http://putacorkinit.typepad.com/tolosawinery/ Tolosa Winery's outlook on the wine business and daily activities from every point of view. The winemakers, tasting room staff, owners and others all contribute. en-US 2009-10-30T08:00:00-07:00 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/typepad/putacorkinit/~3/HhUpjdSuef4/great-pumpkin-cookies.html These are delicious cookies perfect for the Fall season and they pair great with our oaky 2006 Tolosa Chardonnay or for a little more spice pair them with the 2006 Tolosa Syrah! GREAT PUMPKIN COOKIES Pre-heat Oven to 350° 1... Food and Drink Tolosa Winery 2009-10-30T08:00:00-07:00 http://putacorkinit.typepad.com/tolosawinery/2009/10/great-pumpkin-cookies.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/typepad/putacorkinit/~3/gzB817JgjXo/if-your-looking-for-events-weve-got-them-.html At one of our events last year we had a film team called "The Wine Crashers," they were set-up to crash wine events! With over 12,000 wine events yearly throughout the state of California there is always something fun going... Events Food and Drink Tolosa Winery 2009-10-28T13:00:00-07:00 http://putacorkinit.typepad.com/tolosawinery/2009/10/if-your-looking-for-events-weve-got-them-.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/typepad/putacorkinit/~3/mXqcAGCAV3w/continuing-education-by-john.html Shut up and Start Talking! For any of you who have had to listen to me recently, I’m now in the last step of my remedial education in cheese. Having completed Cal Poly’s cheese making course, nurturing the left side... Tolosa Winery 2009-10-15T13:09:30-07:00 http://putacorkinit.typepad.com/tolosawinery/2009/10/continuing-education-by-john.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/typepad/putacorkinit/~3/MBZCRXuRz44/harvest-update-its-raining.html The storm that blew in this morning will drop about an inch of rain on us. It's a bit on the early side for a major winter storm, but after three years of drought rain is welcome. We have all... vineyards Tolosa Winery 2009-10-13T14:57:05-07:00 http://putacorkinit.typepad.com/tolosawinery/2009/10/harvest-update-its-raining.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/typepad/putacorkinit/~3/GvcnlX5c_I4/fall-soup-recipe.html The first chilly nights of fall are a great time to make and enjoy some soup for dinner. Here's a simple and very cheap soup that can be made with little effort and about an hours time before dinner. 2... Food and Drink Tolosa Winery 2009-10-08T11:18:42-07:00 http://putacorkinit.typepad.com/tolosawinery/2009/10/fall-soup-recipe.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/typepad/putacorkinit/~3/zJ9mMuPhDBc/harvest-update-summer-to-fall.html Mellow weekend here. I was out of the winery by noon both days and had time on Sunday to cook the cellar crew breakfast, chilliquiles with fresh salsa. There is no more appreciative audience for a late breakfast than a... vineyards winemaking Tolosa Winery 2009-10-05T13:35:04-07:00 http://putacorkinit.typepad.com/tolosawinery/2009/10/harvest-update-summer-to-fall.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/typepad/putacorkinit/~3/OoljiCeaEYk/randy-caparoso-explains-the-state-of-syrah.html Real good article on the emergence of west coast Syrah as major world class wine by Randy Caparoso with some extravagant praise for our 2006 1772 Syrah, which he describes as "idolatrous". Hmmm, I'm not sure what he means, but... Food and Drink Weblogs Wine Tolosa Winery 2009-09-29T09:56:32-07:00 http://putacorkinit.typepad.com/tolosawinery/2009/09/randy-caparoso-explains-the-state-of-syrah.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/typepad/putacorkinit/~3/GUJH7jONDYg/harvesting-the-sauvignon-blanc-.html I pulled the Sauvignon Blanc in yesterday. While this is a very limited production wine for us, it is a wine that I really like personally, and a wine that responds to both vineyard and winemaker input. Most of the... vineyards winemaking Tolosa Winery 2009-09-24T11:13:42-07:00 http://putacorkinit.typepad.com/tolosawinery/2009/09/harvesting-the-sauvignon-blanc-.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/typepad/putacorkinit/~3/VDkVvVO0dTU/the-first-relief-of-the-2009-harvest.html Things have settled into a smooth enough groove now to talk about the early part of this harvest. It started off with a bang. That's for sure. Six of the eight days beginning August 27th were unseasonably hot with a... vineyards winemaking Tolosa Winery 2009-09-15T12:00:00-07:00 http://putacorkinit.typepad.com/tolosawinery/2009/09/the-first-relief-of-the-2009-harvest.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/typepad/putacorkinit/~3/aZamuAcCE_w/cal-poly-cheese-making.html I got an e-mail last week from Cal Poly, which was completely unexpected, yet delightful. There had been a cancellation in their artisan/farmstead cheese making class and would I be interested-in such short notice-in beginning a four day intensive study... Events wine & food Tolosa Winery 2009-09-14T09:40:29-07:00 http://putacorkinit.typepad.com/tolosawinery/2009/09/cal-poly-cheese-making.html