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Flora Spring of Napa Valley: Current Releases
Flora Springs is one of the Napa Valley’s storied wineries. Located at the base of the Mayacamas mountain range in Napa Valley, it became famous in the 1990s, especially for its Cabernet Sauvignon. Today, its best known for its flagship wine, … Continue reading
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Ron Rubin’s Very Good Value Wines from the Russian River Valley
Sonoma County’s Russian River Valley is home to some of California’s best vineyards and winemakers, and many of the wines are priced accordingly. It’s not easy to find inexpensive, good quality wines from this part of the wine world. Ron Rubin is … Continue reading
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Cabernet Sauvignon from Lake County’s Hawk and Horse Vineyard: 2008-2016
Hawk and Horse is a family-owned and operated, Demeter-Biodynamic certified vineyard located in the Mayacamas Mountain range of the Red Hills AVA of Lake County [see map below]. The 18 acre, mostly Cabernet Sauvignon vineyard has red volcanic soils and … Continue reading
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Napa’s Castello di Amorosa Spreads its Wings
This Napa-based family winery was opened in April 2007 by owner Dario Sattui. It operates from an authentically built castle and winery situated in the hills just south of the city of Calistoga. On our visit to the Castello a … Continue reading
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Le Cadeau Vineyard: New Releases from Willamette Valley
Le Cadeau Vineyard is one of Willamette Valley’s premier family wineries. Established in 1997 by founders Deb and Tom Mortimer, Le Cadeau was one of the early pioneers in Oregon’s Chehalem Mountains, dedicated to producing high quality Chardonnay and Pinot … Continue reading
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Crooked Path of Paso Robles: New Releases
Crooked Path Cellars is owned by Nancy and Craig Stoller and Vino Del Sol, importer and marketing agent of wines from Argentina, Chile and New Zealand. Craig is also CEO of Sunridge Nurseries, the only California-certified nursery block in the … Continue reading
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Anthill Farms Winery: Outstanding Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Syrah from Northern California
Anthill Farms is an exciting winemaking project launched in 2004 by a trio of partners: Webster Marquez, David Low and Anthony Filiberti. The partners, who all previously worked at Williams Selyem, are deeply committed to crafting high quality, cool climate … Continue reading
Posted in California, Chardonnay, Countries and Regions, Pinot Noir, Red Wine, Uncategorized, White Wine, Wine Type
Tagged Anderson Valley, Featured, Skurnik
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The Wines of Donum Estate in Los Carneros
Donum Estate is one of the finest producers of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir in Los Carneros. Founded in 2001 by Anne Moeller-Racke, a pioneer in the development of Los Carneros as a wine growing region, Donum Estate is currently owned … Continue reading
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Dutton Goldfield Cool Climate Pinot Noir from the California Coast
Steve Dutton and Dan Goldfield have collaborated in making some of coastal California’s finest Pinot Noirs since 1998. The source of most of their fruit is the Dutton Ranch, owned by the Dutton Family and comprised of 1150 acres of … Continue reading
Posted in California, Chardonnay, Countries and Regions, Pinot Noir, Red Wine, Uncategorized, White Wine, Wine Type
Tagged Anderson Valley, Featured, Marin, Mendocino, Sonoma, West Sonoma Coast
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St. Helena: Heart of the Napa Valley
Located towards the north of the valley at one of its narrowest points [see map below], St. Helena is not the geographic center of the Napa Valley. But it is the historical heart of the valley, where Charles Krug and … Continue reading
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