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Beau Marchais: New Expressions of California Pinot Noir
We recently had the opportunity to taste three outstanding Pinot Noirs released by Beau Marchais, a new project launched in 2019 by two seasoned winemakers, Adam Lee of California and Philippe Cambie of France. Their joint venture brought together the … Continue reading
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Tagged Featured, Santa Lucia Highlands, Sta. Rita Hills
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Morgan: 2017 Releases from Monterey and the Santa Lucia Highlands
Morgan is one of the Santa Lucia Highlands’ finest wineries. Year in and year out, it produces high quality wines at fair prices. The winery is owned and operated by veteran winemaker Dan Lee who has been crafting wine at … Continue reading
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Clarice’s New Pinot Noirs from the Santa Lucia Highlands & Flaunt’s New High Quality Brut
Clarice is a new project by veteran winemaker Adam Lee. Adam and his partner and spouse Dianna Novy who have been crafting wine since the mid-1990s. They created the Siduri label in 1994 under which they produced first-rate Pinot Noirs … Continue reading
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Tagged Featured, Santa Lucia Highlands, Siduri, Sonoma
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Morgan Winery: New 2016-2017 Releases from the Santa Lucia Highlands and Monterey
These are some new stunning releases from Morgan Winery in the Santa Lucia Highlands. Owner and winemaker Dan Lee is one of the finest winemakers in the AVA, and we have been big fans of his wines for many years. … Continue reading
Posted in California, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Shiraz, Uncategorized
Tagged Featured, Monterey, Santa Lucia Highlands
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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
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Tagged Chardonnay, Featured, Santa Lucia Highlands, Sta. Rita Hills
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MacMurray Estate Vineyards: Russian River Valley and Central Coast Releases
MacMurray Estate Vineyards offers an attractive selection of Pinot Noirs from the Russian River Valley and the Central Coast as well as tasty Chardonnay and Pinot Gris. We reviewed the previous vintage of these wines in our Report #44 … Continue reading
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Tagged Central Coast, Gallo, Pinot Noir, Russian River, Santa Lucia Highlands
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Manzoni Vineyards of the Santa Lucia Highlands: New Releases
The Manzonis have been farmers in the Salinas Valley since their arrival from the Swiss-Ialian Alps in the 1920s. The family’s current owner Mark Manzoni (pictured below with his wife Sabrina and consulting winemaker, David Coventry) farms 6 acres of vineyards in the … Continue reading
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Morgan Winery: New Releases from Monterey & the Santa Lucia Highlands
Morgan Winery is one of Monterey County’s finest wineries, producing a wide variety of high quality wines. Owner and winemaker Dan Lee and wife Donna Lee built this winery from the ground up starting in 1982. They are true pioneers … Continue reading
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