tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33923016691766255182024-03-19T02:25:35.457-07:00What's happening at Rielle WinesRielle Wines Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02382889865908731432noreply@blogger.comBlogger82125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3392301669176625518.post-41761146675028934712011-09-08T15:30:00.000-07:002011-09-08T15:30:01.033-07:00Rielle will be pouring at Woodlands MarketRielle will be pouring at Woodlands Market in Kentfield, CA. on Friday September 9th from 5:00 to 7:00 pm. John would love to see you there! <a href="http://www.woodlandsmarket.com/winetastingschedule/">http://www.woodlandsmarket.com/winetastingschedule/</a>Rielle Wines Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02382889865908731432noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3392301669176625518.post-59827931761103412642011-09-08T15:26:00.001-07:002011-09-08T15:27:13.924-07:00Rielle sold out vintages.Rielle sold out of the 2007 Ritchie Vineyard Chardonnay, the 2007 Anderson Valley Pinot Noir and the 2006 Sonoma County Red Wine!Rielle Wines Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02382889865908731432noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3392301669176625518.post-88643294039555362232011-02-08T08:17:00.000-08:002011-02-08T08:17:06.157-08:00Hot: Living Through the Next Fifty Years on Earth<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(87, 87, 87); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; "><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(87, 87, 87); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; "><h2 style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(14, 93, 170); font-size: 24px; line-height: 28px; "><a href="http://markhertsgaard.com/hot-living-through-the-next-fifty-years-on-earth/">Hot: Living Through the Next Fifty Years</a> </h2></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(87, 87, 87); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(87, 87, 87); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; "><br /></span></div>by Mark Hertsgaard Houghton Mifflin Harcourt From the publisher For twenty years, Mark Hertsgaard investigated climate change, but it took the birth of his daughter to bring the truth home. Another revelation came when an expert advised that, without doubt, global warming had arrived, more than a hundred years earlier than expected. Now, with his daughter and the next generation in mind, Hertsgaard delivers a resounding, motivating message of hope that will spur activism among parents, college students, and all readers. He gives specifics about what we can expect in the next fifty years: Chicago’s climate transformed to resemble Houston’s; the loss of cherished crops and luxuries, such as California wines; the redesign of U.S. cities. Addressing problems we’ll face very…</span>Rielle Wines Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02382889865908731432noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3392301669176625518.post-59617729740510545862011-02-07T17:01:00.000-08:002011-02-07T17:01:16.542-08:00The End of an Era: Robert Parker Stops Reviewing California Wine - Vinography: A Wine Blog<a href="http://www.vinography.com/archives/2011/02/the_end_of_an_era_robert_parke.html">The End of an Era: Robert Parker Stops Reviewing California Wine - Vinography: A Wine Blog</a><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(84, 84, 84); font-family: 'lucida grande', verdana; font-size: 11px; line-height: 15px; ">.........In an e-mail to subscribers today, Robert M. Parker, Jr. announced that he was handing over primary responsibility for reviewing California wines to his associate Antonio Galloni.......</span></div>Rielle Wines Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02382889865908731432noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3392301669176625518.post-42151115356813214002011-02-06T08:09:00.000-08:002011-02-06T08:09:57.220-08:00Stanton Peele: A Toast to Your Health - WSJ.com<a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703445904576118191817988696.html">Stanton Peele: A Toast to Your Health - WSJ.com</a>Rielle Wines Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02382889865908731432noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3392301669176625518.post-49117897026271843542011-02-06T07:38:00.000-08:002011-02-06T07:38:12.787-08:00Winejudging.com: Award-winning Wines, Producer of The San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition<a href="http://www.winejudging.com/">Winejudging.com: Award-winning Wines, Producer of The San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition</a><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Rielle 2008 Zinfandel and 2008 Chardonnay won Silver Medals. We will be pouring at the tasting!! Come see us!