Conundrum

Conundrum Red Blend 2009 from California

Grape(s) No clue. I reached out for the winery, and their lips are staying sealed. I don’t think any of the grapes in the blend will be a huge surprise.   Facts Imagine my surprise walking down the aisle of the local-dirty-great-big-wine-store, when out of the corner of my eye I saw this on the shelf! I’d always heard that the Wagners (the winemaking family behind Conundrum, Caymus, Belle Glos and Mer Soleil) made a…

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July 4th Wine Recommendations…from a Brit.

July 4th (from what I understand) is a U.S. holiday commemorating the day England, willingly and completely of our own accord, decided to give back America to, well, itself. At least that’s what they taught me in history class in England…and I see no reason why it would be a biased opinion. History lesson out of the way, lets move on to the wine. What follows are some of my personal wine recommendations for this…

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Interview with Winemaker Jon Bolta from Conundrum Winery

On Saturday October 2nd I drove down to Orlando to attend the Conundrum wine blending seminar with winemaker Jon Bolta, the Epcot Food and Wine Fest and the Party for the Senses, ALL IN ONE DAY!  Needless to say, I was exhausted by the end of it all, but I did manage to catch 5 minutes with Conundrum winemaker Jon Bolta… Kris Chislett: How long have you been with Conundrum? Jon Bolta: About 30 years….

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