Highlights: Quintessa 2021 Napa, California
Website: https://www.quintessa.com/ Quintessa make just one red each year from its 135 acres of vines in Rutherford. There’s no second
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Paso Robles: a Californian wine region on the up
The basis of this article is a seminar presented last week in London by Christopher Taranto, who is director of
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Fifty years of Lytton Springs, the famous Zinfandel-based wine from star California producer Ridge
Website: https://www.ridgewine.com/ The current release of Lytton Springs, the 2022, celebrates 50 years since this single-vineyard wine was first launched
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California exploration: Kutch, visiting their new home and tasting the 2023 new releases
I’ve written extensively about the wines of Jamie Kutch before, so it was great to be able to visit him
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Visiting Mayacamas, who are making stunning, ageworthy mountain wines in Napa’s Mt. Veeder
Website: https://www.mayacamas.com/ Mayacamas, which is translated as call of the mountain lion, is one of Napa’s true star wineries, making
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Favia: Andy and Annie’s boutique Napa wine operation has taken a step forward with the purchase of a significant Oakville vineyard site, and the 2021s impress
Website: https://www.faviawines.com/ Annie and Andy Erickson founded Favia in 2003. I caught up with them at a dinner in the
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California exploration: Stolpman Vineyards, Ballard Canyon
Website: https://www.stolpmanvineyards.com/ The next stop on the California road trip was at Stolpman, with Peter Stolpman, who has been running
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California exploration: Scar of the Sea and Lady of the Sunshine with Mikey and Gina Giugni
https://www.scaroftheseawines.com/ https://www.ladyofthesunshinewines.com/ I first met Gina and Mikey Giugni in London in June 2023, when they came to show their
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California Exploration: Âmevive Wines with Alice Anderson
Website: https://amevivewine.com/ Alice Anderson is making some beautiful, and beautifully labelled wines under her Âmevive label. I caught up with
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California Exploration: Outward wines, Central Coast
Website: https://outwardwines.com/ Outward Wines is a partnership between Ryan Pace and Natalie Siddique, and I caught up with them to
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