</div>Rielle Wines Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02382889865908731432noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3392301669176625518.post-54829447829343954022011-02-06T07:36:00.000-08:002011-02-06T07:36:35.350-08:00Pacific Orchid Exposition GALA Benefit Night<a href="http://www.orchidsanfrancisco.org/gala.html">Pacific Orchid Exposition GALA Benefit Night</a>Rielle Wines Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02382889865908731432noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3392301669176625518.post-18096997904852573652010-08-10T12:29:00.000-07:002010-08-10T12:29:44.958-07:002008 Rielle Chardonnay, on the vine<a href="http://goo.gl/photos/l3XG" imageanchor="1" style="clear:right;margin-bottom:1em;margin-left:1em"><img border="0" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_GE96JtOjuCI/SL2ep_ETalI/AAAAAAAAAEs/NUslPIHCGyg/s512/P8261078.JPG" /></a>Rielle Wines Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02382889865908731432noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3392301669176625518.post-13353068113101275992010-08-10T11:16:00.000-07:002010-08-10T11:17:47.123-07:00Sonoma growers face nervous wait<a href="http://www.decanter.com/news/300816.html">http://www.decanter.com/news/300816.html</a><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: 13px; ">Wine growers on the Sonoma Coast and in the Russian River Valley face a nail-biting wait to discover if 2010 will be a great vintage – or ruined by rain.<br /><br />A low pressure system sitting off California's north coast has created highly unusual weather conditions in the area this summer, with coastal fogs and temperatures in the 60s and 70s Fahrenheit, rather than the more normal 80s and 90s.<br /><br />As a result, grapes have ripened slowly, giving the potential for exceptional quality – but growers are concerned that they might not be able to finish the harvest before the onset of October rain.<br /><br />'We pride ourselves on growing grapes in the cool climate of the Russian River Valley,' said John Erbe, viticulturalist at J Vineyards & Winery, which farms throughout the Russian River Valley.<br /><br />'But this cold summer weather has put the brakes on a harvest that typically would have already started.'<br /><br />Speaking last week, Erbe said veraison was only now taking place in most of the company's Pinot Noir vineyards, leaving another 30-45 days before a likely harvest date, some 2-3 weeks later than usual.<br /><br />But he added: 'Our concerns will ease should a warmer summer weather pattern arrive.'</span></div>Rielle Wines Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02382889865908731432noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3392301669176625518.post-40046803132663431112010-08-10T11:13:00.000-07:002010-08-10T11:14:06.746-07:00Female wine drinkers overtake men — who still get the wine list<a href="http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/living/2011770215_wine06.html">http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/living/2011770215_wine06.html</a><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; "><div class="block" style="font-size: 16px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 4px; margin-left: 0px; "><h1 style="font-size: 23px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 25px; margin-top: 1px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Female wine drinkers overtake men — who still get the wine list</h1><p class="summary" style="margin-top: 6px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); ">Only 13 women are certified as master sommeliers out of 130 worldwide.</p><p class="source" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; font-style: italic; ">Bloomberg News</p></div><div class="clear" style="font-size: 16px; clear: both; "></div><div class="body" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; "><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 13px; ">By John Mariani</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 13px; ">I was surprised to read that 53 percent of wine drinkers in the United States are women, according to the Wine Market Council. And last year, women matched men as "core drinkers," those who drink wine at least once a week.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 13px; ">That trend may accelerate if women heed the results of a recent survey of 20,000 women over 13 years by Boston's Brigham and Women's Hospital. The poll showed that women who regularly drink a moderate amount of alcohol, particularly red wine, are less likely to have long-term weight gain than non-drinkers.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 13px; ">Nevertheless, when a man and a woman sit down to dinner in a restaurant, it's usually the guy who grabs or is handed the wine list and chooses the bottle.</p></div></span></div>Rielle Wines Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02382889865908731432noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3392301669176625518.post-89081238189618313062010-08-10T11:08:00.000-07:002010-08-10T11:09:22.461-07:00Wine May Reduce Both the Risk and Severity of Arthritis<a href="http://www.winespectator.com/webfeature/show/id/43326">http://www.winespectator.com/webfeature/show/id/43326</a><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><h5 class="no-margin fontColor" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px !important; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(102, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; border-bottom-color: initial; ">A U.K. study finds people who drink more than 10 days a month are less likely to develop the painful disease</h5><h6 class="fontColor unbold" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-top: 