Freeman Vineyard and Winery
Best-of-the-best Pinot Noir blend a star in youth and a decade old. Sometimes a single bottle tells you everything you need to know about a winery and its […]
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Chardonnay
Trefethen Family Vineyards
Chardonnays prove ageworthy in retrospective Napa Valley wine tasting. Who says California Chardonnays can’t age? A June 2024 retrospective Chardonnay tasting at Trefethen Family Vineyards proved they can,
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Black Kite Cellars
Alfresco “Pooches & Pinot” dog-friendly wine tastings at West Sonoma County hospitality center. A break in Sonoma County’s summer 2024 heat should occur in time for this weekend’s
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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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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
Patz & Hall
Gracious staffers pour remarkable Chardonnays and Pinot Noirs at understatedly elegant tasting room. Renowned for single-vineyard Chardonnays and Pinot Noirs, Patz & Hall hosts its guests at the ranch-style Sonoma House.
Hurray for Oregon Chardonnay
Five wines speak eloquently in virtual tasting/seminar “Oregon Chardonnay: Shifting Perceptions of the Variety in the Willamette Valley.” Five months of researching the next edition of Fodor’s Napa
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Lombardi Wines 2018 Chardonnay and Pinot Noirs
Four new releases spur reflections about the relationship between appellation and site. Wine blogger Jo Diaz recently asked me what I enjoyed most about covering California wines. Three pleasures
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