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Rescue Dog Rosé

Rescue Dog Lodi Rosé 2018.
Rescue Dog Lodi Rosé 2018. Click here for tasting notes. I have posts on all of these wines. Just search for Rescue Dog.

Rescue Dog Lodi Rosé 

Founded in 2017 by Blair and Laura Lott, Rescue Dog Wines has an unusual and commendable mission: a generous 50% of their profits go to rescue dog organizations across the country. The Lotts explained that they started planning a new life in wine country around 2015. “We knew that we wanted to embrace sustainable growing practices and create a new, more rewarding lifestyle for ourselves. In addition, we knew that we wanted enough land to grow wine grapes and foster dogs. In addition, we knew that we wanted to create high quality, premium wines. During this period of exploration throughout many of California’s wine regions it dawned on us that we could combine our two passions and Rescue Dog Wines was born,” they reminisced. Continue reading “Rescue Dog Rosé”

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Rescue Dog Predominantly Poodle

Rescue Dog Predominantly Poodle Lodi Sauvignon Blanc NV
Rescue Dog Predominantly Poodle Lodi Sauvignon Blanc NV. Click here for tasting notes.

Rescue Dog Predominantly Poodle Lodi Sauvignon Blanc NV

Founded in 2017 by Blair and Laura Lott, Rescue Dog Wines has an unusual and commendable mission: a generous 50% of their profits go to rescue dog organizations across the country. The Lotts explained that they started planning a new life in wine country around 2015. “We knew that we wanted to embrace sustainable growing practices and create a new, more rewarding lifestyle for ourselves. In addition, we knew that we wanted enough land to grow wine grapes and foster dogs. In addition, we knew that we wanted to create high quality, premium wines. During this period of exploration throughout many of California’s wine regions it dawned on us that we could combine our two passions and Rescue Dog Wines was born,” they reminisced. Continue reading “Rescue Dog Predominantly Poodle”

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Hedges Red Mountain Dupont

Hedges Family Estate.
Hedges Red Mountain Dupont. Click here for tasting notes. I have posts on all of these wines. Just search for Hedges.

Hedges Red Mountain Dupont 2011

A winemaker, Nicole Walsh of Ser Winery, recently recommended a wine to me. And I thought, “If a winemaker recommends someone else’s product, it must be worth seeking out.” That wine? Hedges Family Estate Red Mountain Syrah.

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Hedges Cabernet Sauvignon

Hedges Family Estates C.M.S Cabernet Sauvignon. <a href="#taste">Click here for tasting notes.</a> I have posts on all of these wines. Just search for Hedges. v
Hedges C.M.S Cabernet Sauvignon. Click here for tasting notes. I have posts on all of these wines. Just search for Hedges.

Hedges Family Estates C.M.S Cabernet Sauvignon 2018

A winemaker, Nicole Walsh of Ser Winery, recently recommended a wine to me. And I thought, “If a winemaker recommends someone else’s product, it must be worth seeking out.” That wine? Hedges Family Estate Red Mountain Syrah.

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Riley’s Rows Red Blend

Riley's Rows 3x3 Red Blend. <a href="#taste">Click here for tasting notes.</a>
Riley’s Rows 3×3 Red Blend. Click here for tasting notes.

Riley’s Rows 3×3 Red Blend 2017

There’s an old witticism in the wine business that goes, “If you want to make a million dollars by producing wine, the first thing you need to do is spend a million dollars.” For a young and ambitious vintner to be able to skip that first step would be quite a blessing. Such is the case with Riley Flanagan. She is the eldest daughter of Eric Flanagan, a boutique winemaker and grape supplier in Sonoma, California. Through his Flanagan Wines operation, her father shares the tasting room, winemaking facility, and some of the fruit for his daughter’s own wine label. Continue reading “Riley’s Rows Red Blend”

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Riley’s Rows Rosé

Riley's Rows Rosé of Syrah 2019.
Riley’s Rows Rosé of Syrah 2019. Click here for tasting notes.

Riley’s Rows Rosé of Syrah

There’s an old witticism in the wine business that goes, “If you want to make a million dollars by producing wine, the first thing you need to do is spend a million dollars.” For a young and ambitious vintner to be able to skip that first step would be quite a blessing. Such is the case with Riley Flanagan. She is the eldest daughter of Eric Flanagan, a boutique winemaker and grape supplier in Sonoma, California. Through his Flanagan Wines operation, her father shares the tasting room, winemaking facility, and some of the fruit for his daughter’s own wine label. Continue reading “Riley’s Rows Rosé”

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Riley’s Rows Sauvignon Blanc 2019

Riley's Rows
Riley’s Rows Sauvignon Blanc. 2019 Click here for tasting notes.

