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Article: Profile of McCay Cellars: Video Interview with Michael McCay, Photos, More

McCay Cellars is a small, family-owned winery in Lodi. They make...

Also labeled: Lodi Wineries, Petite Sirah, Red Wine, Rosé, Wine Personalities, Winemaking, Zinfandel

Article: Premiere Napa Valley 2012 in Photos

Premiere Napa Valley 2012 took place on February 25 at the Culinary Institute of America's Greystone Campus in St....

Also labeled: Cabernet Sauvignon, Famous Winemaker, Food, Lifestyle, Napa Valley wineries, Red Wine, Wine Personalities, Wine Tasting Events

Article: Top Picks in 2009 Bordeaux from the Union des Grands Crus Tasting in San Francisco

Today we take a brief detour from California to France. I attended the Union des Grands Crus Tasting of 2009 Bordeaux on Saturday, January...

Also labeled: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Red Wine, Sauvignon Blanc, Wine Reviews, Wine Tasting Events

Article: Spotlight on the Pine Mountain-Cloverdale Peak AVA

The Pine Mountain-Cloverdale Peak AVA became effective  on November 28, 2011. It is a 4,570-acre region, roughly two-thirds of which is in southern...

Also labeled: Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Mendocino County Wineries, Merlot, Napa Valley wineries, Red Wine, Sonoma Wineries, Syrah, Wine Business, Wine Reference, Zinfandel

Article: Updated: Antonio Galloni Identifies a New Generation of Cult Wineries

Update: The numbers in my own original analysis below omitted a number of wines Antonio Galloni reviewed, due to an issue with "search" on the WA site. After reviewing the...

Also labeled: Cabernet Sauvignon, Famous Winemaker, Merlot, Napa Valley wineries, Red Wine, Wine Personalities, Wine Reviews, Wine Trends

Article: Introducing the Coombsville AVA in Napa Valley

Yesterday, December 14, 2011, the Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB)

Also labeled: Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Merlot, Napa Valley wineries, Pinot Noir, Red Wine, Syrah, White Wine, Wine Reference, Wine Tourism

Article: Wines that Age Well - An Overview by Variety and Region

Whether you are stocking a wine cellar for bottle-aging wine or just shopping the “old and rare” section of your favorite wine shop, there are a few things you should...

Also labeled: Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Chenin Blanc, Fortified Wine, Grenache, Italian Varieties, Lifestyle, Merlot, Petite Sirah, Pinot Noir, Red Wine, Rhone varietals, Riesling, Rosé, Sauvignon Blanc, Sonoma Wineries, Sparkling Wine, White Wine, Wine Reference, Zinfandel

Article: 2008 Robert Mondavi Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley

Napa Valley came through the 2008 vintage better than many northern California AVAs. It was little-effected by the wildfires or their smoke and suffered fewer extreme weather conditions. That said, it was still a challenging year,...

Also labeled: Cabernet Sauvignon, Famous Winemaker, Merlot, Napa Valley wineries, Red Wine, Syrah, Value, Viticulture, Wine Reviews

Article: Wine Bloggers in Action at the North American Wine Bloggers Conference

I'll provide my thoughts on the 2011 North American Wine Bloggers Conference in a separate article soon, as well as separate articles on my perceptions of the Virginia...

Also labeled: Blog, Blogging, Social Media, Wine Personalities, Wine Tasting Events, Wine Tourism

Article: My Tweets from the Live Blogging, Speed Tasting at the Bloggers Conference

Friday and Saturday at the North American Wine Bloggers Conference, "live blogging, speed tasting" was included in the agenda. There was one session each day. The bloggers sat...

Also labeled: Blogging, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Italian Varieties, Merlot, Napa Valley wineries, Paso Robles wineries, Pinot Grigio, Pinot Noir, Red Wine, Rhone varietals, Rosé, Sauvignon Blanc, Sonoma Wineries, White Wine, Wine Reviews, Wine Tasting Events

Article: Who's Afraid of Virginia Wine?

By day, and often by night, I am a California wine guy. My personal tastes in wine are more catholic than that though. And I’m not referring to sacramental wine. I h...

Also labeled: Blogging, Red Wine, Rhone varietals, Social Media, White Wine, Wine Personalities, Wine Tasting Events, Wine Tourism

Article: Wine Tasting in Paso Robles - 5 Can’t Miss Wineries in Northwest Paso

NorCalWine’s tasting guide to Paso Robles continues. This week we’re off to what I’m calling northwest Paso Robles. It could also be described as the wineries of...

Also labeled: Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Grenache, Paso Robles wineries, Pinot Noir, Red Wine, Restaurants, Sauvignon Blanc, Syrah, White Wine, Wine Tourism

Article: To Kalon to be named State Vineyard of the Year

As part of the annual California State Fair Wine...

Also labeled: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Napa Valley wineries, Red Wine, Rhone varietals, Santa Cruz Mountains wineries, Sauvignon Blanc, Syrah, Viticulture, Wine Reference, Wine Tourism

Article: 2001 Vérité La Joie Sonoma County Red Wine

I reached blindly into one of our wine fridges, looking for a wine to take to dinner. [If you buy a wine fridge, I highly recommend those with slide out drawers that allow you to easily see each bottle’s label.] In a stroke of luck aided only s...

Also labeled: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Red Wine, Sonoma Wineries, Wine Reviews

Article: 1992, 2008 and 2010 Ridge Monte Bello Cabernet Sauvignon Santa Cruz Mountains

Yesterday, I attended the annual Ridge Monte Bello Assemblage tasting held at their Monte Bello Estate winery high in the mountains above Cupertino. At the...

Also labeled: Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Merlot, Red Wine, Santa Cruz Mountains wineries, Wine Reviews, Wine Tasting Events

Article: 2008 Stepping Stone Syrah Napa Valley and 2008 Stepping Stone Cabernet Franc Napa Valley

Cornerstone Cellars is best known for their excellent and age-worthy Cabernet Sauvignon wines made from Napa Valley fruit. However, under their Stepping...

Also labeled: Cabernet Sauvignon, Grenache, Napa Valley wineries, Red Wine, Rhone varietals, Syrah, Wine Reviews

Article: Favorite Tastes from #Cabernet Day

Here's a summary of the better Cabernet's I tasted during #Cabernet Day last Thursday.

Also labeled: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Napa Valley wineries, Paso Robles wineries, Red Wine, Wine Reviews, Wine Tasting Events

Article: Warming up for #Cabernet Day with a Big Bordeaux Tasting

I’ll admit that it was a bit of a coincidence that I put together a big tasting of red Bordeaux yesterday, just two days before #Cabernet day. But, it was great timing nonetheless. T...

Also labeled: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Napa Valley wineries, Red Wine, Social Media, Wine Reviews

Article: Highlights from the Family Winemakers Tasting, San Francisco 2010

The Family Winemakers of California held their annual San Francisco tasting...

Also labeled: Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, East Bay wineries, Grenache, Mendocino County Wineries, Merlot, Napa Valley wineries, Paso Robles wineries, Petite Sirah, Pinot Noir, Red Wine, Rhone varietals, Sauvignon Blanc, Sonoma Wineries, Syrah, White Wine, Wine Reviews, Wine Tasting Events, Zinfandel

Article: The 2010 Cabernet Shootout

This past Saturday, I served as a judge in the California finals of the 2010 Cabernet Shootout. Organized by

Also labeled: Cabernet Sauvignon, East Bay wineries, Livermore Valley Wineries, Napa Valley wineries, Paso Robles wineries, Red Wine, Sonoma Wineries, Wine Reviews, Wine Tasting Events
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