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Rhone varietals
Article: Quiz: Which County Grows the Most Syrah?
There’s been a lot of focus on California Syrah for the last month or so. There was the Rhone Rangers’ San Francisco event.
Article: John Alban Traps Philippe Guigal in an Elevator and other Tales of HdR
This is the third installment of my conversation with John Alban regarding Hospice du Rhone and the advancement of Rhone variety wines globally over the past...
Article: 2010 Tablas Creek Patelin de Tablas Blanc
2010 was the first vintage of Tablas Creek’s Patelin de Tablas line. It is intended to offer fresh tasting, ready-to-drink wines of v...
Article: John Alban on the Evolution of Hospice du Rhone and Surge in Rhone Variety Popularity
This is part two of my interview with John Alban of Alban Vineyards...
Article: John Alban on the First Hospice du Rhone and the State of American Rhone Variety Wine in 1993
Hospice du Rhone is only two weeks away. I’ll once again be leading a small band o...
Article: 2009 Stepping Stone by Cornerstone Syrah Napa Valley
Cornerstone’s Stepping Stone label is intended to offer wines that are ready to drink upon release but don't compromise regional and varietal typicity. The 2009...
Article: 2009 Fisher Vineyards Syrah Hidden Terrace Vineyard Sonoma County
Fisher Vineyards’ Hidden Terrace Vineyard is part of their Sonoma County estate which is located on Spring Mountain benchland off of St. Helena...
Article: Looking Forward to Hospice du Rhone 2012
Hospice du Rhone 2012 will take place in Paso Robles, CA on...
Article: 2009 Quivira Mourvedre Wine Creek Ranch Dry Creek Valley
Mourvedre is a very late ripening variety. In Dry Creek Valley, with its sun, warmth and relatively dry Autumns, the grapes can ripen fully in most years. It’s Mourvedre wines shows better balance between savory and sweet than is...
Article: 2008 Von Holt Syrah Old Lakeville Vineyard Sonoma Coast
The Old Lakeville Vineyard, named for the highway that borders it, is subject to two major cooling influences. Morning fog creeps in from the San Pablo Bay just one mile to the south. In the evening, ocean breezes...
Article: Impressions from the 2012 Wine Road Barrel Tasting in Northern Sonoma
The 2012 Wine Road Barrel Tasting in Northern Sonoma took place on the first two weekends of March. More than 140 wineries participated, opening both their doors and...
Article: I Want Mour(vedre)
Mourvèdre is like a middle brother. It’s not big and strong like Syrah. Syrah exudes power, even when Auntie Viognier pins a little white fl...
Article: 2010 Alpha Omega Syrah Krupp Brothers Vineyard Napa Valley
Alpha Omega first opened the doors of their hip yet inviting
Article: 2009 Pride Mountain Vineyards Syrah Sonoma County
Pride Mountain Vineyards sits atop Spring Mountain. Both the winery and it’s vineyards straddle the Napa-Sonoma County line. In fact, Pride has two separate production facilities, two sets of b...
Article: Spotlight on the Santa Lucia Highlands AVA
The Santa Lucia Highlands AVA was established in 1991. Commercial wine grape cultivation there started in the early 1970’s. Today, there are 45 vineyards and just o...
Article: New Wines and Intriguing Blends from ZAP 2012
I attended the 2012 ZAP Grand Tasting on January 28. It was a good event. There were more than 200 wineries on hand, almost all of them pouring multiple wines. The new...
Article: 2006 Yorba Syrah Shake Ridge Vineyards Amador County
Zinfandel is the wine most associated with the Sierra Foothills AVA. 40% of the red wine grapes planted in that region are Zinfandel. Cabernet Sauvignon is second in acreage at just 11%....
Article: 7 New Year’s Resolutions for Expanding Your Wine Horizons
New Year’s resolutions are often made but rarely kept. They are usually positive goals we create to improve ourselves or our lives. But resolutions frequently involve stopping behavior that...
Article: 4 Wines from Thacher Winery of Paso Robles, including the 2008 Thacher Zinfandel
The Paso Robles AVA is both the largest undivided official viticultural area in California (meaning that it has no smaller AVAs within it) and the fastest growing. Just ten years ago, there were only 35 wineries in the 609,673 acre...
Article: 10 Big Wine Events to Look Forward to in Early 2012
As many people are looking forward to a spending this weekend at home with family and friends, there aren’t a lot of wine events. So, with the New Year just around the corner, this...