VOLUME 8, ISSUE 20
August 24, 2010
August 24, 2010
ARTICLES IN THIS ISSUE:
Romancing the Dijon Clones Buena Vista: My House Red and White Lenné Estate: 2008s are Best Ever Domaine Drouhin Oregon: Burgundy’s First Footprint in Oregon Spätburgunder Robert Sinskey Vineyards Raiding the Library of the Pinot Carzina: Lane Tanner Pinot Noir, 1988-2007 LIOCO Winery: A Different Path Sta. Rita Hills: California’s Best AVA for Chardonnay? Sips of Pinot Noir Pinot Briefs Doctoring Wine for Optimum Drinking
Romancing the Dijon Clones Buena Vista: My House Red and White Lenné Estate: 2008s are Best Ever Domaine Drouhin Oregon: Burgundy’s First Footprint in Oregon Spätburgunder Robert Sinskey Vineyards Raiding the Library of the Pinot Carzina: Lane Tanner Pinot Noir, 1988-2007 LIOCO Winery: A Different Path Sta. Rita Hills: California’s Best AVA for Chardonnay? Sips of Pinot Noir Pinot Briefs Doctoring Wine for Optimum Drinking
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Smoking Loon
| Owner(s) | Don Sebastiani Family Wines |
| Web site | www.donandsons.com |
| Link to this site |
A value-priced line of California varietals produced from purchased bulk wine including Pinot Noir that is in wide retail distribution. Over 200,000 cases are produced. Until 2009, the label was from the Three Loose Screws division of Don Sebastiani & Sons. By 2010, Three Loose Screws became Don & Sons, as one of two separate divisions of Don Sebastiani Family Wines (the other being The Other Guys).
Articles About Smoking Loon
Reviewed Wines
2007 Smoking Loon California Pinot Noir
13.5% alc., 212,000 cases, $8.99.
Released July 2008. From the Three Loose Screws division of Don Sebastiani &
Sons.
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On the nose their are shy darker fruits, toasted oak and tobacco. Tasty
black raspberry fruit with a smoky edge (the label is appropriate). Medium bodied,
soft in the mouth with minimal tannins. Straightforward and simple and
very Decent for the price. Perfect price point for Generation Y.
Reviewed December 16, 2009
ARTICLE »
2007 Smoking Loon California Pinot Noir
13.5% alc., 212,000 cases, $8.99. Released July 2008. From the Three Loose Screws division of Don Sebastiani & Sons. · On the nose their are shy darker fruits, toasted oak and tobacco. Tasty black raspberry fruit with a smoky edge (the label is appropriate). Medium bodied, soft in the mouth with minimal tannins. Straightforward and simple and very Decent for the price. Perfect price point for Generation Y. Reviewed December 16, 2009 ARTICLE »
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