TasteLive Tuesdays

Location: TasteLive.com

Time: 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM PST

Detail:

I Just Want To Celebrate...Old World Wines!

Sometimes, when you jumpstart a program, everything falls into place just like envisioned. Other times, moving quickly brings surprises. In launching TasteLive Tuesdays, we pressed hard to get “Hurrah Syrah” off the ground in several weeks as an apertif to the Rhone Rangers upcoming San Francisco Grand Tasting. That proved a challenge. Though purchasing tickets to the 14th Annual series of events on March 26 and 27 is easy. Be there! 

The surprise: Through the accelerated process, we were introduced to the wines of Darek Trowbridge at Old World Winery during William Allen’s (Simple Hedonisms) February Sonoma Facebook Wine Meetup.

With a focus on using natural yeasts and winemaking techniques, Darek inspired us to put a new spin on the event and feature his wines for the launch of TasteLive Tuesdays. We found his wines to be a beautiful balance between earth, acid and fruit—with an accent on earth—a rare find in the world of California wines.

Here’s the line-up:

2005 Syrah Rockin R Ranch

2006 Field Blend

2005 Cabernet Two Rock (Pre-Release)

2005 Zinfandel Laughlin Vineyard

Our musical pairing suggestion for the night is Motown’s first Blue-Eyed Funk band from the early 70s, Rare Earth and their huge hit, “I Just Want to Celebrate!” 

Old World Wines. Old School Funk. Now that’s a pairing…

Meet our TasteLive Panelists for the event

Amy Cleary @EducatedPalates

I work on food and wine books at the University of Calfornia Press, tweet @educatedpalates and blog at winebookgirl.blogspot.com. I also can, garden, parent and read a lot.

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Theda Sandiford @Bondgyrl

Social Media Misfit, Wino, Collage Artist and Libertarian Living My Life Out Loud and Loving Every Minute of It! www.austinyankee.com and misstheda.com

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Lain Bradford @winereview

The purpose of WineTalk is to assist consumers in finding great wines at affordable prices. I am dedicated to providing easy to understand and fun wine reviews. 

www.winetalk.org

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Amy Corron-Power @WineWonkette

Joe Power @houstonwino

www.AnotherWineBlog.com

Amy is a practicing attorney with expertise in marketing and PR. She co-authors Another Wine Blog. An avid sports fan, member of the Society of Wine Educators and self-avowed political junkie.

Joe is the editor and publisher of Another Wine Blog. A misspent youth and failed attempt at Rock and Roll superstardom left him with little choice but to turn to a life of drink.

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Libby (@Sweet), Gwen (@Dry), Lynn (@Bold) & Jennifer (@Earthy)Together they are the @SwirlGirls

The Swirl Girls are four women who write about wine, wine culture and perfect pairings for The Palm Beach Post and beyond. They each have different tastes and go by the corresponding monikers: Sweet, Dry, Bold and Earthy. They believe wine should be shared with friends, food and laughter. 

www.pbpulse.com/swirlgirls

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Frank Morgan @DrinkWhatULike

Work in the Aerospace industry by day.  Dad (dad-to-be), chronic traveler, reader, observer, kinda runner, wine enthusiast and blogger by night.

www.DrinkWhatYouLike.com

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Rob Bralow @RobBralow

Current Wine Buyer and Manager of Blue Streak Wines as well as contributor to several publications online and in print.

rbwinepost.blogspot.com

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Pamela Heiligenthal @enobytes

Pamela is Enobytes co-Founder and Wine Editor with years of experience in the restaurant and wine industry.

enobytes.org/wine_blog/

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Marc Hinton @macdaddy_m

Seen it, done it, drank it and definitely have already eaten it.

blog.oregonlive.com/wine

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Matthew Horbund @mmwine

Lets connect about wine, food, family, & everything fun. I participate in a weekly radio show, do the occasional TV segment, & have a good time! I talk, a lot. 

agoodtimewithwine.com

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William Allen @SonomaWilliam

William Allen, is the creator/editor of Simple Hedonisms Wine Blog; a leading Bay Area blog focusing on Wine Country lifestyle and consumer orientated wine reviews. 

www.simplehedonisms.com