12px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51) !important; font-weight: normal !important; "><em><a href="http://www.winespectator.com/author/show/id/25" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0); text-decoration: none; ">Jacob Gaffney</a></em><br />Posted: August 9, 2010</h6><p style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 1.3; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); ">A new study suggests that regular alcohol consumption decreases the risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis and can lessen the symptoms of the disease for those who already suffer from it. The authors of the study, a team of doctors at the University of Sheffield U.K., caution that the results are limited, but the findings could lead to valuable new research for limiting this painful, often disabling condition.</p><p style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 1.3; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); ">Arthritis affects an estimated 1 percent of the world's population, attacking joints with painful inflammation. The cause is unknown. Moderate consumption of alcohol is known to help reduce inflammation, and previous studies have shown that alcohol can reduce the risk of arthritis in rodents.</p></span></div>Rielle Wines Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02382889865908731432noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3392301669176625518.post-82024931299840880732010-08-10T10:36:00.000-07:002010-08-10T10:40:17.739-07:00Crush Barrel Wine Market Saturday, September 25, 2010 at 12:00pm<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><table class="infotable" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" width="96%" style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; border-bottom-color: initial; font-size: 11px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><tbody><tr valign="top"><td style="font-size: 11px; text-align: left; ">Fort Mason, Fleet Room Building D Marina Blvd. and Buchanan St. (99 Marina Blvd. San Francisco 94123) San Francisco, CA 94123</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td class="label" style="font-size: 11px; text-align: left; color: rgb(128, 128, 128); width: 80px; padding-bottom: 2px; vertical-align: top; "><br />Saturday September 25th, 12:00 - 5:00pm<br /><br /><a href="http://vinomoda.com/event/crush-barrel/">http://vinomoda.com/event/crush-barrel/</a><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 22px; "><p>The Crush Barrel Wine Market is the first of its kind to offer the consumers $10 instant rebate towards the purchase of wine. This one day indoor event takes place at Fort Mason Fleet Room Building D. Northern California’s premiere wine tasting & wine market, celebrating the Bay Area’s vintners, food purveyors, specialty vendors, live music and more. Lauic Paiva a Brazilian Singer & Acoustic Guitar Player, with a very sweet voice, she creates a delightful tropical atmosphere everywhere she performs, making everybody feel like they are on some beautiful sunny beach in Brazil.</p><p><span style="color: rgb(104, 138, 173); "><span style="font-size: large; "><strong>Event Information:</strong></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large; "><strong><span style="font-size: small; "><span style="color: rgb(104, 138, 173); ">Location:</span> </span></strong></span>Fort Mason, Fleet Room Building D</p><p>Marina Blvd. and Buchanan St. (99 Marina Blvd. San Francisco 94123)</p><p>San Francisco, CA 94123</p><p><span style="font-size: large; "><strong><span style="font-size: small; "><span style="color: rgb(104, 138, 173); ">When:</span> </span></strong><span style="font-size: small; ">September 25th, 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large; "><strong><span style="font-size: small; "><span style="color: rgb(104, 138, 173); ">Live Music:</span> </span></strong></span><a href="http://www.lauciapaiva.com/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0); text-decoration: none; ">Laucia Paiva & Brian Byrnes </a>- Bossa Nova ( Brazilian Jazz ) & “MPB” Popular Music is her style, singing many hits from famous Brazilian Composers and Singers, like Tom Jobim, Joao Gilberto, Joao Bosco, Vinicius de Moraes, Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil, Elis Regina, Marisa Monte and many others.</p></span></td><td style="font-size: 11px; text-align: left; "><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></span>Rielle Wines Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02382889865908731432noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3392301669176625518.post-42982802132114044072010-04-23T17:53:00.000-07:002010-04-23T17:55:09.507-07:00How Red Wine May Shield Brain from Stroke Damage: Researchers Discover Pathway in Mice for Resveratrol's Apparent Protective Effect<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium; line-height: 19px; "><span class="date" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-style: italic; ">ScienceDaily (Apr. 21, 2010)</span> — Researchers at Johns Hopkins say they have discovered the way in which red wine consumption may protect the brain from damage following a stroke. Click on this<a href="http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/04/100421133118.htm"> link</a> for the rest of the article</span>Rielle Wines Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02382889865908731432noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3392301669176625518.post-1490294818543120962010-04-23T17:48:00.001-07:002010-04-23T17:49:35.614-07:00HR 5034: An Analysis April 22, 2010 by David HonigLink to palate press: <a href="http://palatepress.com/2010/04/hr-5034-an-analysis/">http://palatepress.com/2010/04/hr-5034-an-analysis/</a><div><br /></div><div>This is a very well written analysis of HR 5034!!!