Louis M. Martini Winery
Sip Bordeaux-style wines in historic winery’s Napa Valley tasting room. “The Eventual Choice of the American Public” reads the copy in a framed 1930s print ad for Martini […]
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Anderson Valley White Wine Weekend Diary
Intimate festival showcases Chardonnay and other white grapes in sparkling and still wines. Mendocino County’s Anderson Valley wine region is best known for Pinot Noir, but each February
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2 Fun Days Tasting Anderson Valley Pinot Noir
Fantastic wines, au courant cuisine, sticker-price delight in Mendocino County. Northern California wine lovers nostalgic for the days before glitz and high prices overtook Napa and Sonoma often
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Sullivan Rutherford Estate
Team at Napa Valley winery honors its founding family while upgrading and reimagining the estate. The flagship tastings at Sullivan Rutherford Estate allow guests to experience how new
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2021 Leviathan California Red Wine
Component tasting highlights the contributions four wines make to the finished blend. A recent media tasting of the 2021 Leviathan California Red Wine, a Cabernet-based blend of Bordeaux
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Small Vines Wines
Sonoma County wine steward turned winemaker grows dazzling Chardonnays and Pinots. A tasting at Small Vines Wines in Sebastopol left me dazzled by the winery’s winning combination of
Seavey Vineyard
Conn Valley estate’s winemaking team strives to stay “true to this place.” A late-2023 tasting at Seavey Vineyard was among the year’s Napa Valley best, for the wines
Tantalizing Wines and Views at Coursey Graves
Fall foliage and bee-friendly plantings supplied the color at an October tasting at Coursey Graves, where the wines tantalize as much as the views. The winery, which inhabits
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The Pavilion by Ink Grade
Immersive tasting experience showcases wines from biodynamically farmed Howell Mountain vineyard. Ink Grade Estate launched in 2021 with a critically praised trio of wines, but the young winery’s
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Trombetta Family Wines
Mother and daughter produce balanced wines that marvelously express their Sonoma County sites, one famous, the other less so. In June 2023 at the Taste of Sonoma wine festival,
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