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After 3½ decades, Chappellet Winery still enchants Napa Valley winemaker Phillip Corallo-Titus. “This is fun, tasting actual wine,” enthused Philip Corallo-Titus, the winemaker at the Napa Valley’s Chappellet …
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Ehlers Estate Hosts Casual, Intimate Tastings in Historic Stone Barn
Winemaker Laura Díaz Muñoz’s lush, subtly powerful Napa Valley wines are ready to drink now but made to age. In the mid-1880s, Bernard Ehlers, a Sacramento grocer, purchased …
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Medlock Ames Tackles Climate Change with Enhanced Vineyard Practices
Devastating fire motivated Sonoma County winery’s cofounder to introduce eco-friendly “regenerative” practices. In Sonoma County’s Alexander Valley subappellation about a 25-minute drive east of Healdsburg Plaza lies 338-acre …
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Dot Wine
Husband dared wife and Sonoma County winery was born. Viticulturist and winegrowing consultant Lise Asimont describes Dot Wine as “a labor of love” born of a challenge from her …
Goosecross Cellars Winemaker Achieves Success
Two current releases illustrate transformation of “unpolished diamond” into boutique gem. Several years ago I interviewed Bill Nancarrow, then early in his tenure as winemaker at Goosecross Cellars. Nancarrow …
VGS Chateau Potelle
Michelin-star bites elevate outstanding wines at Napa Valley winery’s St. Helena cottage. Most Napa Valley wineries pairing wines and food serve tasty enough morsels, but the ones served …
New Chardonnay and Cabernet from Mathew Bruno Wines
Napa Valley winery soon to open a Rutherford tasting room produces classy, sophisticated wines. In 2022, Mathew Bruno Wines will open a tasting room in the Napa Valley …
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It’s a Families Affair at Bacchus Landing
Healdsburg wine tasting collective showcases Sonoma-based small-production wineries. About a mile from Healdsburg Plaza along Westside Road, Spanish Mediterranean–style buildings ring the large piazza at Bacchus Landing, an …
Sequoia Grove Winery
Sample Napa Valley Cabernet under the shade of Rutherford redwoods. A modest winery producing several single-vineyard Cabernets, Sequoia Grove Winery sits just east of St. Helena Highway in …
5 Things to Do in Monterey County This Fall
Enjoy food and wine, experiential tours, scenic beauty, special events, and local wildlife in Monterey, Carmel-by-the-Sea, and beyond. Monterey, Calif., Aug. 26, 2021 / Monterey County Convention & …