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Fruit wines – a chance encounter
On a recent trip to Scotland, wanting to explore a few more cities besides Edinburgh, I took a drive up north without a specific plan in mind. The two...
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30JanRead MoreWhat?! No state grape?!
Californians are proud of their state symbols. Take for example, the official state flower – the California Poppy – an ornamental plant with its cup shaped flowers in bright...
15DecRead MoreA brief history of California wine
The origins of wine in the Golden State dates to the mid 18th century when Spanish missionaries arrived in California and established their missions. Each mission was planted with...
14NovRead MoreTime to pick?
Our favorite wines undertake a protracted, and somewhat arduous progress from the vine to the family table. The journey is punctuated by a series of often crucial decision points...
09OctRead MoreClimate drives change – beware France, the English are doing wine
“In victory you deserve Champagne. In defeat you need it.”
Napoleon Bonaparte
16SepRead MoreProhibition- thirteen year hiatus
In a popular World War 1 song, “The Alcoholic Blues”, a veteran laments: “I wouldn’t mind to live forever in a trench, if my daily thirst they let me...
09AugRead MorePut a lid on it!
Cork has been the preferred choice of vintners to seal bottles ever since they started using glass to store their wine back in the 1400s. The time-tested stopper is...
14JulRead MoreAu naturel?
These days, popular opinion on wine making is as divided as the political landscape with passionate proponents of “natural wine” versus “modern wine”. The polarization between the two sides...
03JunRead MoreIt’s not just about the soil…
Terroir, derivative of the medieval word terratorium, simply means land and or region in French. In winemakers’ parlance, however, it...
19AprRead MoreItalian wines rekindle their California heritage
French immigration to California predated any substantial influx of Italians to the State. Following the turmoil of the French Revolution in 1789, a substantial French exodus took place in...
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