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Cult Winemaker Dave Phinney
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There’s No Place Like Sicily
With its prime location in the Mediterranean Sea and sunny skies, Sicily has been a beacon of winemaking for thousands of years. Influences from Phoenicians, Greeks, Carthaginians, Normans, Arabs, and Romans have each left...
Mt. Veeder
In a region filled with endless views of sprawling valley-floor vines, it may come as a wonder that any producer in Napa Valley takes to the rugged terrain of the mountains for growing grapes. But for many producers, the...
Champagne Tasting Stars
Over 400 years ago, Pierre Pérignon joined the Benedictine Abbey of Hautvillers in the Champagne region of France. As a monk, he was given the honorary title of Dom and the prestigious position of cellar master. As the...
Jenner-By-The-Sea
Jenner, California, officially Jenner-by-the-Sea, is just that: by the sea. It hugs the hills of the dramatic Pacific coastline on its west side, has the iconic Pacific Coast Highway, Highway 1, running through its center,...
Volcano to the Sea
Romans sometimes call their city Caput Mundi—the capital of the world in Latin. And for centuries, it was just that. Romans famously moved, traveled, and conquered lands across the mundi, but there was nowhere more Roman...
Wine Regions Series: Santé!
For visitors to Alsace, an appreciation of a strong sense of identity is one of the key takeaways. At the top of the list of things for which Alsace is known, there’s food and wine: specifically, excellent white wine to...
Holiday Desserts Deserve Festive Pairings
With the holiday season approaching, it’s time to start thinking about what favorites will be served on this year’s table. For many families, it’s all about tradition, pulling out grandma’s stuffing recipe, leaning into...
Hertelendy Vineyards
To an outsider, it all seems so easy. Grow some grapes, harvest, crush and ferment them, bottle the juice, and slap on a label. But the truth is, winemaking is not necessarily for the faint of heart, something Ralph...
Harvest At Grgich
“At Grgich Hills, we grow grapes like my grandfather did, farming without chemicals and pesticides,” said Ivo Jeramaz, winemaker and VP of Vineyards and Production at the Rutherford-based winery. Jeramaz began his...
40 Years of Terroir
Canard Vineyard has been making hand-crafted estate wines in Napa Valley since 1984. However, it has remained a bit of a secret as they produce a very limited number of cases each year and, until recently, were not open to...
Tempranillo
Revered as Spain’s most important grape, the thick-skinned, black Tempranillo grape is particularly beloved for its showing in Rioja wines, of which it comprises the majority blend with other regional red grapes such as...
Porto
It’s not a place. It’s a feeling. Residents and tourists share this description of northern Portugal’s Old City of Porto, and its magnificence cannot be disguised. That declaration resonates each morning until the late...
Calistoga’s Vault
As proprietors and partners of Calistoga’s VAULT, one of Napa Valley’s most unique wine-tasting venues, Trevor Mallett and Mario Sculatti feature wines from five of their best vintner friends in addition to their...
Hess Persson Estates
At the top of Mount Veeder, housed in a historic winery built in the 1800s, is Hess Persson Estates. Ideally placed for stunning panoramic views of the surrounding slopes and Napa Valley below, the estate is a popular...
Elevage Luxury Wine Tours
Elevage Luxury Wine Tours proprietor Jorge Guzman knows Napa. He grew up playing in the vineyards in which he eventually worked. He knows every backroad and every winery and every hotel and restaurant. Cherished local...
Elegant Wine Tours
Liam Mac Cana launched Elegant Wine Tours in 2017 with three vehicles and barely any staff. He did it all, booking and planning tours, driving, and everything in between. It was not an easy task to break into and find...
Napa Varietal Series: La Dolce Vita, Napa Style
From northern Piedmont’s Barolo to Tuscany’s Chianti Classico right down to Sardinia’s Vermentino, Italy is one of the most prolific winegrowing regions in the world with some 400 styles of native grapes (of 2000) used in...
Healdsburg’s SingleThread Wines Program
SingleThread Wines is part of the three-Michelin-starred SingleThread Restaurant – honored by the ‘World’s 50 Best’ as one of the top 50 restaurants worldwide. The restaurant's menu is seasonally inspired by the...
Heritage and Community at Enriquez Estate Winery
At this family-owned micro-winery, proprietor Cecilia Enriquez celebrates her Mexican heritage year-round. With the upcoming Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 through October 15), there’s even more reason for the...
Blue Farm Wines
Winemaker and Blue Farm Wines Founder Anne Moller-Racke staked her claim in Sonoma when she planted four Pinot Noir clones behind her blue Victorian farmhouse in 2001. It was the beginning of a much larger vision: To...
