A few years back, the now-retired Rick Sayre described a novel concept for Rodney Strong Vineyards, where he presided as...
Winery to Watch: Rowen
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A Wine Buying Strategy for Scary Tax Season: Zig When They Zag
We’re now entering the scariest tax season in recent memory, with great uncertainty flowing from the 2018 “Tax...
Winery to Watch: TerraPura
In 2016, Chile's Matetic Wine Group purchased an obscure but modern winery in the Colchagua Valley, one of the country's most...
Valentine’s Day Advice: Bubbly!
With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, getting it “right” is top of mind for many. A box of chocolates...
The Gallo Juggernaut
Wine enthusiasts of a certain age remember fondly Gallo Hearty Burgundy, the king of the jug wines that introduced several...
V. Sattui Scores Hat Trick at Winemaker Challenge
The Napa Valley winery V. Sattui is famous for its picnic grounds, perhaps the most inviting and comfortable winery picnic...
Cocktail Corner: The “Oh My Darling”
Every time I pick up a box or bag of Clementines at the market, the old gold-rush ballad “Oh My Darling Clementine”...
It’s not a Gambal…It Works
The newly established Gambal-Work partnership in the Sta. Rita Hills of California has just released their first wines, a pair...
All That Sparkles
Chances are good that sometime over the next month or so someone will put a glass of bubbly in your hand and offer up a...
After Dinner
If you're one of the millions in the planning stages of an over-the-top holiday feast, allow me to throw another log on an...
10 Luxury Wine Gifts Under $100
Creators Syndicate A gift of wine this holiday season is special on its face because it’s personal. It’s also a...
Gift Guide: Wine Accessory of the Year
I’m posting this blog two days before “Cyber Monday,” and unless you’ve spent the past two days since...