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      • Hunter Valley
      • Mudgee Wine Region
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      • Los Olivos, California
      • Paso Robles, California
      • Santa Barbara County
      • Napa Valley
      • Sonoma Valley
    • Central Coast Wine Country, a flash trip in 6 days
    • France, the wine regions
      • France, Alsace region
      • Champagne 101, the region
      • Côtes de Bordeaux
      • the wines of Alsace, France
      • the wines of Bordeaux, France
      • the wines of Champagne France
      • the wines of Languedoc Roussillion
    • Discovering Italy the Wine Regions
      • Abruzzo on Italy’s East Coast
      • Italy-Friuli-Venezia Guilia & the Colli Orientali
      • Vini di Valtellina
    • Oregon Wine Country
      • Willamette
    • Yakima Valley Wine
      • Red Willow Vineyard
  • Food & Wine Pairing
    • Tempting Spoonfuls: Pairing single bites with glorious wines
    • Food & Wine Pairing Recipe Videos
  • from dirt to glass
    • the Philosophies
      • Biodynamics in Wine Production
      • Champagne & Sparkling Wine
    • Wine Basics
      • the grape vines
      • the grapes
      • the seasons
      • the Wine harvest
      • the winemakers
      • Wine Faults
    • Crushed Grapes & Open Minds, Event
    • Uncommon Wine Festival at Vista Hills Vineyard 2018
    • Top Places to Taste Wine in California!
    • The Scenic Route 2021
    • The Scenic Route, a Flash Wine tour
  • Videos
    • The Scenic Route 2022
    • Crushed Grape Chronicles Video Gallery
    • Crushed Grape Chronicles YouTube
    • Santa Barbara County Wine Videos
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  • About us
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Crushed Grape Chronicles

Vineyard views and the hills of Northern Teramo from Emidio Pepe in Abruzzo Italy

Wine it’s simply crushed and fermented grapes. The variations and the stories are what make it so fascinating. I love that we talk about wine breathing…it is a reminder that wine is alive and changing.

The variations in wine are beyond comprehension. And the stories behind the wines are as lush and beautiful as the wines themselves. Our goal at Crushed Grape Chronicles is to explore and chronicle the grape and it’s many stories and it’s journey from dirt to glass. Join the Adventure!

From dirt to glass, learn all about the steps grapes take from getting from the vine to your glass.  The history of the grapes, the growing seasons, harvest, fermentation, barreling, bottling, the long journey to your glass. We talk to the Wine makers about their stories and the journey from dirt to glass.

the Grapes

Learn about the grapes and varietals that create the wines you love. We help you explore the journey these grapes take from getting from the vine to your glass, the history of the grapes, the growing seasons, harvest, fermentation, barrels, bottling to your glass. We even talk to the wine makers about their stories and the journey from dirt to glass.

Winemakers

Perhaps even more important than any of this is the story of the winery, the winemaker and the people who love these wines, their philosophies and the different ways they bring their reverence to the grape.

the Vines

From dirt to glass, learn about all of the steps that grapes take from getting from the vine to your glass, the history of the grapes, the growing seasons, harvest, fermentation, barrels, bottling to your glass. We even talk to the wine makers about their stories and the journey from dirt to glass. Here we talk about the Vineyard and the Vineyard Management of the vines. From Trellising to Clones, and everything in between.

 

 

the Seasons

Winter, Spring, Summer and Fall, follow the grapes on their journey, from the vine to your glass. There is work to be done in each of the seasons.  Here the people behind the share their stories of getting the grapes, from dirt to glass.

Just as wine is forever changing, the wine industry and people who are apart of it are constantly changing providing us an ever expanding education.  This page will continue to develop, with experiences and information we gather, learning about each season, the different climates, practices, and innovations that develop, to make each years wine better than before.

Can Wine Save The Planet?

We find ourselves drawn to biodynamic vineyards and wineries.  The wines they produce are just a step ahead in taste and nuance, and we wanted to discover why.  We started pursuing interviews with biodynamic wineries. Tablas Creek, Montinore Estate,  Syncline, and Hedges Family Wine were all early on our list.  We found ourselves drawn to their wine and how they farmed their grapes, the way they expressed themselves, the way they looked at not just their vineyards but the planet.

