varietals...

[Don Muraca]

Hah!..JDM you beat me to my question....I walked in to the tasting room..err, barn..at Hop Kiln in the Russian River Valley and got a taste of Valdiguie...never heard of it before, and I was wondering from whence it came...I guess one description could be Gamay-like. The tasting barn manager said only three wineries produce Valdiguie wines, J. Lohr, Gallo of Sonoma and themselves...On a related note, I walked in to Rochioli hoping to find an open bottle of Pinot Noir on their tasting bar, but was subjected to what they called "Gamay"....very lite and kinda dull....then again, maybe I was just in bad mood because I was denied...

Don