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Behind the Scenes at Ferrari-Carano
I recently had the opportunity to spend a few hours at Ferrari-Carano's Dry Creek Valley Estate, chatting and tasting with their white wine maker, Sarah...
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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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Turnbull Winery
Turnbull should be better known that it probably is. Founded in 1979 as Johnson-Turnbull, and with an excellent location smack on highway 29 just north of...
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The Way of Things at Smith-Madrone
Out of the way, down a drive lost in Spring Mountain, one comes upon Smith-Madrone, a winery that speaks as much of the past as the present. There’s a bit...
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Winery of the Year
Unlike with my pick for Wine of the Year, which is a wine that has moved me and changed my view of wine in some way, shape or form, I award my Winery of the...
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Diamond in the Rough in Piemonte
Visiting Piemonte last week provided a valuable lesson in understanding the styles and quality levels of Barolo and Barbaresco, the supreme expressions of...
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The Wines and Wineries of Brazil
What follows are brief snapshots of 10 important Brazilian wineries I visited in May. They all play specific roles in the Brazilian wine industry, whether...
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Mentors Blog Post: LaVelle Vineyards
LaVelle Vineyards is not only known for its excellent Willamette Valley and Columbia Valley wines, which are served in both the tasting room at the vineyards...
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Top 10 Riesling Producers
Here’s another stab at a great list of producers, this time my favorite Riesling producers, in fact. Like all of the other top 10 producer lists, this one...
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CHIONETTI WINERY: Dolcetto Di Dogliani
A little over a year ago, my husband and I went arbitrarily cruising in our convertible VW bug looking for fun wineries to visit. We ended up in the middle...
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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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Tasting The Fruits of Barolo
Traditional vs. modern winemaking in Langhe has been an ongoing debate for quite some time. One of the most traditional winemakers in Langhe is Beppe Rinaldi...
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Top 10 Sauvignon Blanc Producers
Producing a top 10 list like this one requires a lot of discipline, and a thick skin! The choices I make reflect my preferences. The truth is that I am...
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Badass Wines
So you think you’re a badass? Then you better be prepared to drink some badass wine. In fact, there’s almost a hierarchy of badassery involved as we...
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Top 10 Grenache Producers-Top Wines
These top 10 producer lists are always a challenge. The challenge is not finding 10 producers, but rather whittling down a list to 10 and settling on the...
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Top 10 Producers of Bordeaux Blend Wines
As with all of my top producer lists, I’m trying to be reasonable. I’m limiting myself to a max price of $100 a bottle in this selection, though most of...
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The Numanthia Dinner Series Continues
If you follow Snooth, you’ve probably come across reports on the great Numanthia food and wine pairing dinner series we’ve been producing with Nuamnthia....
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Top 10 White Rhone Producers
With this edition of the Global Tasting Initiative, we’re taking a look at a family of grapes, White Rhone varieties, as opposed to the usual mono-varietal...
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Top 10 Sangiovese Producers
That title is definitely misleading. While all of these wines are under $100, most of them are WAY under $100, which is what makes Sangiovese one of my...
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Top 10 Syrah Producers
Syrah has a problem. Actually, it’s a crisis- an identity crisis. While producing world class Syrah (Shiraz), they have failed to capture the imaginations...
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