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Kian shows us around the Crushpad bottling line
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Kian Tavakoli helped Mike Buchetto and his group craft a great barrel of To Kalon Cabernet Sauvignon. Now comes the penultimate step of enjoying that wine - getting it into bottle.
Next up, pulling those corks back out to drink these beauties.
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Creating a wine plan for a big bold Syrah
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Michael Brill and Mike Z are working with Tom Leykis to create a Big Bad Syrah from the Premier Coastal Vineyard in the Santa Maria Valley. Tom wants a big Syrah -- one that you'll remember as the main event, rather than a wine to play a supporting role... So how do you craft a wine plan that results in this style of wine?
Tune in and see
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We celebrate the legendary 1976 Paris tasting with a rematch!
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To commemorate the famed Paris tasting of 1976, Crushpad hosted a
tasting rematch of current vintages of some of the original wineries
involved in the Paris tasting.
The tasting that took place in
76 had every opportunity to be just a simple publicity stunt that was
largely ignored by the mainstream press. But journalist George Taber
was there and chronicled what was unthinkable at the time -- that
upstart wine makers in...more |
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Tom Leykis tours Crushpad with Michael Brill
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Tom Leykis, host of "The Tasting Room" radio show is making wine with Crushpad this year, and he stopped by Crushpad in San Francisco the other day to see the facilities, and get started on his wine plan. If you're curious to see what Crushpad is all about, this is a good tour hosted by the guy who started it all, Michael Brill.
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Gary V welcomes the Vayniac Nation into Crushpad to celebrate his 500th podcast episode
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Gary Vaynerchuck hosts the 500th episode of Wine Library TV live from Crushpad. As much as Gary loves to toss wrenches into the staid world of traditional wine marketing, he loves his WLTV peeps. Here's a look at the action, and the wines he reviewed.
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Great wines, a beautiful day, and amazing food made this year's open house the event NOT to miss
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The annual Crushpad open house just happened to fall on one of the three summer-like days we get in San Francisco each year. So it was the perfect day for our winemaking friends to show up and toast summer with some great wines and wonderful food. This year we had a chocolatier, hands-on cooking stations, our favorite taco truck - no - make that TWO taco trucks, and over 1,100 people tasting their own wines that they are making with us. We also h...more |
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Pouring samples of the Vayniac Cab at Gary's store
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Stu flies across the country to pour barrel samples of the 2007 Vayniac Cab at Gary's New Jersey store. At this point the Vayniac Cab has only been in barrel for seven months, but it's already taking shape. Check out what the Vayniacs had to say about the young wine when they visited Wine Library.
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Technology and wine, a match made in heaven
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Crushpad hosted the latest gathering of Wine 2.0, a group of technology companies, wineries, and wine consumers who are actively investigating where the future of the wine business is going, and what that means to all of us who enjoy wine. We were tracking the number of people attending by how many wine glasses we passed out and lost count somewhere around 900, so let's just say it was a big ol' party.
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