Articles tagged with California
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How to Give the Gift of Wine Without Really Trying
The holidays are around the corner. If you haven’t bought your wine-loving friend a gift yet, you might be searching for solutions. Here are some ideas so...
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Blind Tasting: 2009 California Cabernet
Blind tasting is the great equalizer. When you taste wines blind, you learn what you actually think of a wine, as opposed to what you expect to think. With...
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Monte Bello’s New Old Wine
I recently had the very good fortune to spend several hours with Paul Draper during a visit to Ridge Vineyards Monte Bello property. While Ridge is well...
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10 Top Napa Cabernets Under $50
I recently visited the Napa Valley for the first time in about three years. Like many wine geeks, I’m jaded when it comes to Napa Valley wines, almost...
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Stark Wines: Sharing Profits for a Good Cause
Stark Wine was first brought to my attention last year by a friend of a friend who was making wine, and the inevitable “could I try it”? It's not a...
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Visiting Napa Valley on a Budget
It's easy to write about the Napa Valley as a tourist destination, but just how useful is that information once you become an actual visitor? A list of high...
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Top 15 California Bordeaux Blend Wines Under $125
France may have established that the grapes of Bordeaux go very well together, but that essential blend can now be found in excellent wines worldwide, from...
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Traveling to Santa Cruz
California's home to many renowned wine regions, some well-equipped to handle tourists, others less so. For some regions it’s a question of terrain, for...
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The 4 Wines of 2013
Today I came to work planning on writing an article about wines I can no longer afford to buy, but along the way I took a detour, or rather a detour took me....
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Chinese Investors Shift to Burgundy and California Wine
As Chinese investors add expensive Burgundy and California wine to their fine wine wish lists, they raise concern that traditional markets will lose coveted...
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Bucket List Wines: California
I’m moving on with my bucket list wines with a nice follow up to the last installment, one which featured super expensive wines that most of us will...
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Temecula Valley Wine Country
A well-known secret lies in the heart of Southern California’s wine region: Temecula Valley Wine Country. About 85 miles south of Los Angeles and about 60...
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Celebrate Earth Day With Lodi Rules
Inspired by Earth Day coming up on April 22, the state of California has designated April 2012 as “Down to Earth Month,” encouraging everyone to embrace...
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Lack of Rain Threatens California's Grape Reserves
March 21, 2012 — To compound their problems with grape shortages, California winemakers must now be wary of low rain potentially decreasing their grape...
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Santa Ynez Valley Wine Country
The Central Coast is home to some of the most breathtaking landscapes in California. With its panoramic view of the ocean and mountains and wide array of...
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Top 5 Domestic Sangiovese
These are a rather powerful group of wines, but one of the beautiful things about Sangiovese in California is that, unlike with some gapes, power doesn’t...
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Sangiovese from Italy and California
Today, I’m publishing two sets of tasting notes featuring Sangiovese-based wines from both Chianti and the U.S.’s West Coast. In many ways it is an...
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Leap Year Wines
You have an extra day, what will you celebrate with? I've given his some thought. My first idea was to recommend all Extra Dry and Extra Brut sparkling...
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Where to Wine and Dine in the OC
So, you’re traveling to Orange County, California for a meeting, training or a conference? What can one say about a county that, in its truest form, is a...
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Pairing Syrah from Around the World
Whether it is classic reds from the Northern-Rhone, rich and powerful Aussie Shiraz or the dark and sultry Californian expression of the Rhone Rangers, Syrah...
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