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CategorySpring Mountain Wines You Need to Try
Spring Mountain wines come in all shapes and sizes. The Spring Mountain District AVA, located just west of downtown St. Helena comes with ..
What is Carbonic Maceration? – Wine 101
This is just a pretty picture of grapes, because pictures of carbonic maceration are hard to find…
Carbonic maceration sounds kinky,..
Wines for Thanksgiving: Traditional and Non-Traditional Options
We’re heading into the holiday season, which also means we’re heading into the season of wine-pairing-with-holiday-meal articles. Some of ..
What Everyone Should Know About the Santa Lucia Highlands AVA
A view from Pisoni Vineyard in the Santa Lucia Highlands
Commercial wine grape cultivation started in the Santa Lucia Highlands (SLH) ..
Red Wine Bias? More Thoughts and Questions
Do wine critics display a red wine bias? In a pair of recent articles, Wine Curmudgeon argues that they do and encourages you to agree. He..
Port and Douro DOC Wine Tasting
The Association of Port Wine Companies (AEVP), in conjunction with Please the Palate, held a trade event in San Francisco on Octo..
Bellota San Francisco – Restaurant Experiences
Bellota, a SOMA restaurant steeped in the cuisines of Spain, opened about five months ago. It’s from the Absinthe Group, which also operat..
Red Wine Bias among Wine Critics?
Yesterday, The Wine Curmudgeon (Jeff Siegel) posted an interesting article on Expert Scores and Red Wine Bias. He pointed to a study b..
6 Observations on Wine Quality Today
Here six brief observations on wine quality today, based on the goodly quantity of wine I’ve tasted over the past year or so.
- Thi..
Top Flight Wine Bars: Streatham Wine House
Create your own wine flight at Streatham Wine House, or go with one of their specials.
If you find yourself in Streatham, as I recentl..