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Category Archives: Pinot Noir
Winemaker Bill Brosseau’s 2019 Testarossa Pinot Noirs
Testarossa has been successfully making a wide range of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir wines for well over two decades, quite a feat in the ever changing and trendy world of fine wine.They work with some of the most renowned vineyards … Continue reading
Posted in California, Countries and Regions, Pinot Noir, Red Wine, Uncategorized, Wine Type
Tagged Chalone, Santa Lucia Highlands, Sta. Rita Hills
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Value Wines from Argentina, Chile, Spain and California
Most American consumers purchase wines that cost less than $20/bottle. In this article, we review inexpensive wines that we have recently tasted. Many of them offer very good value. They include wines as varied as Carménère and País from Chile, … Continue reading
Posted in Argentina, Cabernet Sauvignon, California, Chardonnay, Chile, Countries and Regions, Pinot Noir, Red Wine, Spain, Uncategorized, White Wine, Wine Type
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The Sonoma Coast Pinot Noirs of Ross Cobb: The 2018 Vintage
Winemaker Ross Cobb, who founded Cobb Wines with his father David in 2001, is a product of his father’s Sonoma Coast ‘Coastlands Vineyard’, as much as the grapes that are grown there. His father planted the vineyard in 1989, looking … Continue reading
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Wrath Vineyards of Monterey: 2019 Releases
Wrath is a small artisanal winery located along the foothills of the Santa Lucia Highlands in the Monterey AVA. It crafts high quality premium Pinot Noir Chardonnay, Syrah and Sauvignon Blanc from its own 72-acre San Saba Estate Vineyard and … Continue reading
Posted in California, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Red Wine, Uncategorized, White Wine
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Clarice 2019 Pinot Noirs from the Santa Lucia Highlands
Adam Lee continues on a roll with his Clarice wines. The 2019 vintage produced somewhat riper and earthier wines than previously, but all three are first-rate and tasting great. As in our review of the 2018 vintage, we found it … Continue reading
Posted in California, Pinot Noir, Red Wine, Uncategorized, Wine Type
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Flowers Winery: New Releases from the Exquisite Terroir of the West Sonoma Coast
Walt and Joan Flowers are among the pioneers of the West Sonoma Coast. In 1990 when they planted their first vineyard, most winemakers regarded their location near the Pacific as too cold for growing grapes. Time has shown the Flowers … Continue reading
Posted in California, Chardonnay, Countries and Regions, Pinot Noir, Red Wine, Rosé, Uncategorized, White Wine, Wine Type
Tagged Fort Ross Seaview, West Sonoma Coast
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High Value Wines from the Southern Cone
Argentina and Chile arguably produce the world’s best value wines priced at $10-$20. Argentina has, of course, become famous for its Malbec, and Chile for its Cabernet Sauvignon and Sauvignon Blanc. [Chile has more plantings of Cabernet than the US … Continue reading
Posted in Argentina, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Chile, Countries and Regions, Pinot Noir, Red Wine, Rosé, Uncategorized, White Wine, Wine Type
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Dutton Goldfield Chardonnay and Pinot Noir from the Excellent 2018 Vintage
Northern California’s 2018 vintage was typical of vintages two decades ago. Summer temperatures were moderate, and harvest was 2-3 weeks later than recent years with long, slow maturation. As a result, the 2018 vintage wines are phenolically ripe and superbly … Continue reading
Posted in California, Chardonnay, Countries and Regions, Pinot Noir, Red Wine, Uncategorized, White Wine, Wine Type
Tagged Russian River Valley
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The Organic Wines of BARRA of Mendocino
The son of grape growing, Italian immigrants from the Piedmont, Charlie Barra purchased 175 acres of vineyard land in Redwood Valley at the headwaters of the Russian River in the rolling foothills of Mendocino County [see map below] in 1955. … Continue reading
Posted in California, Countries and Regions, Petite Sirah, Pinot Noir, Red Wine, Uncategorized, White Wine, Wine Type
Tagged Mendocino
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