Californian Pinot Noir: 38 wines tasted and rated
California is one of the most exciting destinations globally for Pinot Noir. But it’s only a subset of the state’s
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Keep Wines: small batch Californian elegance
Website: https://www.thekeepwines.com/ Keep Wines is a small Californian winery that was started by Jack Roberts and Johanna Jensen in 2009.
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New releases from Jamie Kutch, one of California’s leading Pinot and Chardonnay producers
Website: Kutch Wines (includes videos of the vineyards) Over the last few years Jamie Kutch has emerged as one of
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Donkey and Goat: Californian wines with a natural twist
Jared and Tracey Brandt have an urban winery in Berkeley, California, called Donkey and Goat, which they started in 2003.
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California does Rhône: 20 top wines tasted
The Californian climate (and I realize this is a generalization) seems well suited to grape varieties from the Rhône, and
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Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon, some of the world’s most expensive grapes
Grape prices are really interesting. They vary quite a lot, dependent on region, variety, health of the grapes, the vineyard
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Highlight: Arquils Maestro 2019 California
https://arquils.com/ Carlos Caruncho’s story is an interesting one. He was born in Cuba, attended university in Russia, and then defected.
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Interviewing Daniel Daou, who is making remarkable wines from limestone terroirs in Paso Robles, aided by some smart science
Brothers George and Daniel Daou are from Lebanon, but their family left during the civil war in the 1970s and
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The wines of Château Montelena, Napa, California
Website: https://montelena.com/ Historic Napa winery Chateau Montelena dates back to 1882. This is when Alfred L. Tubbs planted the vineyard
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The wines of Big Basin Vineyards, Santa Cruz Mountains, California
Website: https://www.bigbasinvineyards.com/ Bradley Brown founded Big Basin Vineyards after a career in Silicon Valley. He’s based in the Santa Cruz
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