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Ehlers Estate – Chats with the Winemaker, plus Reviews
Ehlers Estate is one of the excellent, historic vineyards in the St. Helena AVA. The winery’s name is an homage to Bernard Ehlers who boug..
Viader Napa Valley — Details and a Tasting
Visitors to Viader enjoy a breathtaking panorama of northern Napa Valley. They taste richly aromatic and flavorful wines with sensual ..
Chateau Lasségue Saint-Emilion Grand Cru 2011
Chateau Lasségue is a Saint-Emilion Grand Cru estate with California connections. The owners are Barbara Banke/Jackson Family Wines and th..
Taste Dozens of Spring Mountain Wines in SF, Visit Napa Valley Too
Enjoying Spring Mountain Wines
For one of my tours, we drove up to the top of Spring Mountain. It’s a lovely, though twisty, drive. If yo..
9 Reasons to Attend the 2018 Sonoma County Barrel Auction & My 2017 Favorites
The recent Sonoma County Barrel Auction was a fun experience and featured some really lovely wines. In a blog for JJ Buckley yesterday, I ..
Foxen Vineyards and 17 of their current releases
Foxen Vineyard was founded by Bill Wathen and Dick Doré in 1985. They still operate it today. Bill is responsible for winemaking and vitic..
Crocker & Starr Commemorative Vertical Tasting
Charlie Crocker and Pam Starr in their new winery
St. Helena winery Crocker & Starr conducted their first ever commemorative vertical ..