Spring Mountain AVA-Making A Comeback

Spring Mountain AVA-Making A Comeback

by | Jun 29, 2021 | Napa Varietal Series, SIP

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

by | Apr 8, 2021 | Napa Varietal Series, SIP

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

by | Apr 8, 2021 | Napa Varietal Series, SIP

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

by | Feb 21, 2021 | Napa Varietal Series, SIP

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...
Wild Horse Valley AVA

Wild Horse Valley AVA

by | Dec 21, 2020 | Napa Varietal Series, SIP

One of Napa’s Hidden Gems When farmers first began planting grapes in the Napa Valley, wild horses roamed the upland valley east of Napa town. Viticulturalists soon took notice of “Wild Horse Valley” and its unique micro-climate cooled by Pacific Ocean breezes that...