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Tag Archives: California
Napa Cabernet Sauvignon Wine Made From A Multi-Vintage Blend
A wine grape grower comes up with an innovative way to make an affordable Napa Cab while also showing another way that avoids destroying forests just to plant new vineyards. Continue reading
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Tagged Cabernet Sauvignon, California, Multi-Vintages, Napa Valley, Sauvignon Blanc
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Fate Has Midwestern Woman Lead Sonoma Winery To Next Evolution
As a little girl smelled intriguing aromas of grapes and leaves wafting in the air, her face beamed with a joyful curiosity as her parents drove her around Sonoma County and Napa Valley during harvest time for wine producers. Although … Continue reading
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Tagged Cabernet Sauvignon, California, Chardonnay, Russian River Valley, Sonoma
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A Napa Valley Wine Homage To Ancient Persia By An Immigrant From Iran
As the sun began to rise and shine its rays of warmth on the hot southern coast of Iran, a Range Rover started to drive towards the cooler areas of the country before the heat started to accumulate. In the … Continue reading
Choosing A Life Based On California Pinot Noir Wine Over The Biotech World
The golden sunrise revealed thick fog that slowly rolled over Mount Tamalpais as Chris Kajani stood on her winery’s terrace watching this “miraculous” sight. The wine estate she runs, Bouchaine, is tucked away off the beaten path of Napa Valley … Continue reading
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Tagged California, Carneros, Chardonnay, Napa Valley, Pinot Noir
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A Journey Filled with Twists and Turns Can Bear Intriguing Fruit
For many, the past is something we run away from… try to change everything that was considered odd, unpopular – any outlying characteristics and those things that we couldn’t change we would try to diminish or hide. Once we get … Continue reading
What is Success?
All of us want to live a “successful life” but that can mean various things to various people. To some, it can mean earning money, and even that within itself can vary – simply having the means to cover the … Continue reading
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Tagged Acquiesce, Aglianico, Bourboulenc, Cabernet Franc, California, Carignan, Carignane, Clairette Blanche, Grenache Blanc, Kerner, Lange Twins Winery & Vineyards, LangeTwins, Lodi, Lodi Wines, m2, Mettler Family Vineyards, Michael David Winery, Picpoul Blanc, Pinotage, PRIE Winery, Rose, Sangiovese, Snooth, Vermentino, Viognier, Zinfandel
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Full Circle: Realizing That Paradise Is Where You Started
Turning onto a dirt road, the fear of the GPS no longer being of any help starts to sink in; yet the fear is tempered by the raw beauty of the surrounding forest that enveloped the car with the slowly … Continue reading
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Tagged California, Chardonnay, Kenwood Vineyards, Pinot Noir, Russian River Valley, Sonoma County
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Happiness is Picking Community Over Competitive Edge
Around a month ago, just before the Paso Robles masterclass kicked off here in New York City, I was able to hear the story of renowned importer Robert Haas, who passed away earlier this year, as told by Robert’s son, … Continue reading
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Tagged Ancient Peaks Winery, Booker Vineyard, Cabernet Sauvignon, California, Cinsault, Counoise, Fiano, Giornata, Grenache, Grenache Blanc, Merlot, Mourvedre, Nebbiolo, Paso Robles, Paso Robles AVA, Petit Verdot, Petite Sirah, Picpoul, Roussanne, Syrah, Tablas Creek, Tablas Creek Vineyard, Thacher Winery, USA, Villa Creek
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