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I’ve had quite a few Chardonnay on my tasting table over the past few months. This article is a round-up of good to excellent Chardonnay w..

What do you give to the person who has everything? Or to the person who doesn’t have everything and doesn’t know what they want? Or, espec..

McIntyre is best-known for their vineyard in the Santa Lucia Highlands AVA. The Pinot Noir vineyard, originally planted in 1972, arguably ..

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..

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

I’ve enjoyed Beckmen Vineyards’ wines for more years than I care to admit. The Santa Ynez Valley producer bought their estate winery and 4..

The nose of this ruby-toned wine is a rich melange of berr..

In Europe, top wine regions have laws limiting the grape varieties wineries can use use. Chablis must be only Chardonnay. Bordeaux prohibi..

Gary Eberle is the godfather of Paso Robles Cabernet Sauvignon. That is also true for Syrah, but Gary has a particular passion for Caberne..

Laetitia is a high-quality producer of Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, sparkling wine, and Rhone-variety red wines in the Arroyo Grande AVA of sou..