Vine Hill Ranch: Growing up on the Mayacamas
After years providing fruit for some of the Napa Valley’s best producers from their Vine Hill Ranch vineyard, Bruce Phillips…
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The Alexes: Mythic California Chardonnay from Alex Kongsgaard
Alex Kongsgaard tells Kelli White about his latest venture, The Alexes, a range of three Chardonnays that has already attained…
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It was probably Jack Davies at Schramsberg who told me there was something exciting going on on the other side…
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While 2020 will undoubtedly go down in history as the year of Covid-19 (or, alas, the first year of Covid-19),…
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Acid Test: Acidity and Acidification in Napa Valley
Asking winemakers in warm climates whether or not they acidify their wines is like asking writers if they use a…
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The Extremists of the Extreme Sonoma Coast
The instructions were clear: Drive on, even when the tarmac ends. The vineyards of the Fort Ross-Seaview AVA are really…
Unnatural selection? Extreme Sorting in Napa Valley
Among Napa Valley’s elite brands, there seems to be an odd kind of competition at work. Performance in this contest…
Taking on Big Flavor with Trousseau and Mourvèdre: how the new West was won
A book with a title like The New California Wine is an exercise strikingly reminiscent of Saul Steinberg’s famous 1976…
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