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A taste of Livermore Valley

Livermore Valley
The New Old Livermore Valley By Laura Ness

America
Sources of Petite Sirah’s
Regional Diversity By Clark Smith

America
PS, How Do I Love Thee?
Let Me Count The Ways By Clark Smith

Sunset at Bianchi Winery in Paso Robles

Paso Robles
Doing the Paso Robles Paso Doble
at Bianchi Winery By Laura Ness

Bonterra Vineyards winemaker Bob Blue

Mendocino
Bonterra Vineyards: Ground Zero
for Organic Grapegrowing By Eleanor & Ray Heald

Mountains of Difference

Napa Valley
Napa Valley High:
Mountains of Difference By Roger Dial

August Briggs wines

St. Helena ~ Napa Valley
August Briggs: It’s both the winemaker and the vineyard By Alan Goldfarb

Envy Wines is in Calistoga, the north part of Napa Valley

Napa Valley
It’s The Envy of Napa Valley By Alan Goldfarb

Napa Valley
Charbono:
The Misunderstood Grape Breaks Through…Barely By Alan Goldfarb

St. Helena ~ Napa Valley
Kicking the 'Dust' off Cabernet By Alan Goldfarb

Chiles Valley ~ Napa Valley
Chiles Valley Isn’t Hot, But It’s So “Cool” By Alan Goldfarb

Can you discern the appellation from the taste of the wine?

Napa Valley
Regional Transparency - When Marketing Trumps Winemaking By Dan Berger

Hurrah for Petite Sirah

Stags Leap District ~ Napa Valley
Is Petite Sirah’s day in the sun coming? By Alan Goldfarb

An interview with Eric Titus of Titus Vineyards

St. Helena ~ Napa Valley
The Titus Touch at the
Choke Point of the Napa Valley By Alan Goldfarb

Prager Winery and Port Works

Napa Valley
A visit to Prager Port Works:
Has the ship finally come in for California Port-style wines? By Alan Goldfarb

Zinman is Perry Creek's most popular wine.

Fair Play
Perry Creek Adjusts Focus:
New Owners Change Winery's Direction By Jean Deitz Sexton

Picturesque Lake County is being discovered for its red varitials.

Lake County
Lake County:
The White Wine Appellation Sees Red By Dan Berger

Nick Nardolillo has had his hands in everything.

Livermore Valley
As the Crane Flies
An Interview with Nick Nardolillo
of White Crane Winery By Laura Ness

Bodegas Aguirre's rightly coveted Petite Sirah

Livermore Valley
The Doctor is In...and So is Petite Sirah By Laura Ness

Featured Petite Sirah

Crown Valley Winery 2003 Petite Sirah (Ozark Mountain)
Fruity, spicy nose with flavors of black currant and a full bodied texture. An atypical, fruit forward wine.

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$14.00

Optima Wine Cellars 2005 Petite Sirah (Dry Creek Valley)
Berry aromas are balanced by rich vanilla oak. Intense fruit is integrated into lush youthful tannins, and a rich broad finish.

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$35.00

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