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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..

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..

Napa Valley is home to several very fine Merlot producers. Among them, Duckhorn has been one of the most consistent flag-bearers. Dan Duck..

For one of my tours, we drove up to the top of Spring Mountain. It’s a lovely, though twisty, drive. If yo..

October was “Merlot Month,” but related events continue. I attended an excellent seminar in Napa yesterday, “The Masters of Merlot.” I’ll ..

Rutherford-based ZD Wines celebrates its 50th harvest this year. The winery Norman and Rosa Lee deLeuze established in 1969 is going stron..

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..

Late on a dark, blustery night almost exactly one year ago, Napa and Sonoma Counties burst into flames. Swaying trees, tinder dry from dro..

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