</div>Rielle Wines Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02382889865908731432noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3392301669176625518.post-52674869373610451372010-04-23T16:53:00.000-07:002010-04-23T17:14:07.347-07:005 questions for Robert ParkerThis blog entry by Steve Heimoff is a very informative discussion of wine reviews. It discusses how wines are reviewed: blind or open and shows how the wine industry is pressured by the reviewers scores. When a reviewer tastes with the winemaker at the winery and subsequently reviews the wine it is not an objective review at all. An objective review is performed blind (the reviewer doesn't know who produced the wine). Make sure you know how the review was performed and whether or not the reviewer purchased the wine or if it was given to them by the winery.<div><br /></div><div>Here is the link: <a href="http://www.steveheimoff.com/index.php/2010/04/22/5-questions-for-robert-parker/">http://www.steveheimoff.com/index.php/2010/04/22/5-questions-for-robert-parker/</a></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Be sure to read the comments</b>.</div><div><br /></div><div>It is critical that wine reviews are performed blind in a controlled environment with purchased samples. This produces an unbiased evaluation of the wine.</div><div><br /></div><div>As a winemaker I hold monthly tastings where we taste our wines along with others we have purchased in order to get a feel for the marketplace and our position in it. We do everything we can to keep it blind and unbiased, otherwise it is a pointless exercise.</div>Rielle Wines Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02382889865908731432noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3392301669176625518.post-32323767895406902732010-04-19T13:38:00.000-07:002010-04-19T13:40:52.466-07:00Care Enough to Kill HR 5034?<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: helvetica, arial, tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; "><p style="margin-top: 1em; margin-bottom: 1em; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: block; text-align: justify; ">Care about wine? Care about your local small farmers and vineyards? Please contact your member of Congress and express your opposition to <a href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c111:H.R.5034:" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; ">House Bill HR 5034: The Comprehensive Alcohol Regulatory Effectiveness (CARE) Act of 2010</a>. At best, this is junk law; at worst it’s an end-run around the direct shipping movement. <a href="http://www.winespectator.com/webfeature/show?id=42526" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; ">Wine Spectator</a> states,<em> “The battle over whether consumers can order wine directly from wineries is moving to the halls of the U.S. Capitol. Members of Congress yesterday introduced a bill (HR 5034) that could end direct shipping of wine and other forms of alcohol in the United States, or at least put major roadblocks in front of lawsuits by consumers and wineries trying to reduce restrictions on direct shipping.”</em></p><p style="margin-top: 1em; margin-bottom: 1em; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: block; text-align: justify; ">If you don’t know who your Representative is, <a href="https://writerep.house.gov/writerep/welcome.shtml" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; ">click here</a> to get the address and phone number of your member of Congress. If you want to send an email, check their <a href="http://www.webslingerz.com/jhoffman/congress-email.html" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; ">individual website</a>. (And if you’re not registered to vote, now’s a great time to contact the Registar of Voters to sign up. If you don’t vote, you can’t bitch. Just sayin’.) Make a Wine Harlot happy. Care enough to get friendly with your Congressman this week.</p><p style="margin-top: 1em; margin-bottom: 1em; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: block; text-align: justify; "><a href="http://wineharlots.com/wordpress/?p=3927">http://wineharlots.com/wordpress/?p=3927</a></p><p style="margin-top: 1em; margin-bottom: 1em; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: block; text-align: justify; "><br /></p><p style="margin-top: 1em; margin-bottom: 1em; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: block; text-align: justify; "><br /></p></span>Rielle Wines Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02382889865908731432noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3392301669176625518.post-27753512666478424332010-04-19T13:15:00.000-07:002010-04-19T13:16:20.041-07:00Stop HR 5034 The Anti Consumer Wine Bill<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(30, 30, 45); line-height: 13px; "><strong>House Resolution 5034 is by far the most audacious attempt ever by America's beer, wine and spirit wholesalers to takeover complete and total control of the country's alcohol beverage market and, in the process, create circumstances in all fifty states that assure consumers only have access to the slim number of wines to which wholesalers decide consumers ought to have access. But perhaps most sinister is the fact that if H.R. 5034 passes, it will put out of business an entire swath of America's artisan wineries.