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Sep-19-09 San Jose State vs. Stanford Potluck Assignments
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• Results for the USC vs. Stanford tailgate/Pinot Noir tasitng are in!  Click here.
• Introducing “Marc’s Page”- Marc’s latest tasting notes and ruminations
• Chateau Garage’s Wine Tasting note pages are now available for download

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Web site by amateur winemakers dedicated to the amateur winemaker, amateur wine drinker, amateur wine taster, amateur wine buyer, and … did I say amateur wine drinker?

In other words, the fun associated with wine making, evaluation and consumption…all on an amateur level, of course!

Having a little fun, with wine, is a main reason for this site.  The key word here is “fun.”  Fun, as in no wine snobbery here.  Some of the best advice we ever heard about enjoying wine is this:

“Pop the cork and lap it up!”

These are the words of Roy Brady, an editor of Wine World  magazine, taken from an interview in 1973 with one of Chateau Garage’s wine makers as part of a college course at USC.

Chateau Garage bags two golds

Attention SJSU Corner Cypress Wine Tasters. 2010 SJSU  Football Schedule (Tasting location click here) Sat.,  Sep 18, Southern Utah - 5:00 pm Tasting: Sparkling Wine Sat, Oct. 2 - UC Davis - 5 pm Tasting: mid-priced Chardonnay, $15 and up, no older than 2004 Sat., Oct. 16 -  Boise State - 5 pm ; Pinot Noir, no older than 2004 Sat., Oct. 23 - Fresno State - Homecoming - 5 pm - Tasting: mid-priced Merlot, $20 and up, no older than 2004. Sat. Nov. 13 - Utah State - 5 pm, Tasting: Syrah, $15 and up, no older than 2004. Tasting results. Sat., Nov. 27 -  Louisiana Tech - 5 pm, Tasting: Zinfandel, $15 and up, no older than 2004.

and a double gold!
Chateau Garage results from the 2008 San Joaquin County Fair Wine Competition.

• '06 Cabernet - Honorable Mention
• '05 Cabernet - Bronze
• '05 Malbec - Silver
• '06 Sangiovese - Gold / Best of Class

Chateau Garage results from the 2008 Orange County Fair Wine Competition.:

• '06 Chardonnay - Bronze
• ‘05 Cabernet - Silver
• '06 Cabernet - Gold
• '06 Sangiovese - Double Gold
• '04 Syrah - Bronze
• '05 Malbec - Bronze

New! Marc’s Page Check here for Marc’s  latest tasting notes and ruminations.