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Tag Archives: California
Top California Winery Releases Cool Climate Chardonnay And Pinot Noir Wines
As the sun glistened off the crystalline, turquoise-colored water, it consumed the young man with its sheer exquisite transparency, knocking the wind out of him as he couldn’t fully imagine its effect on him, as the pictures couldn’t do it … Continue reading
Superb Napa Valley Cabernet Wine Made By Famous Winemaker Is A Hidden Gem
When pieced together, fragments of the beginning of a life give a picture of where one’s place is in the world when there is a pattern of what brings joy. The tapestry of smells from walking the streets of Chinatown, … Continue reading
Woman’s Wine Journey From Bolivia To California’s 100-Year-Old Vines
Over 150 years ago, the idea of the American Frontier, a.k.a. the Old West, was a dream for those who had limited opportunities in their own land; it was the chance to build a much better life through hard work … Continue reading
California Pinot Noir Wine Producer Starts To Make Wines In Burgundy
Wild berries, forest floor, bright red cherries, minerality, morel mushrooms, floral notes, cassis and a lot more minerality… nothing on earth can produce the magically ethereal aromas that great Pinot Noir wines can evoke. The wine has broken more hearts … Continue reading
Napa Winery With Several 100-Point Red Wines Releases Promising White Wine
Flowers, leaves, dry earth and bark were intoxicating while impressionistic images of trees and scrub zipped by and billowy cloud formations peaked here and there through the top of the canopies created by majestic, towering trees; the fiercely beating heart … Continue reading
100-Point Scored Napa Valley Wine Producer’s Favorite Napa Vineyard
“It is like a metronome, as it is a single vineyard that is always perfectly balanced and harmonious.” Those words came from the highly passionate winemaker, Peter Heitz, of Turnbull Wine Cellars, who has most of their vineyards in Oakville, … Continue reading
Napa Wine Made From Old Vine Petite Sirah, The Grape That Once Dominated Napa Valley
Ten years. Ten years to get a vine just right, according to the heritage way of growing premium wine grapes. First, the rootstock goes into the soil. Two years later, the vine is grafted onto the rootstock. Six years of … Continue reading
Cabernet Franc Wine From One Of The Most Famous Vineyards In Napa Valley
The sun gave a warm glow to some of the most precious vines in California, those which safely sit between the sheltering protection of the Vaca and Mayacamas mountains in the historic wine region of Napa Valley. It was planted … Continue reading
Pinot Noir Made By Wine Collector Who Discovers Ideal Soil For Greatness
There is nothing as thrilling as seeing some of the most famous Pinot Noir vineyards in the world right after being lucky enough to taste the heavenly wines made from these Grand Cru Burgundy vineyards. The most outstanding Pinot Noir … Continue reading
Rising California Wine Star Expressing Dramatic Cabernet Sauvignon Vineyards Owned By Telecom Pioneer
It was as if a dream had materialized with the steepest slope he had ever seen with gorgeously maintained Cabernet Sauvignon vines nestled into carved terraces, no less. Not much impressed this self-made telecom pioneer as he had traveled all … Continue reading
