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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Napa
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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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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Highlights: Smith-Madrone Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 Napa Valley
This is brilliant. Napa is often knocked for its excess: Cabernet Sauvignon wines made from grapes picked too late, spoofed
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TOR: high-end Cabernet from Napa
Tor Kenward spent 27 years with Beringer. When he retired in 2001, he set up his own winery, TOR Wines,
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Harvesting Chardonnay in Carneros, Napa
In September 2015 I joined the Truchard winery in Carneros, Napa Valley, for some harvest experience, picking and processing Chardonnay
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