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California Bordeaux Part 1: the Santa Cruz Mountains and the Santa Clara Valley
The vintners of California have embraced the grape varieties of Bordeaux planting acres and acres of vineyards. Given their popularity amongst the wine drinking...
Wines of the Week: Wente Vineyards – Livermore Valley
Wente Vineyards was honored in 2011 with the title “Winery of the Year” by Wine Enthusiast magazine. It was quite the accomplishment for the Livermore Valley...
CA Wines of the Year: The Winners
After two rounds of tastings, sorting through over 100 total entries, we’re finally ready to reveal our wines of the year. The finalists in each category...
CA Wines of the Year: Cab, Merlot, and Other Bordeaux – Round 1
We continue our look back at some of our favorite wines from 2011 along with new bottles that wineries submitted as their own favorites. Wines were divided into...
Hunt Cellars 2006 Unforgettable Merlot
David Hunt, the owner and winemaker is blind, but he plays the piano and names most of his wines after musical terms. David says that blindness makes his palate...
Robinson Family Vineyards 2006 Merlot / Napa Valley
The Robinson Family vineyard is located in an ideal setting. During the day the heat from the large structured volcanic rock of the cliffs penetrates the vines,...
Hunt Cellars 2005 “Unforgettable” Merlot WMPR / Paso Robles
Hunt Cellars is an extraordinary place. They produces boutique quantities of almost all red wines that win a disproportionate number of awards. Each year David...
Hunt Cellars 2004 “Unforgettable” Merlot WMPR / Paso Robles
At Hunt Cellars, winemaker David Hunt has an artistic side, too. As a musician, he plays at his own winemaker dinners and indulges his passion for music by bestowing...
Galante Vineyards 2007 Merlot / Carmel Valley
At Galante Vineyards, they try to live in the spirit of the old west, having fun and enjoying life to the fullest. For owner Jack Galante, this means sticking to...
Yorkville Cellars 2007 Merlot / Mendocino County
Yorkville Cellars is located in Mendocino County, 100 miles north of the San Francisco Golden Gate Bridge. The tasting room is on Highway 128, a picturesque road...
