WINE Secret Source: NorCal Winemakers Love the Santa Lucia Highlands September 22, 2020 Kerith Overstreet’s Bruliam Winery is located in Windsor, in the far north reaches of Sonoma County, where some of the …
WINE Honoring Richard Sanford, Pioneer of the Sta. Rita Hills September 15, 2020 Richard Sanford is nothing if not humble. The pioneer of Central Coast pinot noir and the Sta. Rita Hills AVA …
WINE World-Class Pinot Noir—Grown on Long Island September 09, 2020 To really understand what is happening at McCall Wines, out on the North Fork of Long Island, it is helpful …
WINE Willamette Pinot Auction Goes Virtual—and Will Benefit Beard Foundation July 25, 2020 PINOT WEEK Even for the pros who are there to work, the annual springtime Willamette Valley Wineries Association (WVWA) Pinot …
WINE Singular Delights from the Gary Farrell Winery July 25, 2020 PINOT WEEK A chance to taste seven 2016 single vineyard Pinot Noirs from Sonoma’s Gary Farrell Winery, side by side—and …
WINE TASTING NOTE: 2001 Sanford Santa Rita Hills Pinot Noir July 23, 2020 PINOT WEEK New world pinot lovers have endless debates: Do American Pinots age? Some argue they’re made to drink young, …
WINE The Excellent Spatburgunders of August Kesseler July 22, 2020 PINOT WEEK Spätburgunder. Say it out loud: “Shpayt-ber-gun-der,” with a long “a” sound. There you go. The “burgunder,” like Burgundy, …
WINE Where to Go: Willamette Valley, Oregon July 22, 2020 PINOT WEEK The first thing you should know about visiting Oregon’s Willamette Valley is how to pronounce it: It’s “will-AM-et.” …
WINE Making Senses: Low Production, Gorgeous Sonoma Pinots July 22, 2020 PINOT WEEK Myles Lawrence-Briggs, Christopher Lloyd Strieter, and Max Thieriot grew up playing in the vineyards they now cultivate for …
WINE Where to Go: Burgundy July 21, 2020 PINOT WEEK Burgundy can seem overwhelming at first. However, once you fall in love with the wines of the famed …
WINE ESSENTIALS: Pinot Noir July 21, 2020 PINOT WEEK “There’s a magic in Pinot Noir; it’s a lifelong pursuit. While Cabernet is in front of grand homes, …
WINE Meet Sonja Magdevski, a Santa Barbara Star July 20, 2020 PINOT WEEK A journalist by training and a winemaker by passion, Sonja Magdevski founded Casa Dumetz with a goal to …
WINE Welcome to Pinot Noir Week July 20, 2020 PINOT WEEK Many of the world’s wine lovers would be trekking to Oregon this week for the International Pinot Noir …
WINE LABEL ANATOMY: 2012 Clos Pepe Estate Pinot Noir June 28, 2020 New world wines tend to be a lot less confusing when it comes to labels. Not only are they in …
WINE A Virtual Tasting with Samsara Owners Dave and Joan Szkutak May 02, 2020 Early in the lockdown, I heard from some old friends who wanted to catch up over a video happy hour—Dave …
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