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Black Box ; You Got Boxed
Box wine holds an increasingly important appeal in today’s marketplace. Not only can you feel good about drastically reducing your carbon footprint as a... Read more
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A Bootful of Wine - A Visit to Terrabianca
Terrabianca is a medium sized winery in the heart of the Chianti region, in Radda, located just north of Sienna. It is owned by a German, Roberto Guldener,... Read more
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Isabella Oddero Visits New York
I had the pleasure of welcoming Isabella Oddero to New York last month. I have tasted with Isabella in the cantina at Oddero for several years but his was... Read more
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A dinner with the wines of Burlotto
I recently had the chance to spend dinner with 4 wines from one of my favorite producers;; Commendatore G.B. Burlotto. Not only does Burlotto produce... Read more
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The view from Felton Road
I was glad to have had the chance to spend some time with Felton Road’s winemaker, Blair Walter, this past month. For someone interested in experiencing... Read more
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Taking another Look at Ceretto
Last week was a bountiful week for this Barolo lover. Not only did I enjoy a great Oddero dinner with friends and Isabella Oddero in attendance, but I was... Read more
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Wine Guerrilla
Wine Guerilla is specialist operation run by Bruce Patch, who is intent on sourcing great fruit from some of Sonoma’s best vineyard sites to create wines... Read more
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Alexander Valley Vineyards Zinfandels
Alexander Valley Vineyards has always been a great source for delicious, well-balanced, expressive Cabernet Sauvignon. I finished my last bottle of the 1986... Read more
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Benziger - Leading the way on Sonoma Mountain
When you visit the Benziger Estate vineyards you know something special is going on. The sight of so many vineyard blocks carefully eased into each contour... Read more
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Spotlight: Camel Valley Winery
Spotlight: Camel Valley WineryI'd heard of Camel Valley Winery's reputation (award winning sparklers) since I first moved out of Cornwall over a decade ago.... Read more
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Has Bonny Doon Vineyard finally lost it?
Or have they found it? Bonny Doon Vineyard is back on top, or bottom, depending on your perspective. After years building a lucrative wine empire the always... Read more
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First Look - Cupcake Vineyards
And to cap off the week we got a sneak peak at a new value brand called Cupcake Vineyards. The winemaker, Adam Richardson, stopped by with the wines and we... Read more
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Gundlach Bundschu Celebrates 151 Years
We had an exciting time in our blind tasting this past week. While our GTi has us focused on Cabernet Sauvignon we got sidetracked just a little bit. We... Read more
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Vintage Reports
It's the middle of January and Napa Valley is unseasonably warm (back-to-back 80 and 82 degree days this week) and dry. Winter, which promises wet weather... Read more
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Cameron Hughes - Amazing Wines, Amazing Value
The classic model for wine sales includes not only the private domains, but also the often neglected negociant. Simply put a negociant buys wine to be resold... Read more
