Gary Farrell first became acquainted with Joe Rochioli’s revered Russian River Valley vineyard in 1974, when he...
Alysian, Russian River Valley (Sonoma County, California) Pinot Noir 2008
From another portion of Hambrecht’s Floodgate Vineyard comes this youthful, exotic wine. It’s the most...
Beckmen Vineyards, Santa Ynez Valley (Santa Barbara County, California) Cabernet Sauvignon 2009
This youthful wine is Bordeaux-like in style, with natural Cabernet earthiness yet not at all rustic. Classic...
Linda Murphy’s Wine Picks for Thanksgiving
The family members with whom I celebrate Thanksgiving these days drink only red wine. They will politely sip a...
Ehlers Estate: Winery with a Heart
Napa Valley’s much-celebrated annual wine action has raised some $98 million for more than 50 local health care, youth...
Lambert Bridge Crosses the Rubicon
A former winemaker colleague of mine was fond of saying, “Northing happens quickly in the wine business except...
Linda Murphy’s 2009 Producer and Wines of the Year
Wine Producer of the Year: Navarro Vineyards The first purchase I made on credit was a receiver, turntable and speakers...
Antica: Another Achievement from Antinori
Everything Italy’s Marchese Piero Antinori and his winemaking family touches seemingly turns to gold: Chianti from...
Shifts in Sonoma
Nineteen years ago, I moved to Sonoma County and took a small, and what I thought would be temporary, step into the wine...
No Second Acts in American Life?
Richard and Thekla Sanford … Gary Farrell ... Brice Cutrer Jones … the Fetzer siblings ... winemaking icons all,...
Chilean Wines for the Times
It used to be that when it came to wine, "cheap" and "Chile" were conjoined twins, never separated. Chile has produced wine...
Linda Murphy’s 2008 Producer and Wines of the Year
Producer of the Year: Schramsberg Vineyards, Napa Valley, California 'Best of the Year' picks are made, obviously, during...