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WINEMAKING: SCIENCE OR ART? Contributed by Dwight Furrow Winemaking has undergone a scientific revolution over the past several decades. Young winemakers now graduate [...]
The Melis 2021 Rosé is not an afterthought, but a serious contender. The new Melis Rosé of Pinot Noir (a blend of 2 great [...]
Arietta is the name for wines born of a passion for music. The name Arietta, meaning short aria or art song, expresses our belief [...]
The wrath of Juno sent Aeneas wandering the Mediterranean in Vergil’s Aeneid. For the ancient Romans, ira or wrath, was a tool of a [...]
Vailia From owner/winemaker, might be the wife of Russell From the owner/winemaker of Herman Story, but she is her “own” woman in this man’s [...]
I am starting off with some very exciting and less exciting news…The 2019 Melis Family Cabernet is one of my best efforts to date, sadly… [...]
How to Pour Wine Without Spilling a Drop Contributed by Emily Saladino If you’ve ever wondered how to pour wine without leaving a [...]
Winemaker Notes : “Mimi’s Mind 2019 has stunning lift and slowly unveiling layers of flavor that evolve and deepen with age. It reveals a [...]
For many, Nuts & Bolts functions as the Herman Story Gateway Drug. Each vintage delivers a Syrah of exceptional structure, body and power. Nuts [...]
Hourglass was created by Ned Smith in 1976, who loved making Zinfandel from this property. In 1992 his son Jeff Smith took over the [...]
In 1960 Henri Vandendriessche came to America from France to study economics at UC Berkeley. He and Claire met in 1967 and fell [...]
When you think you’ve seen (tasted) it all, something else “pops” up. The Beckstoffer family has been growing some of the most amazing Pinot [...]
The new wave of Petite Sirah wine making going on these days is drawing attention and changing the way this grape is regarded. Surging [...]
The Enduring Myths of Wine Contributed byRandy Caparoso The wine world has always been full of myths—mystique and imagination play as big a [...]
Testarossa’s location at the historic Novitiate Winery in downtown Los Gatos, California, is both a state-of-the-art working winery and a truly dramatic setting for [...]
Sorry, the 2019 Bevans are almost sold out! There is NO 2020 vintage due to the Napa fires, so the next release will [...]
Owner and Winemaker Curt Schalchlin has been producing high-quality Rhone blends at a very respectable price level for years. Curt worked for some of [...]
The science of old vines Contributed by Jamie Goode It’s wonderful to see an old vineyard. The vines, with their gnarly trunks, have [...]
Shepherded by a family heritage of over six generations of grape farming – it is a firm belief at Gamba that wines are made [...]
For those familiar with Vine Hill Ranch and the Phillips Family I do not need to tell you that whatever they do is [...]
An homage to Stephan Asseo of L’Aventure Winery became an obsession. Sourced from exceptional vineyard sites around Paso Robles, San Luis Obispo and south [...]
Rosemary Cakebread is among the most seasoned winemakers who have been instrumental in bringing Napa Valley Cabernet to prominence. After earning a degree in [...]
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