</strong></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(30, 30, 45); line-height: 13px; "><strong><br /></strong></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(30, 30, 45); line-height: 13px; "><strong><a href="http://fermentation.typepad.com/fermentation/2010/04/stop-hr-5034the-anticonsumer-wine-bill.html">http://fermentation.typepad.com/fermentation/2010/04/stop-hr-5034the-anticonsumer-wine-bill.html</a></strong></span></div>Rielle Wines Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02382889865908731432noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3392301669176625518.post-19162145468621370152010-04-19T13:10:00.000-07:002010-04-19T13:12:19.197-07:00An End to Wine Direct Shipping???<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><h5 class="no-margin fontColor" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px !important; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(102, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; border-bottom-color: initial; ">Wholesalers and states convince Congress to consider new legislation to prevent direct-shipping lawsuits in a campaign to protect the three-tier system</h5><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.winespectator.com/webfeature/show/id/42526">http://www.winespectator.com/webfeature/show/id/42526</a></div></span>Rielle Wines Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02382889865908731432noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3392301669176625518.post-30137324420096322792010-04-18T15:16:00.000-07:002010-04-18T15:28:29.258-07:00Rielle Event CalendarClick on this <a href="http://www.riellewines.com/category_s/25.htm">link</a> for the links to the following events:<br /><br /><br /><br />Fri Apr 23, 2010<br />5pm - 7pm Sheraton Petaluma<br /><br />Sat May 1, 2010<br />Angel Island Wine Fest<br /><br />Sat May 15, 2010<br />Tiburon Wine Fest<br /><br />Sat Jun 5, 2010 –Sunday June 6, 2010<br />Infineon Raceway Historic Motorsports Festival<br /><br />Thu Jun 10, 2010 – Sat June 12, 2010<br />Monterey Wine Festival<br /><br />Sat Jun 19, 2010<br />CigarBQ<br /><br />Sun Jun 27, 2010<br />Mill Valley Food and Wine FestivalRielle Wines Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02382889865908731432noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3392301669176625518.post-23286459688737166732010-04-18T14:07:00.000-07:002010-04-18T14:08:40.346-07:00Rielle at Petaluma SheratonRielle to pour at Petaluma Sheraton, Friday 4/23/10, 5-7Rielle Wines Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02382889865908731432noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3392301669176625518.post-82712904606019096792010-04-18T13:55:00.000-07:002010-04-18T14:00:52.704-07:00Rielle New Bottlings<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWLZ2Z7QzCzLd0egU0_CEfrFH_VW9Hb-n3JvPLnkHDcxwQw8tq_Wm_zDWBJ16lCTs2GMFmCFRKr7nGgs7KmfBK3eqNEWwhaay313i2MCtzd_NkNg_hjM1fhUxbsyoU36uVymgXNnvgbVU/s1600/rielle_SC_2008+zin_back.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 130px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461585299174992610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWLZ2Z7QzCzLd0egU0_CEfrFH_VW9Hb-n3JvPLnkHDcxwQw8tq_Wm_zDWBJ16lCTs2GMFmCFRKr7nGgs7KmfBK3eqNEWwhaay313i2MCtzd_NkNg_hjM1fhUxbsyoU36uVymgXNnvgbVU/s200/rielle_SC_2008+zin_back.jpg" /></a><br /><p align="right"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9qCZhyphenhyphen-cNpBNSPaLZNqyFiy9V9qrVBYnLjPI_ylwQ3B3Y7NEUNIWFE-Ie-qA4UybTmeh2UVwP8UCtvivdhfogMJuUSTChexIujkjS4pFq43mFoEIZgTA5TQSUcHZQwrJ4WP0_PerUaM4/s1600/rielle_chardonnay_SC_2008_back.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 192px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461585067955375986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9qCZhyphenhyphen-cNpBNSPaLZNqyFiy9V9qrVBYnLjPI_ylwQ3B3Y7NEUNIWFE-Ie-qA4UybTmeh2UVwP8UCtvivdhfogMJuUSTChexIujkjS4pFq43mFoEIZgTA5TQSUcHZQwrJ4WP0_PerUaM4/s200/rielle_chardonnay_SC_2008_back.jpg" /></a></p><div><br /><br /></div><div>Rielle just finished bottling our 2008 Sonoma County Zinfandel and Chardonnay. We will be releasing these wines soon. Sign up on our <a href="http://www.riellewines.com/category_s/28.htm">mailing list </a>to be notified when they are available.