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Richard Kershaw Lifts Elgin to New Heights
Richard Kershaw, South Africa’s first MW (Master of Wine), worked at wineries around the world (including Simi in California) before becoming winemaker at Mulderbosch and then, in 2012, starting his own eponymous winery in Elgin, South Africa’s coolest growing area. … Continue reading
Posted in Chardonnay, Countries and Regions, Great Winemakers, Pinot Noir, Red Wine, Shiraz, South Africa, Uncategorized, White Wine, Wine Articles, Wine Type
Tagged Chardonnay, Elgin, Featured, Syrah
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Testarossa Chardonnays from the 2015 Vintage
The Testarossa Winery, in Los Gatos, sources Chardonnay fruit from California’s best vineyards with special focus on Monterey’s Santa Lucia Highlands AVA. Bill Brosseau makes the wines and works closely with Testarossa’s growers. While these wines express the sites they … Continue reading
Posted in California, Chardonnay, Countries and Regions, Uncategorized, White Wine, Wine Type
Tagged Chardonnay, Featured, Santa Lucia Highlands, Sta. Rita Hills
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Wente: New Chardonnay Releases from Arroyo Seco and the Livermore Valley
Wente Vineyards is a highly successful, family-owned and operated winery founded over 130 years ago in Livermore, California. It is managed today by the fourth and fifth generations of the Wente family and produces premium wines sourced from nearly 3,000 … Continue reading
Stunning New Releases from Sandhi Wines of Santa Barbara
Sandhi is an exciting joint venture founded in 2010 by Rajat Parr, the wine director for Michael Mina Restaurants, Charles Banks, the former owner of Jonata and Screaming Eagle, and the talented winemaker, Sashi Moorman. Their goal is to produce … Continue reading
Posted in California, Red Wine, Uncategorized, White Wine
Tagged Chardonnay, Pinot Noir
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New Releases from Wrath Vineyards in Monterey
Wrath Wines has once again provided us a rich collection of new releases of their 2012 whites and 2011 reds. There are 16 wines reviewed here each offering different expressions of Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Syrah. Most of … Continue reading
Posted in California, Red Wine
Tagged Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Syrah
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New Releases from William Cole Vineyards of Casablanca Valley
The William Cole Vineyards is a family-owned and managed winery started by Bill Cole. It has 129 hectares of vineyards in Chile’s cool climate Casablanca Valley, located just 45 kilometers from the Pacific. Viviana Fonseca, a graduate of the University … Continue reading
Posted in Chile, Red Wine, Uncategorized, White Wine, Wine Type
Tagged Casablanca, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Sauvignon Blanc
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Sierra Madre Vineyard: New Releases from Santa Barbara
These new releases from Sierra Madre Vineyard are outstanding examples of the high quality of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir being produced in Santa Barbara County. The 2010 vintage was ideal, delivering long hang time and ideal conditions for flavor … Continue reading
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Tagged Chardonnay, Pinot Noir
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Gary Farrell’s Alysian Wines from Russian River
Alysian Wines is the creation of veteran winemaker Gary Farrell and his long term colleague Bill Hambrecht. Established in 2007, the winery produces small lots of cool climate Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from some of the finest vineyards in the … Continue reading
Posted in California, Countries and Regions, Red Wine, Uncategorized
Tagged Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Rochioli, Russian River
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Morgan Metalico: Unoaked Chardonnay from Monterey
As we stated in our Report # 10 on Unoaked Chardonnay, it’s a lot more difficult to make a good unoaked Chardonnay than it is an oaked one. Oaking adds complexity to Chardonnay and can mask or compensate for defects … Continue reading
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Tagged Chardonnay, Monterey, Morgan
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Top South African White Wine Values Under $20
As described in our recent Special Report on South African Value Wines, we recently evaluated over 175 South African wines imported to the US with a suggested retail price under $20. All of these wines provide a very enjoyable drinking … Continue reading