The classical essence of Napa Cab
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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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…
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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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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