</div>Rielle Wines Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02382889865908731432noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3392301669176625518.post-14897035658170416202010-02-28T08:57:00.000-08:002010-02-28T09:06:29.424-08:00Rielle Wines Pouring at Petaluma Sheraton 3/5/10 & 3/12/10Rielle will be pouring at the Petaluma Sheraton friday 3/5 from 5:00 to 7:00pm and friday 3/12 from 5:00 to 7:00 pm <div><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:small;"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 0px; "><cite style="color: green; font-style: normal; "><a href="http://www.starwoodhotels.com/sheraton/property/overview/index.html?propertyID=1138">Petaluma Sheraton Website</a></cite></div>745 Baywood Drive<br />Petaluma, CA 94954<br />(707) 283-2888</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:small;">Come try our wines, we will be pouring:</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:small;"><a href="http://www.riellewines.com/category_s/43.htm">Rielle 2007 Ritchie Vineyard Chardonnay</a></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:small;"><a href="http://www.riellewines.com/category_s/42.htm">Rielle 2007 Anderson Valley Pinot Noir</a></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:small;"><a href="http://www.riellewines.com/2006_Sonoma_County_Red_Wine_s/45.htm">Rielle 2006 Sonoma County Red Wine</a>, a blend of cab sauv and syrah</span></div></div>Rielle Wines Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02382889865908731432noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3392301669176625518.post-81836459106711268722010-02-21T12:34:00.000-08:002010-02-21T12:42:38.714-08:00Rielle Wines Pouring at Pacific Orchid Expo Gala Nite 2/26/10<span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(102, 102, 102); line-height: 20px; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;">It is time to escape and enjoy an evening of beauty and fun. For the first time, the Gala Benefit will take place on Friday night. This prestigious fundraiser will provide a valuable chance for participants to view and purchase award winning orchids from 50 national and international nurseries and hybridists. This glorious evening celebrates the mission of the San Francisco Orchid Society and their efforts to enrich the public through Orchids and Orchid cultivation. Monies raised at the Gala go to the<a href="http://www.conservatoryofflowers.org/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0); ">Conservatory of Flowers</a>, the <a href="http://www.sfbotanicalgarden.org/library/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0); ">Helen Crocker Russell Horticultural Library</a>, and a scholarship for a horticultural student at <a href="http://www.calpoly.edu/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0); ">Cal Poly San Luis Obispo</a>.</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(102, 102, 102); line-height: 20px; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(102, 102, 102); line-height: 20px; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;">Click on this <a href="http://www.orchidsanfrancisco.org/gala.html">link</a> for more information. </span></div>Rielle Wines Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02382889865908731432noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3392301669176625518.post-23122035415214309772009-12-18T08:06:00.000-08:002009-12-18T08:10:41.880-08:00Are Wine Spectator reviews biased towards advertising wineries?.....<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; ">The implication is that<em>Wine Spectator</em> ratings of advertisers’ wines are approximately one point higher than their ratings of comparable wines from non-advertisers.”<span> .......</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Times New Roman';">For the text of the blog and link to original research click on this <a href="http://wine-econ.org/2009/12/09/are-wine-spectator-points-biased-towards-wineries-that-advertise-with-them.aspx">link.</a></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Times New Roman';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Times New Roman';">Larger wineries pay for advertising and get higher scores which result in higher prices and much higher revenues?</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Times New Roman';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Times New Roman';">How do smaller wineries compete, or even get their wines tasted?</span></div>Rielle Wines Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02382889865908731432noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3392301669176625518.post-13899386432739977062009-12-16T20:27:00.000-08:002009-12-16T20:29:37.985-08:00Grape growers face restrictions on stream-water use<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; "><div class="article_text article_paragraph0" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; word-spacing: 2px; "><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; line-height: 25px; ">A showdown is looming between grape growers and the agency tasked with protecting fish in the Russian River.</p></div><div class="article_text article_paragraph1" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; word-spacing: 2px; "><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; line-height: 25px; ">Russian River grape growers are collecting data to counter a nearing state decision on how to protect endangered fish from the impacts of water pumping for frost protection. Click on this <a href="http://www.wineindustryinsight.com/RSS//index.php/hop/latest/grape-growers-face-restrictions-on-streamwater-use-santa-rosa-press-democrat/15336">link</a> for the rest of the article.</p></div></span>Rielle Wines Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02382889865908731432noreply@blogger.com0