Wine & Grapes
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close clusters of zinfandel grapes, Maley Brothers, Lodi, CA
Paolo Scavino Barolo, Piazza Duomo restaurant, Alba, IT
Verjus... Wine grapes are usually thinned in late summer to help boost the brix of the rest of the grapes. These thinned grapes are green, unripe and sour, and they make a great condiment called verjus, from something that is often wasted in the vineyard
Zinfandel, close-up of native yeast
Opus One tasting, San Joaquin, Ca
Charbono grapes reducing down into saba or vincotto, with grape vine ash
Renaissance Winery tasting, these are the last of the original Oregon House cult wines
Flame Tokay grapes, Felix Gilet Institute, North San Juan, CA
Cellar, Tenuta Pianpolvere Winery, Monforte d'Alba, Barolo
Charbono grapes, Heritage Oak, Lodi, CA
A fantastic collection of Anderson Valley wines
Heritage Oak, Lodi
Charbono grapes reducing down into saba or vincotto, with grape vine ash
A collection of homemade vinegars and saba
Grapes and flowers from the garden
Tasting Barolo and Langhe wines, Tenuta Pianpolvere, Monforte d'Alba, Piedmonte, IT
Zinfandel grapes, Lodi, CA
Old wine bottles, Piedmont, IT
Fantastic Barolo tasting, Tenuta Pianpolvere Winery, Monforte d'Alba, IT
Cabernet Sauvignon gapes, Grandmothers Walnut cake, Piazza Duomo restaurant, Alba, IT
Renaissance Winery tasting, these are the last of the original Oregon House cult wines
Mastro Janni, Brunello di Montalcino tasting
Nebbiolo grapes, Barolo, IT
A blast from the past, San Joaquin, CA
Cabernet Sauvignon, Lodi, CA