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In Russian River Valley, Sonoma, California (9) Joseph Swan with Rod Berglund

October 23, 2024April 25, 2025 jamiegoode 4155 Views Russian River Valley, Sonoma

Website: https://www.swanwinery.com/ Rod Berglund is one of the most respected winemakers in the Russian River Valley, and for the last

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Russian River Valley, Sonoma, California (8) Iron Horse

October 21, 2024April 25, 2025 jamiegoode 3336 Views Russian River Valley, Sonoma, Sparkling wine

Website: https://www.ironhorsevineyards.com/ Joy Sterling is making some of the USA’s best sparkling wines at Iron Horse, a winery founded by

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Video: Martinelli’s Jackass vineyard, planted before 1889, and one of California’s oldest

October 14, 2024October 17, 2024 jamiegoode 3489 Views

This short film was taken in July when I visited the Jackass vineyard and Jackass Hill vineyard (right next door)

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Russian River Valley, Sonoma, California (8) De Loach Vineyards

October 12, 2024April 25, 2025 jamiegoode 3553 Views Sonoma

Website: https://deloachvineyards.com/ Originally started in 1975 by Cecil De Loach, De Loach was one of the first post-prohibition wineries in

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Russian River Valley, Sonoma, California (7) Martinelli

October 10, 2024November 4, 2024 jamiegoode 4002 Views pinot noir, Sonoma, Zinfandel

Website: https://martinelliwinery.com/ Martinelli is one of the classic traditional wineries of the Russian River Valley. I visited with Julianna Martinelli,

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Russian River Valley, Sonoma, California (6) Benovia

September 10, 2024March 29, 2025 jamiegoode 3953 Views Chardonnay, pinot noir, Russian River Valley, Sonoma

Website: https://benoviawinery.com/ Benovia is a really impressive Russian River Valley winery that began in 2005. It’s a partnership between Joe

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Russian River Valley, Sonoma, California (5) DuMol

August 25, 2024March 29, 2025 jamiegoode 4259 Views Chardonnay, pinot noir, Russian River Valley

Website: https://dumol.com/ I visited DuMol on a beautiful July day, as the 2024 growing season was well underway and the

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Russian River Valley, Sonoma, California (4) Ramey

August 9, 2024June 5, 2025 jamiegoode 4092 Views Russian River Valley, Sonoma

Website: https://www.rameywine.com/ Ramey is one of the star wineries in Sonoma. David Ramey has become well known for his expertise

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Russian River Valley, Sonoma, California (3) Emeritus

July 30, 2024November 4, 2024 jamiegoode 6006 Views

Website: https://www.emeritusvineyards.com/ My first visit in Russian River Valley was a great one: Emeritus. This is a winery with two

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Highlights: Cruse Wine Co Sparkling White Zinfandel

July 22, 2024July 22, 2024 jamiegoode 3582 Views Zinfandel

White Zinfandel is a category that rarely makes it to these pages (although it does get a mention in this

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Arnaldo Rivera, a top tier of wines from the overperforming Terre del Barolo cooperative
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Arnaldo Rivera, a top tier of wines from the overperforming Terre del Barolo cooperative

October 6, 2026October 6, 2026 jamiegoode

Websites: https://terredelbarolo.com/en/  https://arnaldorivera.com/en/ The Terre del Barolo cooperative was founded in 1958 in Castiglione. First vintage was 1959, and today

A tasting of 48 top artisan Champagnes from Berry Bros & Rudd
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A tasting of 48 top artisan Champagnes from Berry Bros & Rudd

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Moldova is an important wine country, and increasingly it’s making some really good wines
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Wine anorak is one of the leading wine websites. This is the latest version of the site that began life in 1999, and was founded by Jamie Goode, who at the time was working as a science editor.

Since then it has grown, and Jamie is now a full-time wine writer, lecturer, wine judge and book author.

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