Vying for Viognier

Vying for Viognier

Story By: Melissa Vogt // Viognier Grapes-Photo courtesy of Fortunati Vineyards Select Producers Are Still Crafting Viognier in the Valley In the Northern Rhône Valley of France, Viognier vines are rooted in small vineyard parcels in two tiny appellations: Condrieu...
Spring Mountain AVA-Making A Comeback

Spring Mountain AVA-Making A Comeback

For many wine enthusiasts, bigness in red wine is always a virtue – especially those opaque, jammy, blockbuster cabernets with plenty of tannins. It’s a style that’s dominated the story of Napa Valley reds for years. But an alternative Napa Valley style has also...
Diamond Mountain District AVA

Diamond Mountain District AVA

Diminutive Yet Dynamic Rising above Calistoga, the steep and rocky Diamond Mountain District AVA draws vintners who desire the vital characteristics that make a Diamond Mountain wine: intensity, concentration, and ageability. “Several notable vintners and winemakers...
Rosé Style Wines for All Occasions

Rosé Style Wines for All Occasions

Drink Pink “Pink sunshine” and “freshness in a glass” are catchy phrases Robert Sinskey winemaker Jeff Virnig uses to describe the winery’s latest release of the 2020 Vin Gris of Pinot Noir, a complex pink wine with bright, fruity flavors, crisp acidity, and long dry...
Chardonnay

Chardonnay

Expanding Horizons with Napa Valley Chardonnay It was like a shot heard around the world when the 1973 Chardonnay crafted at Chateau Montelena Winery in Calistoga received the top score over top White Burgundy selections from France at the famed Judgment of Paris...