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CategoryAnaba Wines — New Tasting Room & 7 Wines Reviewed
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..
Inside the Gambero Rosso Top Italian Restaurants Awards Lunch
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..
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Three Current Releases from Gary Farrell Winery
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..
Why Big Doesn’t Always Mean Bad
Yesterday, respected wine writer and researcher Jamie Goode published a short blog. It revealed the massive dimensions and some historic p..
Wine Writers’ Educational Tours — Willamette Valley
…or Why I Haven’t Written Here in a While
Two weeks ago, I led 20+ dedicated wine writers on an in-depth tour of the Willamette Valley ..
Beckmen Vineyards Syrah & Grenache
Syrah is boss in the Ballard Canyon AVA of Santa Barbara County. And there, bottles of estate-grown and -produced Syrah are debossed, “BAL..
En Garde Pinot Noir & Cabernet Sauvignon
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 Pinot Noir from Yamhill-Carlton
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..
2014 Ruffino Riserva Ducale Oro Chianti Classico Gran Selezione
Cousins Ilario and Leopoldo Ruffino established their winery near Florence in 1877. Soon the wines were winning awards and Ruffino became ..
Rombauer Cabernet Sauvignon 2016, New Tasting Room
Though they have long been best known for Chardonnay, Cabernet was the variety Rombauer started with. This 2016 Rombauer Cabernet Sauvigno..