Tommy V’s Urban Kitchen pairs food with Orin Swift wines
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Tommy V’s Urban Kitchen pairs food with Orin Swift wines

BySandy Wasserman

Wine and food come together at Tommy V’s Urban Kitchen as the restaurant pairs a special dinner with wines from California.

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06 Rotta Winery Dino Boneso Vineryard Cabernet Franc

BySandy Wasserman

With the winery dating back to the 1850s, the Rotta family has owned it since 1908. Grandson of founders, Mike Giubbini has been pulling the winery out of a dormant stage to revive some of the family traditions and replanted vines back in 1990. Planting mostly Zinfandel on their 20 acres of estate vineyards which…

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Who is Plavac Mali? Parent or Offspring?

BySandy Wasserman

As grapes are living, breathing organisms they have DNA just like us humans. And also like us humans, grapes have traceable ancestry. Parent grapes, going back to the country of origin and finding relative grapes have become a science. Plavac Mali (pronounced Pla-Vatz Malee)had been thought to be a parent of Zinfandel, but has been…

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Wines of Paso Robles

BySandy Wasserman

On a beautiful Wednesday afternoon in Paradise Valley, Arizona over 30 of Paso Robles 200 wineries were in attendance showcasing their wines as part of the Paso Robles Winery Alliance Tour. Paso Robles is situated half way between Los Angeles & San Francisco. Although it’s not far from the Pacific Ocean, Paso does not get…