Anderson Valley, California (5) Roederer Estate
In 1982, Jean-Claude Rouzeau – the CEO of Champagne Roederer – was sent to look at the wild west of
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California
Anderson Valley, California (4) Maggy Hawk
Website: https://www.maggyhawk.com/ Maggy Hawk is a beautiful vineyard in the deep end of the Anderson Valley, and I tasted through
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Anderson Valley, California (3) Baxter
Website: https://www.baxterwinery.com/ One of the wineries that most impressed me on my visit to the Anderson Valley was Baxter, which
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Anderson Valley, California (2) Littorai
The most celebrated Pinots from the Anderson Valley are probably Ted Lemon’s Littorai bottlings. The Anderson Valley makes around half
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Anderson Valley, California (1) where California meets the Pacific Northwest
One of California’s less well known wine regions, the Anderson Valley is rapidly developing a reputation as a rather special
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Matthiasson: a masterclass in modern viticulture with Steve and Jill, plus tasting their wines
Steve Matthiasson is a farmer first, winemaker second. With his wife Jill, they look after several vineyards in Napa and
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A blind tasting of California Cabernet Sauvignon, including some of the best-sellers in the USA
This was a chance to taste 8 Cabernet Sauvignon wines blind, which is always fun. Below are my notes and
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Highlights: Jolie Laide Dans le Vide 2021, California, USA
Jolie-Laide is a one-man operation based in the Sebastopol winery of Pax Mahle, where winemaker Scott Schultz (Pax’s cellar master),
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The wines of Louis M Martini, California
Website: https://www.louismartini.com/ Louis Martini established the winery named after him in 1933, just after the repeal of prohibition. He’d established
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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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