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Bibiana González Rave is the founder and winemaker of Cattleya Wines. She is also the wife of star winemaker Jeff Pisoni. Born and [...]
Russell Bevan and Victoria De Crescenzo knew they were on to something special way back in the late 90′s when impromptu blind tastings [...]
Matthias Pippig is not your everyday mainstream winemaker. He’s an “artist” in the true sense of the word. A creator, a dreamer, a [...]
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I am starting off with some very exciting and some less exciting news…The 2019 Melis Family Reserve Cabernet is one of my best efforts [...]
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March 21, marks the 21st Vintage release of Robert’s Kamen Estate Cabernet. I figured, the 21 vintage, on the 21st, a real Black Jack [...]
Bibiana González Rave is the founder and winemaker of Cattleya Wines. She is also the wife of star winemaker Jeff Pisoni. Born and raised [...]
With wine tasting, remember our tastes aren’t stable Contributed by Jamie Goode Our tastes aren’t stable: when it comes to tasting wine, [...]
The Hendry family has been farming the same vineyard in Napa since 1939. The lessons learned in almost 80 harvests provides them with a [...]
The Pisoni family has been farming Monterey County soil since the turn of the 19th century, when their ancestors immigrated to California. In 1951, [...]
Mending Wall Winery is a partnership between three owners: Frank Dotzler (one of the co-founders of Outpost Winery), Mark Pulido and Donna Walker (owners [...]
The Story: In August of 2012, Dave Phinney and his friends stood in the middle of a block of hundred-year-old Zinfandel. The vineyard was [...]
The Depiction winery is owned by Sebastian and Estelle Lane. Sebastian is a seasoned barrel cooper and well-regarded real estate agent in the Napa [...]
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 [...]
How neuroscience can make your wine taste better Contributed by Libby Brodie Our environment can change the way we perceive taste Neuroscience and [...]
The Melis 2021 Rosé is not an afterthought, but a serious contender. The Melis Family Rosé of Pinot Noir (a blend of 2 [...]
The Hendry family has been farming the same vineyard in Napa since 1939. The lessons learned in almost 80 harvests provides them with [...]
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 [...]
Winemaker Clayton Kirchhoff did it again! Another stunning, very Burgundian-like Hudson Chardonnay was produced! If this vineyard were to be in Burgundy, it would [...]
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