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Blue Rock Vineyard: 2012 Best Barrel Releases from Alexander Valley
Kenny Kahn, the owner of this small artisanal winery, is one of a small group of producers in Alexander Valley in Sonoma County who are deeply committed to producing authentic high quality estate wines. Blue Rock currently has 46 acres … Continue reading
Posted in California, Uncategorized
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Testing the Coravin on Top Tuscan Wines: It Works!
Over a year ago, we met up with Greg Lambrecht, inventor of the Coravin. Trained as a nuclear and mechnical engineer at MIT and a drinker of fine wines, Greg was frustrated with the limitations of the wide variety of … Continue reading
New Casa Silva Releases from Chile’s Colchagua Valley
The oldest winery in Chile’s Colchagua Valley, Viña Casa Silva is also one of its most innovative, especially when it comes to Chile’s signature grape Carménère. We visited Casa Silva while preparing our report on The Chilean Wine Revolution, so … Continue reading
Posted in Chile, Countries and Regions, Uncategorized
Tagged Carmenère, Colchagua
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The Brut Nature Cavas of Mestres
The family owned (since the 1600’s!) Heretat Mestres is one of Spain’s premiere Cava producers. It makes refined sparkling wines from the traditional grapes of Sant Sadurni d’Anoia in the Penedès (see map below), giving them extended aging on the … Continue reading
Posted in Countries and Regions, Spain, Sparkling Wine, Uncategorized, Wine Type
Tagged Catalonia, Cava, Penedès
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