Nickel & Nickel
Dapper Far Niente sister winery gets things right with single-vineyard collector-quality Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon. A quarter-century ago, Nickel & Nickel founder the late Gil Nickel paid the …
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Take Advantage of Springlike Napa Valley and Sonoma County Weather
Expect sunny days and warm afternoons – perfect for outdoor wine tasting. It’s the second week in February 2022, but it feels like springtime in the Napa Valley …
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Theorem Vineyards Team Crafts Classy, Aromatic Wines
Estate Cabernet Sauvignon is the calling card of one of the best Napa Valley wineries for food and wine pairings. Thomas Rivers Brown, a renowned consultant, heads up …
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Chappellet Winery
Trace modern Napa Valley history at this family-owned operation famous for hillside Cabernet Sauvignon. Twenty minutes into a tour of Chappellet Winery‘s rocky, oak-studded Pritchard Hill site, I …
Beauty and Quality All in One Package
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 …
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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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 …
2 Splendid Days in Walkable Yountville
Compact Napa Valley town is an ideal destination for wine tasting, dining, and shopping on foot. As the author of a Wine Country guidebook, I’m constantly on the …
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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