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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A photographic voyage through Napa
Charles O’Rear and Daphne Larkin Napa Valley: The Land, The Wine, The People Wineviews Publishing, $45 Reviewed by Jon Wyand…
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Robert Mondavi Cabernet Reserve 1966-2005
Thierry Dessauve goes through the history and tastes vintages from 1966 to 2005 of Robert Mondavi Cabernet Reserve
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Auction Napa Valley: A barometer of changing times in California wine
On June 1, 2013, 1,000 auction goers-including me-were all sitting in a huge air-conditioned tent on the lawn of Napa…
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