STORY INDEX BY REGION
Itineraries, what to do, points of interest, restaurants, hotels, and background info, sorted by region. Napa Valley | Sonoma County | Mendocino County | Marin County | Paso […]
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Wine Reviews
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
Goosecross Cellars Winemaker Achieves Success
Four 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
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It’s a Families Affair at Bacchus Landing
Healdsburg’s best 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
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4 Tastes of Sonoma
Social-media highlights of Taste of Sonoma 2022 wine and food festival, plus three Sonoma County wineries – Inman, Anaba, and Pedroncelli – focused on sustainability. Taste of Sonoma
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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. Houstonians Jason and Kisha Itkin founded Theorem Vineyards,
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Winemaker’s Pinot Education Informs Sierra Foothills Wines
Delfino family’s third generation expands El Dorado County apple-growers’ portfolio with Edio Vineyards. “You can tell I was taught to make Pinot Noir,” agreed winemaker Peter Delfino after
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Hamel Family Wines
Exacting vineyard practices and informed cellar decisions enhance Sonoma County boutique operation’s wines. One perk of covering the Wine Country is the opportunity to accompany winemakers into the
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Corison Winery
Veteran winemaker’s Old World–style Cabernets know precisely what they want to be. Cathy Corison, among the modern Napa Valley’s first women owner-winemakers, makes 100% Cabernets that age with