4 September, 2016

Most Memorable Wines from the 2016 Wine Bloggers Conference: Part 2

Comments : 3 Posted in : Bread Wine, Liqueurs, Other Spirits, Petite Sirah, Red Wine, Sauvignon Blanc, Vodka, White Wine, Wine, Wine Bloggers Conference 2016 on September 4, 2016 by : The Gourmez

Tags: 3 steves, cafe d'aristi, carawy, collin cranor, concannon vineyards, craig camp, gail kautz, guanabana, homemade tamales, huana, ironstone, john kautz, justin koury, liqueur, livermore valley wine, livermore wine, lodi wine, longue carabine, mayan alcohol, my vino rules, obsessions wines, polugar, symphony, teichart ranch, troon, vasco urbano, wbc16, wine antics, wine bloggers conference, wine camp, wizard of whisky

Last week, I posted Part 1 of this two-part series on the most memorable wines from the 2016 Wine Bloggers Conference (WBC), based in Lodi. I also participated in the Livermore Valley pre-excursion, so those wines crop up here. And they crop up on Instagram, where I first posted this picture from our Concannon dinner:
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2 September, 2016

Most Memorable Wines from the 2016 Wine Bloggers Conference: Part 1

Comments : 9 Posted in : Cider, Red Wine, Sparkling Wine, White Wine, Wine, Wine Bloggers Conference 2016 on September 2, 2016 by : The Gourmez

Tags: best wines, bokisch albarino, concannon cabernet sauvignong, concannon mother vine, ironstone vineyards, left coast cellars, livermore, livermore wine, lodi, lodi native, lodi wine, lucas winery chardonnay, memorable wines, minority wine report, pacific coast cider, palate cleanser, pinot grigio cider, queen bee bubbly, scotto cellars, tasting notes, wbc16, william tell cider, wine bloggers conference

This was my third year attending the Wines Bloggers Conference (WBC), and I feel like I’m getting the hang of the endless wine sampling challenge that it is — three to four days full of it, if you add an excursion! I’m still forgetting hair ties to assist with the spitting, though. Maybe I need
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1 August, 2016

Get Psyched for WBC16 with Livestreams and Lodi Chardonnay!

Comments : 2 Posted in : Chardonnay, White Wine, Wine, Wine Bloggers Conference 2016 on August 1, 2016 by : The Gourmez

Tags: attend wine bloggers conference, livestream, lodi, michael david chardonnay, panels, rebecca gomez farrell, wbc, wbc16, wine antics, wine bloggers conference, wine samples

Hello friends! If you are not interested in the wine side of the Gourmez, then this post is not for you. But if you are, and especially if you’re headed to Lodi for the annual Wine Bloggers Conference (WBC) next week, WBC16, read on! This will be my third WBC. So far, it’s been
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