Robert Parker Model?,
Sara Schneider, MSNBC, 10/12/2005
Even Jamaica is drinking Pinot! Try this "Dinner and a Movie Tuesday"
STEW PEAS, WINE & A MOVIE
Novia McDonald-Whyte,
The Jamaica Observer, 9/29/05
Paris Wine Bars
Thinking ‘Petit’
Jacqueline Friedrich, International Herald Tribune 9/22/05
Buy Pinots Now
Before Prices Rise!
North Coast Harvest reports show far less Pinot Noir
than expected.
W. Blake Gray, S.F. Chronicle, 9/15/2005
Reaping the Benefits of Joining a Wine Club
Santa Maria Sun, 8/4/05
"Sideways" Effects,
One Year Later
KSBY San Louis Obispo
Queer Eye for the Wine Guy
Fox Features, 6/21/2005
Merlot's Bad Press
Washington Post
Wednesday, May 4, 2005
As others master Pinot Noir, Burgundy's mystique evaporates
S.F. Chronicle
Thursday, April 28, 2005
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ABC’s of Wine and Cheese
A great primer on pairing these two classic partners.
2/1/06, American Chronicle, by Gina Freize
For Valentine’s Day,
Wine Beats Chocolate, Flowers
Come now, tell us something we DIDN’T know!
2/1/06 CNW Group
Sangiovese – an unheralded grape gets its due
Great timing for this article coincides with
our Maya’s Selection for this month!
2/1/06, Bill Daley, Chicago Tribune
Vintage Pain, my Stint on the Bottling Line
Ever wonder what it would be like to produce your own wine??? A good insight, here.
2/1/06 Ed Williams, News-Record
Bright Future Predicted
News from last weeks Wine and Grape Symposium in Sacramento. Quotes “the Sideways effect”! We’re pleased to take some of that recognition.
2/1/06 Kate Campbell, CA Farm Bureau Federation
We laud the trend, and are eager for the natural evolution of new drinkers into more complex and interesting wines!
A loaf of bread, a glass of wine, and thou – Increasingly common for millions of Americans
Norwalk, Conn 11/1/2005 / PRNewswire
“The Sideways Tour”, a look back on the first anniversary of the release of ‘Sideways’
A straight-ahead approach to ‘Sideways’ Country
Ann Herold, LA Times (in Newsday.com)
The author doesn’t make the same picks we would, but we like the same style – wines with unique and satisfying personalities
Making the case
Paul Gregutt, Seattle Times. 10/30/2005
Watch, you’re going to see a lot more
premium wines in screwcap
Touch of class added to wine bottle screwcap
Joelle Thomson, New Zealand Herald 10/28/2005
An important lesson in having a guide you can trust when buying wine – we hope it’s us!
German state tasters fooled by cheap import
Panos Kakaviatos, Decanter.com 10/27/2005
We applaud the increasing but long overdue recognition that women make most purchase decisions when it comes to wine.
Check out this site!
…The first web community for women who love wine, travel, and the best of everything
LOS ANGELES, 10/27/2005 PRNewswire
Good advice for restaurant diners
Hold on to the list until wine shows up
Mike Dunne, Sacramento Bee 10/26/2005
We support the use of good glassware
for fine wines!
(See our selection here)
Great wine really is a glass act
Jon Bonné, MSNBC 10/19/2005
Some great tips on aging wine
for those new to it
How to navigate the aging process
Jennifer Rosen, Rocky Mountain News – 10/26/2005
Wine offers more to learn at any level
A Corking Good Time
Julia Cosgrove, Business Week Online, Fall 2005
Another Pinot Alternative
Mexican winery joins Meritage Association
Meritage Association Press Release, 10/21/2005
The American Idiot
Virgin Vines Says It’s Hip to Be Dumb
David Kiley, Cellar Dweller.
Business Week Online 10/21/2005
Call for Aid – buy direct
from Family Winemakers!
Many victims of Vallejo warehouse fire
will be out of the game for a year
Alan Goldfarb, Napa Valley Register 10/20/2005
Wine Lovers Lose Precious Millions
We’re in mourning over the loss of some irreplaceable treasures
W. Blake Gray, S.F. Chronicle 10/14/2005
Wineries Targeted for Smog
Don’t worry, this new regulation applies to
the 18 largest wineries, not our premium
boutique producers!
Traci Watson, USA Today 10/13/2005
Start Thinking Inside the Box
Should we sell boxed wine? Read this then weigh in with dave@sidewayswineclub.com
Libby Quaid, Chicago Sun Times, 10/13/2005
Bringing France to Berkeley
Kermit Lynch – one of the reasons
we got into this business
W. Blake Gray, S.F. Chronicle 10/6/2005
Pennsylvania Residents Lose Right
to Direct Wine Shipments!
And without constant vigilance,
this could happen in your state!)
Philadelphia Daily News. 10-04-2005
(requires free registration)
We endorse this insider’s tour
of Sideways Country!
“UnSideways", the Tour
Ann Herold, L.A. Times Food Section
Mid-life? Yes. Crisis? Not so fast.
MSN Money finds Sideways Wine Club effective cure for Midlife Crisis, August 22, 2005
Where Dreams Get Bottled
LA Times Calendar Weekend, Janet Eastman, 9/8/05
Wine Outstrips Beer as America's
Drink of Choice
PR Newswire, 9/1/05
Finally, the Wine Bar is Raised
LA Times by Corie Brown (Free Registration), 08/30/05
Proposed MI Law Strips Wineries & Consumers of Rights
Detroit News, 6/23/2005
New Wine Magazine Targets Women
Wine Adventure press release, 6/23/2005
Don’t Order Wine Just Yet
Detroit Free Press, Brian Dickerson
Supreme Court Supports Direct Shipping 5/16/05
A Sideways Glance at 2004
S.F. Chronicle, 12/30/2004
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