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 …
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 …
In the late 1990s, when the economics of dairy farming in Northern California became problematic, John Bucher diversified by planting wine grapes on the 360-acre Healdsburg property his …
Anne Moller-Racke’s Pinot Noirs represent the diversity of Sonoma County’s winegrowing regions. A small winery with an impressive pedigree, Blue Farm Wines produces Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from …
A little bit “Hollywood Squares” and a lot of fun, winery tastings at home are a diverting coronavirus lockdown alternative. I’m not sure the term “virtual tasting” is …
Top tasting rooms in and around historic Sonoma Plaza. Several of the best Sonoma County Pinot Noir producers have tasting rooms on or near the town of Sonoma’s …
Boutique winery’s tastings highlight the role “terroir” plays in wine production. A boutique winery with a bungalow tasting room a little east of Sonoma Plaza, Sojourn Cellars receives high …
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. …
Sister winery to HALL St. Helena produces Pinots from Oregon to California’s Central Coast. The indoor and outdoor spaces at a Tudor-style 1930s residence just north of Sonoma …
Wines from magnificent fruit, poured in spiffed-up historic adobe. Grape grower and vintner Bill Price owns two of Sonoma County’s most famous Chardonnay and Pinot Noir vineyards, Durell …
Longtime growers make fruit-forward wines with palpable restraint. The first Martinellis began growing grapes in Sonoma County in the 19th century, and some of the vines planted then …