Tag Archives: mourvedre

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Vertical tasting: Sculpterra Mega Focus

    Mega Focus Named after the impressive 24ft tall Dale Evers sculpture at the front of Sculpterra Winery’s sculpture garden in sunny Paso Robles, California, Mega Focus is a blend of Rhone grape varieties. […]

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Wine and Oak: Barrel Tasting at Sculpterra Winery

  Over a barrel Oak and wine have been in partnership since ancient times when it was discovered that wine being transported in barrels gained additional flavours. These days it can be an incredibly scientific […]

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Sculpterra Monthly Tasting List Preview- October 2019

  New month, new lineup  With over twenty different wines to choose from, every month at Sculpterra Winery there’s a different line-up of eight, selected to go on the tasting list. Personally, I see it […]

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Wine Speak Paso – Grand Tasting

Grand Tasting – Grand Opportunity Wine Speak Paso Robles is a collaboration between wine experts and local wineries that first came to be in 2017, co-founded by Amanda Wittstrom Higgins of Ancient Peaks Winery. Seminars and […]

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Wine Review: Sculpterra – Mega Focus 2014

    Mega Focus gets it’s name from the 24ft sculpture created by Dale Evers, as featured on the bottle. It takes pride of place at the front of Sculpterra’s sculpture garden. The climate of […]

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Wine Review: Sculpterra – Mourvèdre 2013

      Move a what now? Mourvèdre is one of my favourite varietals and one that deserves more attention.  It most likely originates in southern Spain near Valencia, but Mourvèdre is what the French call it. […]

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Harvest Time!

The 2017 harvest at Sculpterra Winery started on September 5th, with 12 tonnes of Viognier fruit coming in on that day, all picked by hand. I was too busy (and too covered in sticky grape […]