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The Best AVA Not on the Label
If you want some great Syrah, I’m going to tell you about a place that grows it. The wines are fascinating – complex and not fruit-driven – and a true product of their unique terroir. But the region might break the American Viticultural Area system…
Santa Rosa Old Vines Zinfandel Wins North Coast Wine Challenge
St. Francis Winery in east Santa Rosa, founded in 1971 by Joe Martin and now owned by the Kopf family of New York, was awarded the top prize Best of the Best award in the 2019 North Coast Wine Challenge for its St. Francis Winery 2016 Old Vines Zinfandel, Tres Viejos, Sonoma County, which scored 99 out of 100 points…
California Wineries Shut Out from China Amid Trade War
When China imposed retaliatory tariffs on American goods last April, vintners at Wente Vineyards in Livermore feared the move would push them out of China, the world’s fastest-growing wine market, for months or years…
Too Much a Good Thing?: Record Wine Grape Harvest in California’s Top Regions Make Way for Brand-Builders
Watchers of the California wine business have been warning that the supply of grapes was spilling toward advantage vintners. And the newly released tally of the huge 2018 harvest further reveals an opening for opportunistic vintners to reach for success in the excess…
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The World’s Most Wanted Chardonnays
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How to Tell the Stories of Wine
Proper Etiquette for Taking Your Own Wine into a Restaurant
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