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The White Burgundies of Louis Jadot from the Challenging 2018 Vintage
Posted on October 8 2021
Founded in 1859, Maison Louis Jadot is today one of Burgundy’s most important producers. We’ve had the opportunity to taste Jadot’s wines both in France and here in the US. Recently, we tasted several of their white wines from Burgundy, … Continue reading →
The Wines of Aivalis of Nemea
Posted on October 7 2021
Aivalis is a small artisanal winery in Nemea, a tiny appellation in the Peloponnese of Greece. Established in 1997 by Hristos Aivalis (pictured left with his son Sotiri) produces some of the finest Agiorgitiko in Greece today and is a … Continue reading →
Hanzell Vineyards: Sonoma’s Historic Chardonnay Winery
Posted on October 5 2021
In this article we review the current Chardonnay releases of Sonoma County’s historic Hanzell Vineyards. In 1953 James Zellerbach planted Sonoma County’s first commercial Chardonnay vineyard in the foothills of the Mayacamas after returning from Europe where he managed the … Continue reading →
Ernest Hemingway, Pliny the Elder, Julia Child, Pope John XXIII & Others on Wine
Posted on October 2 2021
Our favorite is from Ernest Hemingway: “As I ate the oyster with their strong taste of the sea and their faint metallic taste that the cold white wine washed away, leaving only the sea taste and the succulent texture, and … Continue reading →
Kistler Chardonnay: A Review of the 2018 Portfolio
Posted on September 21 2021
Steve Kistler founded his eponymous, Sonoma winery in 1978 and produced his first vintage in 1979. Although he was not the first Californian to make single vineyard Chardonnays, his carefully crafted wines from meticulously farmed (and seldom irrigated) vineyards fermented … Continue reading →
