Finger Lakes, NY: Racy Riesling Reigns

Finger Lakes, NY: Racy Riesling Reigns

Aptly named for the long, slender lakes that dramatically impact the region’s terroir, New York’s Finger Lakes AVA is a wholly unique place. In the Finger Lakes, two of the sub-AVAs in the region directly flank the lakes on all sides. Seneca Lake and Cayuga Lake boast...
Malbec: Napa’s Best Kept Secret

Malbec: Napa’s Best Kept Secret

WRITTEN BY MELISSA VOGT Malbec is one of the five grape varieties allowed in French Bordeaux and typically represents tiny fractions of those sought-after wines. It has become Argentina’s most important varietal. But what about Napa Valley expressions? Napa Valley is...
Castellucci Napa Valley

Castellucci Napa Valley

Italian Family History in a Glass Antonio Castellucci’s fated San Francisco meeting with another first-generation Italian immigrant — whose family happened to be from the same small Calabrian town as Antonio’s—foretold the fortuity that was in store for him. He had...
Falcone Family Vineyards

Falcone Family Vineyards

Streamlined, Sustainable, Serious-But Never Stuffy “It’s just the two of us,” is how John and Helen Falcone described their small passion project just east of Templeton near Paso Robles. Yet, with backgrounds as Napa-based winemakers, the couple brings a solid...
Frank Family Vineyards

Frank Family Vineyards

Finds A Second Home In Carneros Frank Family Vineyards, known for their distinguished offerings of Rutherford Cabernet Sauvignons, also crafts notable single-vineyard Chardonnays sourced from their estate vineyard and a handful of their closest neighbors in Carneros....