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
Read moreWebsite: https://www.mayacamas.com/ Mayacamas, which is translated as call of the mountain lion, is one of Napa’s true star wineries, making
Read moreWebsite: https://www.faviawines.com/ Annie and Andy Erickson founded Favia in 2003. I caught up with them at a dinner in the
Read moreThis is a Napa Classic. Beaulieu Vineyards are now owned by an Australian company (Treasury Wine Estates) but they have
Read moreWebsite: https://www.louismartini.com/ Louis Martini established the winery named after him in 1933, just after the repeal of prohibition. He’d established
Read moreGrape prices are really interesting. They vary quite a lot, dependent on region, variety, health of the grapes, the vineyard
Read moreWebsite: https://montelena.com/ Historic Napa winery Chateau Montelena dates back to 1882. This is when Alfred L. Tubbs planted the vineyard
Read moreThis is brilliant. Napa is often knocked for its excess: Cabernet Sauvignon wines made from grapes picked too late, spoofed
Read moreTor Kenward spent 27 years with Beringer. When he retired in 2001, he set up his own winery, TOR Wines,
Read moreIn September 2015 I joined the Truchard winery in Carneros, Napa Valley, for some harvest experience, picking and processing Chardonnay
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