The skies opened up in January, helping ease a three year drought by filling local reservoirs and bringing significant snowfall in the Sierras. More rain is in sight and it is welcomed. As the vines are dormant this time of year there has been virtually no harm to the vineyards. Our bottling schedule is ramping […]
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The San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition results are in and Taft Street took home three silver and two bronze medals: Silver – 2009 Russian River Valley Chardonnay (not yet released) Silver – 2008 Garagistes Chardonnay Silver – 2008 Russian River Valley Pinot Noir Bronze – 2007 Dry Creek Valley Syrah Bronze – 2007 Garagistes Pinot Noir The Public Tasting is Saturday,
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Very best wishes from the folks at Taft Street for a healthy and prosperous New Year. To knock off the year with some pizzaz, during January we offer three of our Garagistes wines for the price of two. Order a bottle of our 2006 Mendocino Ridge Pinot Noir Garagistes and our 2007 Russian River Valley Chardonnay Garagistes,
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The results of the 2010 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition are in! Sixty-three professional wine judges from throughout the United States evaluated 4,913 wines from over 1,500 wineries across the country and Taft Street’s 2008 Russian River Valley Chardonnay was a Best of Class and Judges’ Choice Winner! This is the second Best of Class award for the 2008 vintage. It
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We will be serving this for Winter Wineland. Come on by for a taste. INGREDIENTS 1 1 pint shucked clams (or 2×6.5 ounce cans minced clams) 4 ounces bacon, diced 2 potatoes, peeled and diced ½ cup chopped onion ½ cup chopped celery 2 ½ cups milk ½ cup cream 3 tablespoons flour ½ teaspoon
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NI HAU FROM SHANGHAI Sitting in a snug and very well appointed ski cabin in Niseko, several hours outside of Sapporo on the northern island of Hokkaido. It’s snowing – not unusual in an area that annually averages over 45 feet; mostly powder, which has made the area an international drawing card for skiers. Far
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As of today Taft Street will feature a new and improved web site, which will have the capability of streamlining your purchases of our favorite wines. To add more joy to the Holiday Season we will offer FREE SHIPPING on all orders during the month of December. Check it out at www.taftststaging.wpengine.com Back in the winery,
The new web site is up and running. Orders are coming in daily, and even our most uber technoid friends and critics are applauding the style and ease of the site. Remember there are just a couple of days left to order wine for a pre Christmas arrival. Kudos to Jake Martini for a fine
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This Sunday I will serve the annual savory biscotti to complement our array of wines for the local wine club members. We use our local favorite cheese, a cow’s milk farmer’s cheese from local cheesemaker Joe Matos, but Parmigiano-Regggiano is a fine substitute. INGREDIENTS 1 ½ tablespoons freshly ground pepper 4 cups flour 2 teaspoons
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I am sitting in the Atlantic Airport, waiting for my connecting flight to San Francisco. For the past three days I have toured the west coast of Florida, visiting Total Wine & More stores and conducting tastings in Orlando, Tampa, St Petersburg, Sarasota, Ft Myers and Naples. A grueling schedule, but the response to our
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