Category Archives: Central Valley

Westbrook Wine Farm: The House That Krause Soused

Posted on November 30, 2013 by intoxreport

HoseMaster, meet hose hauler—and if you guys would consider a nude mud-wrestling hose-off to see whose hose heaves the heftiest hurl, have your girl call my girl and we’ll set up Pay Per View. In this corner, HoseMaster Ron Washam, … Continue reading →

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TAZ Pizzazz and Associated Razzamatazz

Posted on August 22, 2013 by intoxreport

Considering that their current vintage is 2010, I figure that TAZ had a brain spaz and sent me a review bottle of 2004 pinot gris by mistake.  If so, I’m glad they did: The Taz bin was anything but a … Continue reading →

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Pitchers From Some Matchbook Men

Posted on September 3, 2011 by intoxreport

There’s a  winery in the Dunnigan Hills AVA called Matchbook, which sounds more like a name for a singles networking site than a vineyard. Actually, the truth behind the name is far more disturbing—and yes, Virginia, you can get more … Continue reading →

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Twisted Wines for Twisted Times

Posted on August 29, 2011 by intoxreport

I know this guy named Delicato, and he’s every bit of that—a soft-spoken type of dude  who wouldn’t swat a fruit fly. The name ‘Indelicato’ strikes me as a bit more, well, twisted. Perhaps that’s the reason for the ‘Twisted’ … Continue reading →

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