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A look at Ehlers Estate from the east side.

Merlot! That was just a warning shot, to get you used to the idea that I’m going to recomm..

Historic Chateau Montelena Winery is scenic as well as full of excellent wine.

The 2013 Chateau Montelena Cabernet Sauvignon Calistoga..

Agliano Terme is the source of Coppo Pomorosso.

Coppo Barbera d’Asti represents the exciting, modern style of one of Piemonte’s tradit..

Donnafugata Winery in sunny Marsala, Sicily.

Today’s Wine of the Day is the 2015 Donnafugata Sur Sur Grillo from Sicily. “What in the ..

Freemark Abbey was founded in 1939, when three businessmen teamed up to buy a pre-existing Napa Valley winery, Lombarda Cellars. They ga..

Stony Hill is one of Napa’s oldest, still-operating wineries.

Stony Hill represents both the history of Napa Valley and that region’s ..

Yangarra Estate Vineyard features sandy soil which is great for old vine Rhone varieties

Yangarra Estate focuses on Rhone varieties gr..

A bottle of 2011 Montevertine Le Pergole Torte, empty before its time.

Montevertine Le Pergole Torte is a storied wine, often called o..

Gosset Grand Milllesime, a premier vintage Champagne

2006 Gosset Grand Millesime Brut Champagne

Lemon-gold in the glass with tiny ..

A look at the vineyard blocks of Alta Colina

Alta Colina grows and makes Rhone-varieties in the Adelaida District AVA of Paso Robles. ..