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WINE TALK
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It is not often that I post and recommend wines that are not fortified or from Portugal. Having judged a respected wine competition earlier this week, (the New World International Wine Comeptition; where I began as a professional wine judge in 1999) the winner of the entire competition shocked me, but I will admit to having been blown away by a domestic version of Barbera.

Yes, seriously … a Barbera. [welldone.gif]

In fact, I just called the winery and ordered a case of this for myself. A wine I had never even heard of, in terms of the producer. It was up against some incredible wines and this had already been awarded a Gold Medal in order to make its way into the finale, a blind taste off that included all category winners: Best of Whites, Reds, Sparkling, Dessert, Other Fortifieds, etc.

Congratulations go to: 2012 Jeff Runquist, Barbera “Dick Cooper Vineyard” from Amador County, CA

If you like boldly flavored, perfectly balanced, and elegant red wine … this is the real deal!

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Thanks for the note Roy. I’ve been looking for some Foothill Barberas, so I picked up a couple.

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Hi Larry,

I would very much enjoy hearing your opinion if you open one of these in the near future.

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I’ve had Petite Sirah and Zinfandel from Runquist that I liked. Haven’t had the Barbera. He also has a Primitivo in his lineup.

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A good friend of mine who passed away in Minneapolis recently brought in the Runquist line and these wines exceed the price point in quality. I have always enjoyed their wines and it shows what great wine making can do for an under the radar region.

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Nice perspective, thanks John!

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Nice Roy. Thanks for the heads up.

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My pleasure Don. See you very soon!

Roy