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Winery Reviews
Napa/Sonoma International Recent Reviews Recent Wines Awards  Best of 2007 Top Wineries Top Wines Wines of the Month Events Favourite Links About the Addicts Wine Rating System Wine of the Month: 2005 Guilliams Winery Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon Rating: C-D Bargain of the Month: 2008 Astrale e Terra Sauvignon Blanc ($22) Rating: C |
Napa and Sonoma Wine and Winery Reviews Over 100 winery and 1000 wine reviews WineAddicts.com was started by a group of friends in San Francisco, California that share a love of Red wine - especially big full bodied reds. This website is a place where we can share information about our visits to local wine country (Napa & Sonoma) along with ratings on different wines from around the world. The rating system we use is a five point scale from DD (High), D, C, B, A (Low). Antica, Astrale e Terra and Krupps WineriesJun 11th, 2010 Spent a beautiful and fun weekend at a wine estate on Atlas Peak with stunning views over the Valley. Took a few hours out to visit three local wineries on Atlas Peak and had a great day out. Beautiful wines, great service and killer locations. Great visits all around Clos du Val and Zeitgeist Release Parties May 8th, 2010 A WineAddicts trip to Clos du Val for the release of the 2006 Stags Leap Cabernet and up to 750 Wines in St Helena for Zeitgeists release of the 2007 Cabernet (and their excellent to be released Syrah). We also stopped by Del Dotto and Long Meadow Ranch. Another fun day in Napa!! Duckhorn Open House May 1st, 2010 A bunch of us attended the Duckhorn Open House that is always a fun event. Lots of good wine and food. Beautiful day too. Pretty hungover today though!! St Helena Wine Bus Tour Apr 10th, 2010 We took a bus with 20 friend's around 4 wineries in St Helena for another great WineAddicts outing. All of the wineries had very low production wines and were all great finds; it amazes me that with all of the time we spend in wine country we keep finding great new wineries!! Trespass, Marston, Allora and Bremer were all excellent places to visit. Winter Wonderland Wineroad Jan 17th, 2010 We followed the Winter Wonderland Wineroad event for Sue's birthday and had same great wines and awineries on and off the trail. The standouts of the day were Stuhlmuller, Stonestreet and MacPhail. Annual Blind Chilli and Wine Jul 11th, 2009 This year we had 6 blind chilli and 8 blind wines - followed by a few more along with UFC PPV. Not everyone felt very well the next day. Happy 40th Steve Jul 4th, 2009 To celebrate our friend Steve's 40th, his lovely wife Sandy arranged a bus trip to Napa for friends. We savoured champagne in the Ansel Adams gallery at Mumm and outdoor wine tasting on the new Beringer patio behind the Rhine house where we presented Steve with a 6L Private Reserve !! Divide and conquer May 2nd, 2009 Addicts split up for the weekend to cover tastings North and South. Wine festival in Paso Robles and Duckhorn open house in Napa. Sonoma Superstars Tasting Feb 19th, 2009 Attended the Sonoma Superstars event in SOMA, lots of Pinots, Chards and a few Cabs and Zins. Our favourites of the night came from Fort Ross winery. ZAP Tasting 2009 Jan 31st, 2009 First time at the Zinfandel Appreciation event at Fort Mason in San Francisco. Hundreds of people, over 300 wineries poured a selection of Zins. The vent filled two of the pavilions at Fort Mason. We got there early and managed to set a wineaddicts record of 100 tastings in a day. Holiday Tastings Dec 30th, 2008 Quick visit to the wineries during the holiday break. Some good finds during a quiet time at the wineries including Maisonry and Girard Xmas Season arrives Dec 13th, 2008  Wine and Cheese bonanza - 1999 horizontal, with some old favourites and new tipples. 70s Dinner Oct 27th, 2008 A special tasting at Four Seasons in Palo Alto that included several 1970 Bordeaux and 1994 Harlan. Beringer Cellar Sale Oct 25th, 2008 Twice a year Beringer open the cellar doors to members and public as they clear space by offering substantial discounts on current and vintage wines. We had an opportunity to taste a mini vertical of Private Reserve before purchasing the 1995 and 1997 - great wines that still have time to develop. Coach Trip with the family Oct 11th, 2008 Our friend Deanna organized a coach trip with parents and friends - Chandon, Sullivan, Diamond Oaks and Beringer. Beringer was a late add with the ever hospitable Carlos due to a local fire canceling our final wine stop of the day. |
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