• Archive for August 22nd, 2008

    Varietal Tasting: Petite Sirah

    by  • August 22, 2008 • All Posts, Varietal Tastings • 0 Comments

    (Originally published October 2005) Petite Sirah is still a bit of a mystery to most people, and it’s no wonder. After years of experts claiming that the Petite Sirah grape had no relationship to the Syrah grape, scientists have now issued an about-face and connected the grape DNA dots. Beyond this, there just isn’t much [...]

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    Winemaker: Paul Hobbs

    by  • August 22, 2008 • All Posts, Winemakers • 0 Comments

    (Originally published February 2003) Paul Hobb’s established his eponymous winery in 1991 and has been putting out small production, vineyard designated wines that have garnered consistent accolades from the press and wine-buying public alike. Hobbs’ winemaking background includes stints as Head Enologist for Opus One in the early 80s and as Assistant Winemaker for Sonoma’s [...]

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