Riley’s Rows Sauvignon Blanc

There’s an old witticism in the wine business that goes, “If you want to make a million dollars by producing wine, the first thing you need to do is spend a million dollars.” For a young and ambitious vintner to be able to skip that first step would be quite a blessing. Such is the case with Riley Flanagan. She is the eldest daughter of Eric Flanagan, a boutique winemaker and grape supplier in Sonoma, California. Through his Flanagan Wines operation, her father shares the tasting room, winemaking facility, and some of the fruit for his daughter’s own wine label. Continue reading “Riley’s Rows Sauvignon Blanc 2019”

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Parallel 44 Red Blend

Parallel 44 F2 Red Blend 2018
Parallel 44 Red Blend. Click here for tasting notes. I have posts on all of these wines. Just search for Parallel 44.

Parallel 44 Red Blend 2018

The story of Parallel 44 Vineyard & Winery began in 2005, when husband and wife team Steve Johnson and Maria Milano planted their first grape vines. Steve grew up in Green Bay, where his father Carl experimented early on with growing grapes. Maria grew up in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, where her Italian-born father continued his tradition of making wine for friends and family celebrations. Steve and Maria met while in school at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, and then attended law school together. While working as attorneys, they attended seminars on grape growing in Wisconsin, with an eye towards getting into the wine business.

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Parallel 44 Salve

Parallel 44 Winery
Parallel 44 Salve NV Click here for tasting notes. I have posts on all of these wines. Just search for Parallel 44.

Parallel 44 Salve

The story of Parallel 44 Vineyard & Winery began in 2005, when husband and wife team Steve Johnson and Maria Milano planted their first grape vines. Steve grew up in Green Bay, where his father Carl experimented early on with growing grapes. Maria grew up in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, where her Italian-born father continued his tradition of making wine for friends and family celebrations. Steve and Maria met while in school at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, and then attended law school together. While working as attorneys, they attended seminars on grape growing in Wisconsin, with an eye towards getting into the wine business.

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Parallel 44 Vintner’s Reserve

Parallel 44 Vintner's Reserve NV
Parallel 44 Vintner’s Reserve NV Click here for tasting notes. I have posts on all of these wines. Just search for Parallel 44.

Parallel 44 Vintner’s Reserve

The story of Parallel 44 Vineyard & Winery began in 2005, when husband and wife team Steve Johnson and Maria Milano planted their first grape vines. Steve grew up in Green Bay, where his father Carl experimented early on with growing grapes. Maria grew up in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, where her Italian-born father continued his tradition of making wine for friends and family celebrations. Steve and Maria met while in school at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, and then attended law school together. While working as attorneys, they attended seminars on grape growing in Wisconsin, with an eye towards getting into the wine business.

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Parallel 44 La Crescent

Parallel 44 La Crescent NV
Parallel 44 La Crescent NV Click here for tasting notes. I have posts on all of these wines. Just search for Parallel 44.

Parallel 44 La Crescent NV

The story of Parallel 44 Vineyard & Winery began in 2005, when husband and wife team Steve Johnson and Maria Milano planted their first grape vines. Steve grew up in Green Bay, where his father Carl experimented early on with growing grapes. Maria grew up in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, where her Italian-born father continued his tradition of making wine for friends and family celebrations. Steve and Maria met while in school at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, and then attended law school together. While working as attorneys, they attended seminars on grape growing in Wisconsin, with an eye towards getting into the wine business.

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Flanagan The Beauty of Three

Flanagan The Beauty of Three Proprietary Red 2015. <a href="#taste">Click here for tasting notes.</a>
Flanagan The Beauty of Three Proprietary Red. Click here for tasting notes.

Flanagan The Beauty of Three Proprietary Red Blend

Eric Flanagan did not come of age with a background in the wine business, or even farming. After graduating from college in 1985, he embarked on a banking career, which he pursued until 2013. His job during those years took him on journeys around the world. He had always had an interest in wine, and over the course of these trips Flanagan became fascinated by how grapes of the same variety expressed themselves in different places.

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Flanagan Pinot Noir

Flanagan Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast 2016
Flanagan Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast. Click here for tasting notes. I have posts on all of these wines. Just search for Flanagan.

 

Flanagan Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast 2016

Eric Flanagan did not come of age with a background in the wine business, or even farming. After graduating from college in 1985, he embarked on a banking career, which he pursued until 2013. His job during those years took him on journeys around the world. He had always had an interest in wine, and over the course of these trips Flanagan became fascinated by how grapes of the same variety expressed themselves in different places.

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Flanagan Chardonnay

Flanagan Chardonnay Russian River Valley 2017
Flanagan Chardonnay Russian River Valley/ Click here for tasting notes. I have posts on all of these wines. Just search for Flanagan.

 

Flanagan Chardonnay Russian River Valley 2017

Eric Flanagan did not come of age with a background in the wine business, or even farming. After graduating from college in 1985, he embarked on a banking career, which he pursued until 2013. His job during those years took him on journeys around the world. He had always had an interest in wine, and over the course of these trips Flanagan became fascinated by how grapes of the same variety expressed themselves in different places.

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