The Wide World of Pinot Noir
When was the last time you went wine tasting and only sipped one varietal all day: the same grape in every glass? After several years...
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Giving Grapes: Ehlers Estate
To the tourist driving along Napa Valley’s Highway 29 who glimpses a stone building planted among the vines and towering olive trees, Ehlers Estate might seem...
Locavore a Slow Cerveza
We’re in the process of discovering ingredient sources from within 100 miles or so of the central Central Coast for making a local beer. Whenever...
Giving Grapes: Humanitas
“I just wanted to do something good,” says Judd Wallenbrock, proprietor of Humanitas wines. “It’s that simple.” After discovering that he was not well suited...
New World Pinot Noir
From a winemaking perspective, Pinot Noir is in the midst of an exciting transition between traditional Burgundian approaches and new world innovations that help winemakers...
Mr. Chardonnay ABCs
by Chuck and Matt Ortman It has become fashionable in some circles to subscribe to the “ABC” school of white wine—as in, Anything But Chardonnay....
