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Anaba Wines takes its name from anabatic wind, which rushes to fill low-pressure zones created by hot air rising rapidly from sun-baked ea..

Winners of the 2020 Gambero Rosso Top Italian Restaurants awards were announced at an October 29 lunch in Rome. Two of the winning chefs p..

I’ve got fresh reviews of three current releases from Gary Farrell Winery, based on samples, below. There’s two Chardonnay and a Pinot Noi..

Yesterday, respected wine writer and researcher Jamie Goode published a short blog. It revealed the massive dimensions and some historic p..

Two weeks ago, I led 20+ dedicated wine writers on an in-depth tour of the Willamette Valley ..

Syrah is boss in the Ballard Canyon AVA of Santa Barbara County. And there, bottles of estate-grown and -produced Syrah are debossed, “BAL..

Csaba Szakál makes En Garde Pinot Noir, Cabernet Sauvignon, Albariño, and more in the Kenwood area of Sonoma Valley. I first met him at a ..

J L Kiff is a charming, family-owned and -operated, Yamhill-Carlton AVA winery focused on estate-grown Pinot Noir. Joel and Laurie Kiff we..

Cousins Ilario and Leopoldo Ruffino established their winery near Florence in 1877. Soon the wines were winning awards and Ruffino became ..

Though they have long been best known for Chardonnay, Cabernet was the variety Rombauer started with. This 2016 Rombauer Cabernet Sauvigno..