In the annals of California viticulture, few named vineyards can approach To Kalon in either historical significance or popular acclaim. To Kalon has long been known for producing phenomenal wines, but increasingly it has also become famous for something else entirely: the price of its grapes. A quote by grower Andy Beckstoffer graces the inside co
Do You Need to Worry About Arsenic in Your Wine?
It's all over the wine news channels, and will soon be in much wider distribution, as these stories spread like wildfire thanks to sensational headlines. CBS News reported today that an organization called BeverageGrades tested thousands of wines and found that more than 20{b2e123e9138e25ff8232216a74205959533a608968f4eba7854f63b9364ed57d} of the w
Vinography Images: The Rockpile
The Rockpile HEALDSBURG, CA: Fall colors decorate Sonoma County's Rockpile AVA near Healdsburg, California. This higher elevation growing area is known for its shallow oxidized soils that produce brilliant Zinfandels and other big red wines. INSTRUCTIONS: Download this image by right-clicking on the image and selecting "save link as" or "save targ
Vinography Unboxed: Week of March 15th, 2015
Hello, and welcome to my periodic dig through the samples pile. I'm pleased to bring you the latest installment of Vinography Unboxed, where I highlight some of the better bottles that have crossed my doorstep recently. This week's tasting unearthed a couple of excellent Chardonnays from producer Alta Maria Vineyards down in Santa Barbara County, w
The Latitudes and Longitudes of Pinot Noir
Every year, just as Winter, or what passes for winter in southern California, begins to turn the corner towards Spring, lovers of Pinot Noir gather on the cliffs of Santa Barbara for a celebration of the grape they love. The World of Pinot Noir offers three days of immersion into everything Pinot in the bucolic setting of Bacara Resort. This event
Pigs & Pinot Orange County
A mini Pigs & Pinot event was held recently at Charlie Palmer's at Bloomingdales in Costa Mesa, California, fashioned after the annual Pigs & Pinot event held at Charlie Palmer's Dry Creek Kitchen in Healdsburg. Dan Prescott, the general manager at Charlie Palmer's at Bloomingdales and formerly held the same ...
Recent Sips of Chardonnay
'this' All Loring Wine Company Chardonnays are whole cluster pressed and barrel fermented in a 50/50 mix of French and American oak barrels (30{b2e123e9138e25ff8232216a74205959533a608968f4eba7854f63b9364ed57d} new). 100{b2e123e9138e25ff8232216a74205959533a608968f4eba7854f63b9364ed57d} malolactic fermentation. 'this' 'this'
Sips of Recently Tasted Pinot Noir
brick & mortar, Napa Valley, California Matt Iaconis, a graduate of University of California at Davis, launched his label in 2011 featuring Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from Napa Valley. The previously reviewed 2011 Pinot Noir and 2012 Chardonnay were impressive. Visit www.brickandmortarwines.com. 'this' Cellars 33, San Francisco, Californ
The Donum Estate: 2012 Gifts of the Land
Donum means "gift of the land," and the wines from this estate are truly that. The Donum Ranch's 147 acres covers three hills in the Sonoma Carneros region just north of San Pablo Bay. Nestled amid these hills is a 50- acre vineyard planted to a diverse collection of heirloom ...
Screen Door Cellars
Sometimes great wine just drops in your lap. This past Christmas I rented a house in Sebastopol and spent the Christmas holiday there with my family. Upon my arrival, the property manager gave me a bottle of 2012 Screen Door Cellars Russian River Valley Pinot Noir as a welcoming gift. ...
From Amazon.com: Hugh Johnson’s 2015 Pocket Wine Book
This year's Johnson mini- encyclopedia is so chock-full of information that you won't believe it all fits in a pocket. It's only a little larger than my iPhone 6+! Updated annually since the 1970s, it just keeps getting better and better.
Vino e Cucina d’Italia: White Sangiovese – it does exist
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30 Second Wine Advisor: Steak or pasta with Tuscan reds?
You're looking forward to a good Chianti or even a fine Brunello with dinner. What will you serve to show off this amiable red wine at its best? This is not as simple a question as it seems.
30 Second Wine Advisor: Plastic wine bottle?
Fine wine in a plastic bottle? The very idea probably gags most wine geeks. Wine-in-plastic seems so wrong in so many ways, from the practical to the purely emotional.
WebWineMan: Merlot holds its own.
If you are a fan of merlot, you may have been feeling a little left out of the wine buzz, writes Richard Fadeley. But you can relax, he says. Merlot is America's most popular wine.
American AgCredit Sweepstake Winemakers
A record-breaking 6,417 wines throughout 28 states were entered in competition, and the following wines received the prestigious American AgCredit Sweepstake Awards, signifying the best of the best. Gloria Ferrer - 2010 Blanc De Blancs, Carneros, $42 Dr. Konstantin Frank- 2013 Riesling, Semi Dry, Finger Lakes, New York $14.99 Sonoma-Cutrer - 2012 P