Viticulture in California began in the 1700s as Spanish missionaries worked their way north from the South American colonies. Grapes (of the Mission, a.k.a. Pais, variety) were originally planted with the intention of producing ceremonial wine and the first wineries were established for the cultivation of Mission grapes. From these beginnings, Parisian oenologist Jean Louis Vignes is credited with being the first person to import European vines for general consumption to Los Angeles in 1833.
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“King of the Red Wine Grapes.” The colonizer of the vineyards, pushing native wine grapes into its shadows. The Caber...
The Occitanian word “merlot” translates to “young blackbird.” An accurate description for this popular, early-budding...
“With so voluptuous a perfume, so sweet an edge, they make the blood run hot,” Joel Fleischman, wine columnist at Van...
The irony here is that Syrah’s origins could give Carmen Sandiego a run for her international wallet. Syrah’s deepest...
British wine writer and critic, Jancis Robinson, once noted that throughout the 80’s and 90’s in the United States, C...
Parentage of the grape: Crljenak to Austria to America. In the 1970s, claims surfaced that the Italian Primitivo is l...
Amador County, in the Sierra Foothills district of California, is named for mid-1840s ranc...
Central Coast is a vast AVA that spans between Santa Barbara County in the south to the Sa...
Mendocino County AVA is a large and climatically diverse region within the North Coast reg...
The Monterey County AVA is part of the Central Coast region in California, below San Franc...
There is some debate over how this famous wine region got its name. Spanish settlers named the ...
The North Coast AVA is a region that spans eight counties and dozens of prestigious subreg...
AVA is one of California’s ‘Mega’ appellations. This vast AVA, covering over 1.5 million acres, ...
San Luis Obispo is part of the larger wine Central Coast region of California, located at ...
The Santa Cruz Mountains AVA is a vast region within San Francisco Bay in California’s Cen...
It has been more than hundred years since California wine pioneer Jean Laurent quarried stone fro...
Since 1984 and 17 years, the de facto estate wine of Livingston Moffett winery has been bottled ...
Crauford Wine Company was founded in 2000 by Marilyn Crawford Corley, whose family originated in ...
Truth be told, the moose aren’t blind. They just think it’s cool to share good wine with friends,...
We got our start as a "garage wine" back in the Sixties but really stepped up what Barefoot wa...
Screaming Eagle is a small winery based in Oakville, California. The original 57-acre (23 ...
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May 2013
All large barrel, neutral oak and from a block in American Canyon. Subdued aromas of grapefruit and fresh green herbs with very light hints of grass. Terrific mouth-watering acidity. Crisp and clean and very vibrant. Juicy ruby grapefruit flavor. Nice.90 pts.5/10/13 at winery Read More
May 2013
Wonderful nose with kisses of everything. Oak, toast, minerality, peach, apricot, lemon, guava and other tropical fruits. Gripping acid on the palate entry. Mouth watering. Stony minerality and very Chablis-like in style with loads of citrus and only very slight oak. Interesting to taste since this is apparently crafted by Mike as the winni... Read More
May 2013
Great, luscious nose. Light toast. Peach, apricot and golden apple aromas. Nice creamy texture on the palate yet with crisp acidity. Flavors of apple, pear and mango with a nice minerality. 89 pts.5/10/13 at winery Read More
May 2013
Dusty, cedary nose. Cherry preserves, cocoa powder and red currant jam aromas. Some savory charcuterie notes appear as well. Acid is a touch stringent on the palate. Dusty, fine grained tannins. Flavors of dried cherries and cocoa powder with hints of dried thyme. A thick, savory quality to it especially on the finish. Salty, cured meat s... Read More
May 2013
Nice Pinot, food balance, surprising. Read More
May 2013
Dusty cedar and wet stone on the nose with hints of leather and black fruit. On the palate, blackberry and black plum flavors with some green herb notes and violets. Roasted meat jus. Big, masculine wine. 89 pts.5/9/13 at winery Read More
May 2013
Very concentrated nose. Camphor, eucalyptus, plum, cassis, pomegranate and cranberry notes. Rich, noble and lush on the palate with lots of red and black berry fruit and camphor influence. Really a nice wine!92 pts.5/9/13 at winery Read More
May 2013
Great perfume! Rich red currant nose, noble and elegant. On the palate it's rich and luscious, dominated by red berry fruit. Flavors of red and black wild berry and currant. Big acid and tannin, so needs time as this even came from a decanter. Great structure to age nicely.90 pts.5/9/13 at winery Read More
May 2013
Blackberry and cassis liquer on the nose. Nice oak vanilla influence on this wine. Flavors of cassis, blackberry, black plum and light smoke. 89 pts.5/9/13 at winery Read More
May 2013
Nose of cocoa and chocolate covered cherry. Hints of cassis. Smooth and lush on the palate with black cherry and cola flavors. Great structure and nice acid balance with good wood integration. 90 pts.5/9/13 at winery Read More
Mar 17, 2009
Have any of you tried the 2007 Seghesio Family Winery Sonoma County Zinfandel This amazing wine rated a 93 with Wine Spectator and was # 10 of their top 100. I tasted it at a wine show just the other day and it is everything they say it is! I can get my hands on some bottles for cheap. Write me back at chris.shipps@gmail.com is you have any in...
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Interesting, I don't see the Temecula AVA listed. Is anyone following it? I live in San Diego and over the last 8 years have seen some good, consistent producers emerge as well as some interesting up-and -comers.
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