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Two of the “Grand Cru” Wineries of Sonoma County Pour at SSU
Though Sonoma County doesn’t technically have any “grand cru” wineries, it does have some very well established wine estates with stellar reputations for producing award winning cabernet sauvignons from Alexander Valley. At the last SSU Winesense Club tasting of the … Continue reading
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Golf and the Joy of Surprise Wine by the Glass Lists
One of the items on my husband’s bucket list is to play golf on Hilton Head Island, so when I was able to get a good deal on a weekly condo rental there recently, we jetted off to the South … Continue reading
What Type of Wine Do They Drink in Costa Rica?
March 13, 2013 – This past week I enjoyed my first visit to the beautiful country of Costa Rica. Though better known for coffee than wine, since I was in the country to present a paper on the wine supply … Continue reading
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Tagged Argentina Wine, Chilean Wine, Costa Rica, Costa Rican Wine, Cuisine, Ecotourism, Spanish Wine, wine, Wine from California, Wine from Costa Rica
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Hook & Ladder and Delicato Wineries Delight Millennials – Liz Rice, SSU Grad Gives Advice on International Wine Sales
Co-Authored by Jenny Garza – There was a double dose of delight when two very famous family run wineries, Hook & Ladder and Delicato, agreed to host the SSU Winesense Tasting this past week. Over 40 students showed up to … Continue reading
Chalk Hill and Williamson Winery Kick Off First SSU Winesense Tasting of Semester
By Guest Author DominiqueLevenberg. It was an exhuberant crowd of 35 SSU students who attend the semester’s first Winesense tasting with Chalk Hill and Williamson wineries. Chalk Hill, located in the Chalk Hill AVA of Sonoma County, brought a Sauvignon … Continue reading
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SSU Winesense Club Tastings Announced for Spring 2013 – Hold the Dates
Great news! The Board of Directors for the SSU Winesense Club held their planning meeting this past Saturday evening, Jan. 18 and agreed on the dates for Spring 2013 wine tastings. Please hold the dates! January 24th- Hook & Ladder … Continue reading
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Why Italians Link Wine to Food — and Recipe for Florentine Beefsteak
This January we are taking 26 Wine MBA and Wine Bachelors candidates to Tuscany for 2 weeks as part of a Winter Intersession class on global wine business. Most participants currently work in the California wine industry, and are excited to … Continue reading
2012 Annual Report for Winestars Blog
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: 4,329 films were submitted to the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. This blog had 14,000 views in 2012. If each view were a film, this … Continue reading
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What Dessert Pairs Best with Sparkling Wine? Korbel & Bianchi’s Provide Some Answers
For the last tasting of the semester at the SSU WineSense Club, we focused on a holiday theme of sparkling wine and dessert. The beautiful Erica Mandl, head winemaker at Korbel Champagne Cellars, led the tasting by introducing five different … Continue reading
Average Vineyard Worker Wages in South Africa – Emerging as a BRICS Country
Sept. 2012 – Several times throughout my wine trip to South Africa I asked winemakers the average wage they paid their vineyard workers. The answer was it depends on the region, as well as whether or not the workers have … Continue reading
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Tagged BRICS, Salaries, South Africa, South African Wine, Vineyard Workers, Wages, wine
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