Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars Artemis 2013 – 91 Pts.
I’ve always been a fan of the founder of Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars, Warren Winiarski. Responsible for the Cab heard round the world in 1976, when Napa’s reds and whites […]
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Behind the Wine: Miljenko ‘Mike’ Grgich
When I first saw the movie Bottleshock at a friend’s house in Kansas City, we were sipping cheap Chianti and simply enjoying an entertaining story. Soon after, on a honeymoon in Napa […]
Charles Krug Winery Review
Peter Mondavi (moan-dah-vee), for much of his early life Peter Mondavi (mon-day-vee), died on February the 20th, 2016, in his home in St. Helena, California, just about two weeks prior […]
Volker Eisele Family Estate Review
There was a time in history, no doubt, when the valley carved by the Napa River was truly an image of Eden, pure and unspoiled, a place genuinely and fully […]
Trefethen Vineyards Review
It wasn’t enough, of course, that our low-budget flight from Omaha landed in San Francisco at almost midnight, nor that the flight had been delayed in Denver by nearly half […]
Hourglass Vineyard Review
The Napa Valley is as old as it is well-known, though what few realize is just how diminutive the nation’s most famous wine region truly is. Accounting for less than […]
From Grape to Glass, Part Two: Pruning
“You’ve got numberrrr… three,” stated Ramsay AhSam, meticulously documenting the designation of the pruning shears he handed to Mark, as he had with every worker before him as well. The […]
Around the World in Eighty Sips — Hungary’s “Bull’s Blood”
A few years ago, Mark gave a talk at a seminar in Budapest, Hungary, an opportunity for which he was grateful as it afforded him an extra day to traipse […]
From Grape to Glass, Part One: Vine Street Cellars
Reynette AhSam sat down quickly at our secluded little table with a big smile on her face, looked us both in the eye, and said matter-of-factly: “Your secret is out; […]
Around the World in Eighty Sips — Rwanda’s Akarusho Red
Around the World in Eighty Sips One of the neatest things about wine is that it isn’t merely a beverage; it’s history and culture in liquid form. In this segment, […]
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