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At our very last tasting of the year, we blind-tasted 10 small batch Chardonnays, and a big surprise came out of the ballot [...]
In Alexandre Dumas’ novel The Three Musketeers, D’Artagnan fell for the beautiful and mysterious Milady. This French style inspired Chardonnay is Yannick Rousseau’s Lady [...]
Heimark Vineyard is a celebration of the fruit exclusively sourced from their family-owned vineyard. The vineyard is located in Dutch Henry Canyon on the [...]
The Sloan family has been farming in Sonoma for four generations now, and Paul took it one step further, adding winemaking from their [...]
Understanding Limestone Soils in Wine By J’nai Gaither Getty image An umbrella term for many types of sedimentary rock, limestone spans everything [...]
It was 1993 when Dave Decesaris, gazed into his crystal and spied Freemark Abbey, as Mesopotamian mythology’s controller of karma and time, he saw [...]
Marie-Laure Ammons founded Nid Tissé, the name itself translates to “woven nest”, in French. A native of France, she studied wine in Burgundy and [...]
Clayton Kirchhoff’s day job is that of the head winemaker at the famed Hudson Winery in Carneros. For those who had the Hudson wines, [...]
Ace winemaker Clayton Kirchoff did it again! Only a few hundred cases of the stunning, very Bordeaux-like Hudson Phoenix Bordeaux Red Blend were produced! [...]
DuMol 2020 “Chloe” Chardonnay, Russian River Valley -97 Points GGWC 79.99 97 Points Jeb Dunnuck: “The 2020 Chardonnay Chloe is rich with aromas of [...]
The Story: Byron Kosuge has been making wine for over 3 decades now. He honed his skills at various great wineries in California and [...]
Why So Many Winemakers Are Embracing Agroforestry Winegrowers are using trees, hedgerows, and habitats to mitigate climate change, helping not just the [...]
Sadly, this will be the LAST Coho Pinot Noir ever. Gary Lipp is retiring next year and this is his swan song. It has [...]
COHO is the aspiration of vintner Gary Lipp to produce flavorful, balanced wines. Grown in select cool-climate vineyards, COHO wines emphasize fruit purity and [...]
Jim Binns began his winemaking journey while attending classes at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. Working with a number of small producers, Jim gained [...]
The Hendry family has been farming the same vineyard in Napa since 1939. The lessons learned in almost 80 harvests provides them with a [...]
This is a venture by 3 partners, Matt Dees, Michael Palmer and Ron Piazza. A very limited release of Santa Barbara's new Cult Pinot [...]
After the great success with her own Keplinger label, Helen Keplinger is out of control (in a very good way)! The latest release [...]
Long before citrus reigned in Southern California, L.A. made wine. Lots of it Contributed by Patt Morrison Napa, Schmapa. For the better [...]
Bringing up a wine: the art of élevage in winemaking Contributed by Jamie Goode Wine is a product of fermentation. Yeasts eat the [...]
Herman Syrah is the “story” of tall tales, Wrangler Jeans, and bold wines crafted by Russell P. From. This winery has become a real [...]
Barbara and Jim Richards always had an interest in wine, both in its making and its consumption, and in food and gardening. In 1980, [...]
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