The Gourmez

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7 July, 2017

Best Wines of Samples Night: Preventing Liquor Cabinet Overflow Since 2017!

Comments : 5 Posted in : Other White Blends, White Wine, Wine on July 7, 2017 by : The Gourmez

Tags: cabernet franc, family cellars, great wines, lola, malbec, sauvignon blanc, scotto, semillon, steven kent, tasting notes, wine blogging, wine reviews, wine samples, winery

Occasionally, as a blogger who does reviews, I can get a little behind. Especially as I’m also just a month and a half out from the release of my first book, and a wee bit harried making sure everything’s in place for that. So with a backlog of wines to sample and review—to the point
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21 November, 2016

Highlights of the Livermore Valley Wine Country

Comments : 3 Posted in : Port, Red Wine, Rose Wine, Tasting Rooms in Livermore - CA, Travel Guide for Livermore - CA, White Wine, Wine, Wine Bloggers Conference 2016 on November 21, 2016 by : The Gourmez

Tags: bay area, concannon, day trip, founding families, las positas, livermore, livermore valley, mcgrail, mirassou, mother vine, murrieta's well, sabio on main, steven kent, tourism, tri-valley, vineyards, visitor's guide, wente, wine bloggers conference, wine country, winemakers studio, wineries

It’s been a few months since I visited the Livermore Valley Wine Country on a pre-excursion to the 2016 Wine Bloggers Conference (WBC), but my memory has not faded at the impressive wines being churned out by this little known region. With its close location to the San Francisco Bay Area where I live, it’s
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