Thursday, June 30, 2016

MELVILLE - ALL NATURAL BEAUTIES IN SANTA BARBARA

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by Fred Swan Kurt Amman, GM of Melville winery in the Sta. Rita Hills AVA, leans down to show me their new under-vine weeder. Not every ...
Saturday, June 18, 2016

THE FATHER OF PROSECCO

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Glass of Bubbly Issue 12 May June 2016 by Catherine Fallis Antonio Carpenè is often referred to as the father of Prosecco, founding Car...
Wednesday, June 15, 2016

MALBEC - MAKE MINE FRENCH

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Cahors has a soft, supple style all its own.   Planet Grape  The SOMM Journal April/May 2016 Malbec is a rock star in our industry. T...
Wednesday, June 8, 2016

FROM TUSCANY TO SONOMA - MARTINELLI WINERY & VINEYARDS

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The Martinelli family has been growing grapes in the Russian River Valley since the 1800's, when Giuseppe Martinelli and Luisa Vellutin...
Wednesday, May 25, 2016

WRATH – A DAILY WALL OF FOG & WIND ROARS INTO SALINAS VALLEY

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By Fred Swan Wrath’s San Saba estate vineyard is not in the Santa Lucia Highlands. It’s darned close though. The vineyard is located...
Thursday, May 19, 2016

INMAN FAMILY WINES GO NATURAL

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  Often referred to as “the barometer of Russian River Valley” as she is one of the earliest to harvest her grapes, owner and winemaker...
Monday, May 9, 2016

STEVEN SPURRIER CELEBRATES 4OTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE JUDGEMENT OF PARIS IN SAN FRANCISCO

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                       The Vineyard Relais & Châteaux Hotel, UK and artist Gary Myatt   By Fred Swan   In 1976, a competitive tas...