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Craft and Cru
\'kraft\: [to make or produce with care, skill, or ingenuity]
\'krü\: [a vineyard or group of vineyards, especially one of recognized quality ]
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John Paul Kaminga
Feb 9, 20212 min read
Pick a Chiroubles Cherry
Quite the infographic, no? It shows so much, but please, however, ignore most of it for now, and direct your attention to the most...
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John Paul Kaminga
Jan 15, 20212 min read
Red Green Wine
First a quick note about our friendly neighbor chef Otto, of Lima Limon. He has a new online ordering platform and you can click here to...
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John Paul Kaminga
Dec 29, 20204 min read
Bubbles and the Big Bitter One
Sparkling wine might be something enjoyed every day, if you ask me, but I do understand that it is fun to pop a cork and pour a round of...
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John Paul Kaminga
Dec 26, 20201 min read
A Close Encounter with the Best Red Value Wine
We're huge fans of Nebbiolo, but our favorites tend to be $20+, if not $50+. When you're talking about Nebbiolo, it's usually in the...
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John Paul Kaminga
Dec 21, 20202 min read
Brunello Bash?
You've heard us bash Brunello di Montalcino before... sorry! not sorry... we don't get really excited about them very often, but we have...
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John Paul Kaminga
Nov 18, 20201 min read
Rhone Wine: Domaine Saladin Chaveyron 1422
A lot of you already know Domaine Saladin. Maybe you've tried a bottle from us, or maybe you attended dinner with Marie-Laurence Saladin...
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John Paul Kaminga
Nov 15, 20202 min read
Need to Know: Fratelli Alessandria 2016
When you walk into the cellars at Fratelli Alessandria, you can trace the growth of the facility by the changes in stonework, and you...
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John Paul Kaminga
Nov 5, 20202 min read
Gift Baskets + Wine Yourself
A couple bottles of wine, some extra virgin olive oil, a bar of chocolate, hand-picked by the crew at Craft and Cru, all together in a...
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John Paul Kaminga
Oct 27, 20202 min read
Cru Beaujolais: Burgaud 2019
There's no better introduction to the most serious wines of Beaujolais than a bottle from Jean Marc. The price of his fabulous Cote du Py...
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John Paul Kaminga
Oct 21, 20202 min read
Worth the Hype: Oddero Barolo 2016
You've heard us say this before: vintage matters less than people and places. In Barolo, there has not been a genuinely disastrous...
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John Paul Kaminga
Oct 16, 20202 min read
Serious Sunny Bubbles: Cruse Tradition
There have been many (many) offers in my inbox for zoom tastings with winemakers. I have only jumped at one, and boy did I jump! This...
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John Paul Kaminga
Oct 7, 20203 min read
Balanced Brawn
Aglianico must be counted as one of Italy's great red wine grapes, arguably next to Sangiovese and Nebbiolo in terms of raw potential,...
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John Paul Kaminga
Sep 29, 20202 min read
Tiny Dancers: Ballarin Cino
The Viberti family has long been known as "ballarin" or "dancers" to the people of Barolo, and their winery goes by this local nickname,...
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John Paul Kaminga
Sep 26, 20203 min read
Unexpected California Dream
Few California wines have brought me as much pleasure as the 2015 vintage of Nathan Kandler's Old Vine White Wine from the Wirz Vineyard....
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John Paul Kaminga
Sep 23, 20203 min read
Barolo Magic + Cantina del Pino
We don't often get very excited about half bottles, as they can be quite a bit more expensive, per ounce of liquid, than full bottles....
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John Paul Kaminga
Sep 17, 20203 min read
A Few Fresh Darlings
We are always so pleased to introduce people to the organically grown 'Les 4 Cepages' from Domaine de Pajot, as it represents one of the...
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John Paul Kaminga
Sep 2, 20203 min read
Keeping Summer Going
Four wines to check out: a couple old faves and a couple newbs. One of our favorite wine estates in Tuscany, Corzano e Paterno is a small...
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John Paul Kaminga
Aug 29, 20204 min read
For the Cellar: Cantina del Pino 2016
We always look forward to new vintages from Cantina del Pino. They release Barbaresco a year later than most, so there's always a bit of...
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John Paul Kaminga
Aug 26, 20203 min read
Rosso @ Craft and Cru
Today we want to talk about rossi from Italy (spumante and fermo) and some American reds made from grapes you would otherwise almost...
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John Paul Kaminga
Aug 19, 20203 min read
Vino/Vin Bianco/Blanc
White wine is often not taken as seriously as red wine. This is a mistake. Way under the radar, the Bianchello del Metauro DOC of Italy's...
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