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I was born and raised in Texas but have been in California so long I consider myself a native. The wine country was a great inducement.
I am a software engineer by trade. My greatest achievement in that area was being part of the creation of SQL at IBM Research.
I began wine making in the mid 70's with concentrates, strawberries, apples, etc.
I got serious in 1979, 1980 with real grapes from Wine and the People in Berkeley. In 1981 I joined Chateau Garage.
With regard to preferences, I like Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Noir, Zinfandel in approximately that order. On the other hand,
I think Petite Sirah, Shiraz, Rhone wines and such are not fit for human consumption. I am usually in disagreement with Rich.
He prefers large monster wines. I like lighter more elegant wines. I am in frequent agreement with Allan.
In rating wines, I am tough. A+ wines don't happen very often in my opinion. Marc will think otherwise.
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