Comments for Opinionated Wine Guide.com http://opinionatedwineguide.com Exploring the world of California wine, one region at a time with David Locicero, author of Pour Me Another: An Opinionated Guide to Gold Country Wines Fri, 31 Oct 2014 12:02:54 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.38 Comment on Wineries In Berkeley? by duvi http://opinionatedwineguide.com/2014/10/30/wineries-in-berkeley/#comment-6720 Fri, 31 Oct 2014 12:02:54 +0000 http://opinionatedwineguide.com/?p=1088#comment-6720 Just like Frances Dinkelspiel, would also like to re-emphasize that Covenant Wines is in town; website http://www.covenantwines.com/. Its relatively new 1102 6th Street location is located just South of University Village in the Northwest corner of Berkeley. If visiting the Donkey and Goat Winery, then you could also visit Covenant Wines less than four blocks North of this.

]]> Comment on Wineries In Berkeley? by dslocicero http://opinionatedwineguide.com/2014/10/30/wineries-in-berkeley/#comment-6719 Thu, 30 Oct 2014 18:40:34 +0000 http://opinionatedwineguide.com/?p=1088#comment-6719 Thanks for the information! I’ll look them up.

]]> Comment on Wineries In Berkeley? by Frances Dinkelspiel http://opinionatedwineguide.com/2014/10/30/wineries-in-berkeley/#comment-6718 Thu, 30 Oct 2014 18:38:38 +0000 http://opinionatedwineguide.com/?p=1088#comment-6718 Another winery just moved to Berkeley! Covenant Wines is on Sixth Street. It is open by appointment.

http://www.berkeleyside.com/2014/09/26/a-kosher-grape-harvest-for-covenant-winery-in-berkeley/

]]> Comment on 3 + 1 Great Wine Blogs by Michael Graves http://opinionatedwineguide.com/2014/07/10/3-1-great-wine-blogs/#comment-5686 Thu, 10 Jul 2014 20:13:23 +0000 http://opinionatedwineguide.com/?p=1052#comment-5686 Good recommendations all! However, I do wish that WineFolly would offer their “posters” at sizes larger than 11×17″ I have the dream of some of their lovely reference art work adorning my home office, but genuine post-sized images (24×30″) would be much more appropriate.

]]> Comment on A Cabernet Franc I Will Never Forget by Emily http://opinionatedwineguide.com/2012/10/01/a-cabernet-franc-i-will-never-forget/#comment-912 Fri, 05 Oct 2012 18:36:05 +0000 http://opinionatedwineguide.com/?p=670#comment-912 I love stories like this – about Cabernet Franc, about life, about moments preserved in flavor memories. Flavor and smell memories are HUGELY powerful! For this we don’t change the menu at Thanksgiving, and love to make our old-fave recipes even those with an out-of-date ingredient.

I’m not surprised the Cabernet Franc in that bottle tasted better not just because of the heartwarming – literally – circumstances but this wonderful varietal has a delicate relationship with oxygen (as your heart does!) and evolves so much in bottle. I’m still learning about my own wine I released almost 2 years ago–every time I open one in different conditions… A happy accident caused me to learn to delay gratification and let it open up slowly to fully express not just the bright berry flavors but the depth that unfolds from within – all pretty cool.

I confess my SOP – open, pour into glass coffee pot (hey, it’s got a great pour spout) then back into bottle in AM, ready to shine at dinner in PM. Try it on that 2008 Gold Hill. Sounds like a case likely on order!

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