The Mokelumne River AVA was approved in 1992, along with the other six AVAs nested within the larger Lodi AVA. However, the Mokelumne River growing region’s boundaries were first drawn out on a napkin by Julio Gallo...
Throwing Grapes The Oakland A’s have a young pitcher on their AAA team in Sacramento named Andrew Carignan. Carignan! It would be fun to watch him pitch there on my next trip to Lodi. I want to see him uncork his fastba...
Great wine, like instrumental jazz, mines the observer for meaning. A bottle can be shared among friends, as can a night at The Blue Note. Everyone gets the same input. But individual perceptions can be very different. Thes...
There’s been a lot of focus on California Syrah for the last month or so. There was the Rhone Rangers’ San Francisco event. Hospice du Rhone is just around the corner. Articles such as Jon Bonne’s examination of ...
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 20 years. Don’t miss part one and part two. Highlights among ...
| Fri May 18 @08:00AM - 05:00PM 15th annual Anderson Valley Pinot Noir Festival |
| Fri May 18 @07:00PM - 09:30PM Music at Vino di Amore Tasting Lounge — Cloverdale |
| Sat May 19 @08:00AM - 05:00PM 15th annual Anderson Valley Pinot Noir Festival |
| Sat May 19 @10:00AM - 12:00PM Sip and Savor a Monthly Wine Appreciation Class at Oak Ridge Winery — Lodi |
| Sat May 19 @12:00PM - 04:00PM C G DiArie tasting with the winemaker, C G DiArie, Plymouth |
| Sat May 19 @01:00PM - 04:00PM Santa Lucia Highlands Gala |
| Sun May 20 @08:00AM - 05:00PM 15th annual Anderson Valley Pinot Noir Festival |
| Wed May 23 @04:30PM - 07:30PM Hirsch Vineyards w/ Jasmine Hirsch at Ferry Plaza Wine Merchant — San Francisco |
| Thu May 24 @06:00PM - 08:00PM Chardonnay Day At Cosentino Winery, Yountville |
| Fri May 25 @07:00PM - 09:30PM Music at Vino di Amore Tasting Lounge — Cloverdale |
2010 Fellowship Recipient
The Mokelumne River AVA was approved in 1992, along with the other six AVAs nested within the larger Lodi AVA. However, the Mokelumne River growing region’s boundaries were first drawn out on...
Throwing Grapes The Oakland A’s have a young pitcher on their AAA team in Sacramento named Andrew Carignan. Carignan! It would be fun to watch him pitch there on my next trip to Lodi. I want to see...
Great wine, like instrumental jazz, mines the observer for meaning. A bottle can be shared among friends, as can a night at The Blue Note. Everyone gets the same input. But individual perceptions can...
There’s been a lot of focus on California Syrah for the last month or so. There was the Rhone Rangers’ San Francisco event. Hospice du Rhone is just around the corner. Articles such as Jon Bonne’s...
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 20 years. Don’t miss part one and part...
There are many excellent single-vineyard Zinfandel bottlings. They are distinct, interesting and reflect both the vintage and the vineyard’s terroir. On the other hand, single-vineyard wines can be pricey,...
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 very high quality with a retail prices of just $20. I was impressed...
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 Stepping Stone by Cornerstone Syrah does...
Fisher Vineyards’ Hidden Terrace Vineyard is part of their Sonoma County estate which is located on Spring Mountain benchland off of St. Helena Road. The winery is a good half mile or so from the main...
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...
