The February issue of a respected wine industry trade publication gives only one of the world’s wines both a rarefied 98 score and the top spot in the “highly recommended” section. Near perfection came from Saxum, a well-regarded but obscure winery … View original post.
Tags: Paso Robles
News | TD Williams February 27, 2010 | 
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The cabernet is sourced from Arthur Spencer’s Lakespring Vineyard in Pope Valley, the petite verdot is sourced from Temple Family Vineyards, an organic vineyard in Pope Valley. The winemaker is Ted Osborne. The grapes were harvested in October 2006 … View original post.
Tags: Napa, Pope Valley
DEAUVILLE, France—When Marcel Lapierre took over the family vineyard in Burgundy decades ago, the pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, and other chemicals used in farming had made the wine “simply horrid.” … View original post.
News | TD Williams February 26, 2010 |
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Construction is beginning on Clinica Verde, the sustainable health clinic that is being built in Boaca, Nicaragua. St. Helenan Susan Dix Lyons, who founded the group that is raising funds and building Clinica Verde, recently sent an e-mail newsletter detailing the progress. Josh and Heather Clark are helping out with their Saunter Wines. The Clarks have pledged 10 percent of sales of their first release of 2006 Saunter Cabernet Sauvignon. View original post.
Tags: Cabernet, Napa Valley, Saunter, St. Helena
News | TD Williams February 25, 2010 |
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NAPA, Calif. — Winter is quiet time in wine country. Which makes it a very good time for a visit. With harvest over and future bottles of wine resting peacefully in barrels and tanks, your chances of chatting with a winemaker when you visit a … More
Tags: Napa
News | TD Williams February 21, 2010 |
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Chardonnay vines are seen at a vineyard in New South Wales, Australia. Australian drinks giant Foster’s Sunday warned one quarter of the nation’s grape vines needed to be pulled up to reverse a damaging wine glut forcing growers to let their … More
Tags: Australia, Foster's, New South Wales, wine glut
You have precisely seven days to plan how to woo your valentine. By virtue of living in Wine Country, you have countless highbrow, decadent and pricy options. But to be gallant, you don’t have to spend $800 on a dinner for two at the French Laundry or order a bottle of Screaming Eagle cabernet priced in three digits. There are plenty of inexpensive choices, so whether you’re a big spender or a prudent one, we have plenty of suggestions. The key lies in planning. What really applies is the old adage: “By failing to prepare, you prepare to fail.” … More
Tags: French Laundry, Valentines Day, Wine Country
Food, News, Tastings | TD Williams February 7, 2010 |
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Tags: Cabernet Sauvignon, Lake County
After noting a 10-per-cent rise in searches for “vineyards” over the past six weeks compared to a year ago, editors at the travel website TripAdvisor came up with this Top 10 list for North America. Surprisingly, neither Prince Edward County … More
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News | TD Williams February 4, 2010 |
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Try a glass of the 2007 Artesa Pinot Noir from the Carneros region of California, and you’ll see why I think it is the best region in the state for this grape. In 1991, the Codorníu wine company founded Artesa as a sparkling wine enterprise … More
Tags: Artesa, Carneros, Pinot Noir