When we traveled to Australia with the Wine Media Conference, we visited Krinklewood and Lowe wines.  Back in the United States, in the Applegate Valley, we discovered Troon and Cowhorn. In the Willamette Valley, we found Johan.  More recently we discovered, Marcel Zanolari, Cirelli and Emidio Pepe in Italy.

Visiting these vineyards and tasting their wines only reinforced the belief that farming biodynamically and applying the extra effort to make the soil and ecosystem better were, in FACT, making these wines better.

Discovering Wine Country

Welcome to our newest YouTube Series.

Produced by 42 Aspens Productions, In Association with Crushed Grape Chronicles, This Series will appear on our Crushed Grape Chronicles Youtube Channel.

Our wine video series, wine podcasts, wine and food pairings recipes, follows Crushed Grape Chronicles as we talk with Winemakers, grape growers and farmers. We explore the different wine regions, wine AVAs, taking in the local culinary food and wine pairings. On our Journey Discovering Wine Country we stop along the way literally, smelling the roses and seeing the sights.

Wine is the story of a year in a place, that is captured in a bottle

Discovering Wine Country

the Places

Explore the places behind the wine. The Vineyards, The Tasting Rooms, The Winery’s and the Regions where wine is Grown, Enjoyed and Experienced

the Philosophies

Making wine and growing grapes can be done in many ways. Each vineyard, each winery, each winemaker may choose a different way, or a different mix of philosophies.
Here in “The Philosophies” we will explore the many and varied methods that vineyards and wineries use, which make so many wonderful and unique wines all over the globe.

 

Conversations With….

from Dirt to Glass

Our Wine Video Series will explore the stories behind the Vines. We will speak with Vineyard Owners, Winemakers, Vineyard Managers… the people behind the wine to get their stories, passions and philosophies on wine.

Food & Wine

Criss Crossing Wine Country and tasting Wine from many different regions, we are also learning what goes well with the wine along the way. Food & Wine are an integral symbiotic arrangement especially pairing local food with Local Wine.  This in some cases is what enhances the overall experience.

CGC Videos

Discovering Vini di Valtellina - Chiavennasca - the Nebbiolo of the Alps

As we Chronicle our Wine Country Adventures, we have compiled a growing library of Videos, documenting Wine Travel, Wine Conversations, and Wine Stories.

Join Crushed Grape Chronicles as we Explore Wine Country across the United States and the Globe.

The variations in wine are beyond comprehension.

 

And the stories behind the wines are as lush and beautiful

 

as the wines themselves.

Our goal at Crushed Grape Chronicles

is to explore and chronicle the grape

it’s many stories and it’s journey from dirt to glass.

Join the Adventure!

Crushed Grape Chronicles, explore our Wine Stories

Tempting Spoonfuls Book Series

Tempting Spoonfuls: Pairing single bites with glorious wines

Tempting Spoonfuls: Pairing single bites with glorious wines Paperback – August 29, 2022

Inspired by the flavors and aromas in wines, this book creates “tempting spoonfuls” of flavors to pair with wines.
Robin has always had a love for spoons, with a drawer full of them in all different shapes and sizes. There is comfort in eating something from a spoon and something very sensual also.
Creating a spoon filled with flavors and aromas that will be eaten in a single bite, allowing the flavors to meld and pop in your mouth, is a joyful endeavor, and you are encouraged to make these your own.
The goal is to make your mouth water and encourage you to create your own “Tempting Spoonfuls.”

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Tempting Spoonfuls: Small bites paired with wines from around the globe

Tempting Spoonfuls - small bites paired with wines from around the globe

This second book in the “Tempting Spoonfuls” series takes us on a global adventure, finding wines from 12 of the world’s wine regions.
The book contains 12 recipes for creating appetizer spoons, perfect for parties. Each recipe pairs with a wine from one of the wine regions.
Beginning in New Zealand and Australia, west to South Africa before several stops in Europe. There are stops in Portugal, Spain, France, Italy, and Germany, before crossing the Atlantic to see Uruguay, Argentina, and Chile. The final stop is the United States in California.
The book is lush with photos of the ingredients and final spoons. It is a feast for the eyes that will inspire you to pick up a bottle of wine (or two) and create some of these pairings for friends or family.

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