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This might be one of the very best Cabernets to come from Knight’s Valley. The venture is owned by Norma Hunt (wife of the [...]
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STORY: Waits-Mast Family Cellars was founded by Brian Mast and Jennifer Waits in 2005. Before they started making wine they were passionate wine consumers. [...]
The Pisoni family has been farming Monterey County soil since the turn of the 19th century, when their ancestors immigrated to California. In 1951, [...]
This is the seventh release from this hot little winery that will dazzle you both in taste as well as cost! The Hundred [...]
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Owner/winemaker Matt Courtney grew up in Danville and attended Cal as a philosophy major. After graduation, he worked in area restaurants which led [...]
Owner & Winemaker Curt Schalchlin has been producing high-quality domestic Rhône blends at a very respectable price level for years. Curt worked for [...]
The story of Hobel Wine Works began in 1998, when Cameron Hobel first met friend and winemaker Thomas Rivers Brown in Napa. Cameron [...]
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A dream does come true … Like so many people who end up working in the wine industry, one can look back on [...]
The RW MOORE VINEYARD is one of California’s oldest and best known Zinfandel vineyards, planted in 1905! Many might know this vineyard from the [...]
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I am starting off with some very exhilarating and some less exhilarating news…The 2021 Melis Family Cabernet is one of my best efforts to [...]
A.V.A. stands for American Viticulture Area and, it represents the culmination of sustainable viticulture, the resurrection of the 1870s winery, and classic winemaking. [...]
Happy President’s Day! Wishing you and yours a wonderful President's Day, from all of us at Golden Gate Wine Cellars! Your humbled (Wine) [...]
Innovating tradition: the rise of flash détente in winemaking Contributed By Tim Carl Winemaking is a blend of art and science that often [...]
Byron Kosuge has been making wine for well over 2 decades now. He honed his skills at various great wineries in California and France. [...]
Captain Heidi Barrett Notes: “Avast, mateys – it’s a new vintage of Pirate TreasuRed! The first year I worked on this wine, in [...]
The wines are crafted by ace winemakers Philippe Melka, Maayan Koschitzky, and made from grapes farmed by another first-rate viticulturist Jim Barbour. This wine [...]
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