Winery Profile: Quinta do Feital
Who: Quinta do Feital What: Spanish Expat Prioritizing Top Quality in Portugal Where: Vinho Verde (Minho), Portugal Why: Because Marcial Dorado is a Spaniard, but he’s working on the opposite...
View ArticleWinery Profile: Domaine Sigalas
Who: Domaine Sigalas What: Greek Grandmaster of Santorini’s Singularity Where: Santorini, Greece Vines at Domaine Sigalas in Santorini, Greece. Photo from sigalas-wine.com. Why: Because Paris...
View ArticleRegional Profile: Napa Valley
Where: Saddled between the Mayacamas Mountains to the west and the Vaca range to the east, Napa Valley is an hour’s drive northeast from San Francisco. It’s an American Viticultural Area within...
View ArticleRegional Profile: Santa Maria Valley
Where: “Part One” of Santa Barbara County, Santa Maria Valley AVA occupies the northeastern quadrant of this roughly rectangular county. Mountains hem both the top and bottom of the appellation, and...
View ArticleRegional Profile: Santa Ynez Valley
Where: “Part Two” of Santa Barbara County, Santa Ynez Valley AVA runs parallel with the southern California coast as it veers abruptly east in line with the Transverse Ranges’ Santa Ynez Mountains. The...
View ArticleRegional Profile: Sonoma County
Where: Hugging the Pacific Coast and running east until it hits the Mayacamas Mountains, Sonoma County is about an hour north of San Francisco. Map of Sonoma County wine regions (AVAs) from...
View ArticleWinery Profile: Au Bon Climat
Who: Au Bon Climat What: Living Winemaking Legend that Expedited Santa Barbara onto the Wine Country Map Where: Santa Maria Valley, California Why: Because Jim Clendenen looks like your...
View ArticleWinery Profile: Vasse Felix
Who: Vasse Felix What: Benefactor of the Balanced, Persuasive Potential of Australia’s Wild West Where: Margaret River, Australia Why: Because in 1967, Dr. Tom Cullity, a cardiologist in Perth,...
View ArticleWinery Profile: Robert Sinskey Vineyards
Who: Robert Sinskey Vineyards What: Backing Biodynamics Without Skimping on Seduction Where: Carneros (Napa Valley), California Robert Sinskey Vineyards. Photo by and copyright of Robert Sinskey....
View ArticleBack to Basics: How Long Does a Wine Stay Good After Opening?
Quite simply: “It depends.” I’d first point you to the only absolute “rule” of food and wine pairings, which applies here, too: Trust your palate, drink what you like and enjoy it. If you taste a...
View ArticleWinery Profile: Channing Daughters
Who: Channing Daughters What: Local Motion Toward Terrific Long Island Terroir Where: Long Island, New York Channing Daughters winery, Long Island, New York Why: Because, in his other lives,...
View ArticleWinery Profile: Bründlmayer
Winter in Bründlmayer’s Heiligenstein vineyard. Who: Bründlmayer What: King of the Kamptal, Keeping Things Interesting Where: Kamptal, Austria Why: Because Willi Bründlmayer is just about...
View ArticleA Virtual Trip to Italy
You have to watch these. We fell head over heels for this series of gorgeous videos made by the professional, education-focused organization the Guild of Sommeliers and the team who directed last...
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