Carneros
CategoryEighty Four Albariño 2018 and Gamay Noir 2017
Eighty Four has two new releases out, including their first-ever Gamay Noir. The label is a side-project of Doug Shafer and Elias Fernande..
Shafer Hillside Select 2014 & 4 more from Shafer
It’s always a good day when new review samples from Shafer Vineyards arrive. The days I get to taste them are even better. Below are revie..
Domaine Carneros Le Reve, Ultra Brut, and Pinot Noir
Claude Taittinger, who headed Champagne Taittinger from 1960 through 2005, established Domaine Carneros 31 years ago to produce traditiona..
Frank Family Chardonnay & Pinot Noir
Frank Family Vineyards has four estate vineyards in Napa Valley. They are the Lewis Vineyard on the Napa side of the Carneros AVA, the S&J..
ZD Wines Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, & Cabernet Sauvignon
ZD Wines is a Napa Valley producer of Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Cabernet Sauvignon, and other varietals and blends. They have an estate vine..
Shafer Vineyards Current Releases
Shafer Vineyards, of the Stags Leap District AVA in Napa Valley, produced its first wine in 1978. It quickly became one of the most respec..
ZD Wines — New releases from a 50-Year Napa Winery
Rutherford-based ZD Wines celebrates its 50th harvest this year. The winery Norman and Rosa Lee deLeuze established in 1969 is going stron..
Carneros AVA: Spotlight on a Versatile Wine Region
Carneros is the coolest of all AVAs nested within the Napa Valley AVA. In my opinion, it is also the most versatile of them. It produces c..
Bouchaine Chardonnay Estate 2014
Grapes first grew on the land that is now the Bouchaine estate vineyard more than 130 years ago. The parcel changed hands a few times betw..