Tag Archives: Pinot Noir

New California Pinot Noir Winemaker With Mexican Heritage And Her Great Partnership With Renowned Pinot Noir Expert

Posted on August 20, 2023 by damewine

A woman with an insatiable curiosity for all things involving wine and not shy about taking on the tremendous amount of work needed to tackle such an industry had her path altered by hearing the words, “it is not all … Continue reading →

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A Pinot Noir White Wine Made By A Sonoma Pinot Noir Specialist

Posted on August 16, 2023 by damewine

The delectable aromas of orange blossom water, white peach and pure nectar drew the woman into the winery, where she quickly walked around trying to find the source of the incredible smells. Did someone bring in some special pastries for … Continue reading →

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Napa Winery Using Covid Lessons On How Technology Can Take Wine Hospitality To Next Level

Posted on October 10, 2022 by damewine

As beautiful outdoor weddings, charity events and meaningful anniversaries are coming back in droves to Napa Valley, it makes one forget that a pandemic ever existed. Chris Kajani, winemaker and general manager of Bouchaine Vineyards & Winery, noted that everything is … Continue reading →

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Three Wine Regions In Chile That Excel At Great Value Pinot Noir, Cabernet Sauvignon And Carménère

Posted on January 12, 2022 by damewine

How Carménère grape varieties got confused with Merlot grapes in Chile is a mystery to one of the most celebrated winemakers of that country, Marcelo Papa – who oversees Casillero del Diablo and Marques de Casa Concha lineup of wines … Continue reading →

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Pinot Noir Wines Expressing Differences From Three Great Vineyard Sites Throughout California

Posted on September 25, 2021 by damewine

California is one of those states that provokes an array of images – pictures of jaw-dropping natural beauty that can range from the charming vineyards that are tucked within the numerous woodlands of Sonoma County to the magnificent views of … Continue reading →

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Choosing A Life Based On California Pinot Noir Wine Over The Biotech World

Posted on August 30, 2021 by damewine

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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A Burgundy Wine Producer: Surviving Tariffs, Covid And 40% Loss Of Yields

Posted on August 4, 2021 by damewine

The past year and a half has been a challenging one for many across the world with waves of the tide of coronavirus shutdowns, illnesses and deaths coming and going with intervals of brief breaks that would hint at normalcy … Continue reading →

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Partners in Life Come in All Forms

Posted on September 30, 2019 by damewine

It was a hectic day a few weeks ago when I visited the wine producer Weingut Weegmüller, as the harvest started earlier than expected in their wine region of Pfalz, Germany, but one of the family owners Gabriele Weegmüller was … Continue reading →

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Full Circle: Realizing That Paradise Is Where You Started

Posted on April 24, 2019 by damewine

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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The Way to Enlightenment

Posted on March 23, 2019 by damewine

The people who seemed closest to enlightenment who taught me many of my values couldn’t have been more outwardly different from each other; my childhood next-door-neighbor’s mother who came from a poor background in Mississippi who always was so compassionate … Continue reading →

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