White Wine

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: Looking Forward to Hospice du Rhone 2012

Hospice du Rhone 2012 will take place in Paso Robles, CA on...

Article: Good Wine: A Matter of Degrees?

Article: 2009 Tudal Tractor Shed Red

Tudal Winery is an old-timer compared to most Napa Valley wineries. Its start came in 1974 when Arnold Tudal and his...

Article: Highlights from the 2012 Santa Lucia Highlands Wine Artisans Tasting

The 2012

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: J Vineyards & Winery Certified Sustainable by CSWA

J Vineyards & Winery has announced it has been certified sustainable in...

Article: 15 Wine Events for Friday through Sunday, January 20 - 22, 2012

We've had beautiful weather for months it seems. Now, it's finally getting cold and a trifle damp. That has me feeling crabby. Dungeness crabby to be exact. Wineries appear to be feeling it...

Article: 2010 Donati Family Sorelle per Sempre Central Coast Unoaked Chardonnay

Donati Family Vineyards produced their first wines from the 2003 vintage. Much of the fruit comes from their own vineyard in the...

Article: 20+ Wine Events for the Weekend, January 13 - 15, 2012

Now that all the New Year's hoopla is over and the consequent hangovers are past, Northern California wineries are celebrating winter. Those wineries that don't have snow — and most d...

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...

Article: 23 California Sparkling Wines for Your Holidays — and All Your Other Days Too

I was going to title this article, “New Year’s Resolution: Drink More Bubbly.” But I didn’t want you to get the idea that you should wait until New Year’s Eve to...

Article: Fort Ross-Seaview AVA Approved within Sonoma Coast

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

Article: Introducing the Coombsville AVA in Napa Valley

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

Article: The Six Wines I’m Bringing to Thanksgiving Dinner

There’s a lot of hoohaw every year over which wines pair well with Thanksgiving dinner. Personally, I don’t worry about it too much. With the extreme range of foods served, five ...

Article: A Good One Day Napa Valley Itinerary for First Timers

Last Saturday I led a group of five friends on a wine-tasting trip through Napa Valley. I always enjoy doing that. It’s an added treat when the people haven’t spent much tim...