There is – to use the old New York Yankees batting order term – a “Murderer’s Row” of...

 First, I very much enjoyed this wine, both for its flavors and for its being different.  That said, some drinkers...

 Interesting to taste a wine that’s a few years in the bottle as a current release — I suspect it may have been...

  Winemaker Heidi Bridenhagen has a way with Chardonnay (I’ve likely said this before) and she’s definitely one...

 The proprietary name “Spire” refers to hilltop sections of the Tai Vineyard in Carneros.  It’s a...

 The Wagner family of Napa Valley was one of the pioneers at producing a variety of quality wines from the Monterey Valley,...

 Joseph Phelps' 2019 Insignia is decadently rich on the nose.  Cobbler-esque notes of baked blackberries, blueberries,...

 When you are in the mood for a big, round and smooth white wine, nothing beats a big, buttery California Chardonnay. ...

 California “field blends” are a thing — a very common practice in the early days, it is a style that is...

 Here is what I call a “razzleberry” style Zinfandel — meaning it’s all about the red and black...

 Resisting the temptation to make any food pairing suggestion jokes related to the proprietary name of this wine,...

 Focused plum aromas get a nice spice add from the oak load here, and some black stone minerality adds to the fruit...