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Murphy-Goode and Edmeades Wine Dinner at Castagnola’s SF! 1/26

Murphy-Goode and Edmeades Wine Dinner at Castagnola’s SF! 1/26

Posted on 22. Jan, 2010 by Hardy Wallace.

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On 1/26, Castagnola’s restaurant in San Francisco is throwing a winemaker dinner that is twice as goode!  Join winemakers Dave Ready Jr (our guy!) and Van Williamson (Edmeades Winery) for a tag team event or Sonoma and Mendocino proportions!
There will be food, wine, fish tales , a Liar’s Dice tournament for the ages, and even [...]

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San Francisco: Wine and Cheese Pairing with Tanya Melillo

San Francisco: Wine and Cheese Pairing with Tanya Melillo

Posted on 12. Dec, 2009 by Hardy Wallace.

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Wine and cheese.  Few things sound like a more perfect pairing, but sometimes just grabbing a bunch of wine and cheese just leaves you with that-  a bunch of wine and random cheese.  Great wine and cheese pairing should almost stop you in your tracks- creating flavor combinations that make you go “waka-waka-waka” Fozzie the [...]

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Fumé and Turké! 2 Wines For Thanksgiving

Fumé and Turké! 2 Wines For Thanksgiving

Posted on 24. Nov, 2009 by Hardy Wallace.

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Are Thanksgiving wine picks stressing you out?  We didn’t think so.  But just in case you want a few easy picks
My Top Pick!
“The Fumé”: Our Sauvignon Blanc.  Put some Fumé with your Turké! Our Fumé has just a touch of creaminess and enough body to stand up to Aunt Grace’s potato surprise, and plenty ripe [...]

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Primal Napa: Wine, Meat, Bacon, and Fire!

Primal Napa: Wine, Meat, Bacon, and Fire!

Posted on 08. Nov, 2009 by Hardy Wallace.

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350 people, tons of meat (including a bacon bar), amazing chefs, and great wine…  Not a bad way to spend a Saturday afternoon.
Murphy-Goode was thrilled to participate in Primal Napa-  We proudly provided our BBQ juice- 2005 Snake Eyes Zinfandel and our 2006 Liar’s Dice Zinfandel.  Both were huge hits with grilled beef hearts, bacon, [...]

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Say What? A Green Drop?- 2009 Zinfandel Pre-Harvest

Say What? A Green Drop?- 2009 Zinfandel Pre-Harvest

Posted on 27. Aug, 2009 by Hardy Wallace.

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With harvest drawing near, Dave Ready Jr (winemaker) and I headed out to check on some of our Zinfandel vines in Dry Creek Valley.   In the process of checking on the vines, I learned about “dropping fruit”–  Thinning the grape vines in order to produce more flavorful clusters.
Dave explains below-

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