Wine Lover’s Gift Guide: Seven Winning Wine Clubs

On the seventh day of Christmas, my true love sent to me…

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From France’s Bourgogne and Oregon’s Willamette Valley: Domaine Drouhin Does Pinot Noir #Winophiles

For December, the French Winophiles engage with Oregon and Bourgogne tied houses: Maison Joseph Drouhin‘s  Domaine Drouhin Oregon and Maison Louis Jadot‘s  Résonance Wines.   ‘Tied-houses’ means the wineries work in two places, making them tied together; in this case, Oregon and Bourgogne aka Burgundy. Both regions are known for fantastic Pinot Noir. Continue reading →

Rastaban: Legendary Biodynamic Brooks Pinot Noir Paired with Duck

4 Rastaban

I’m here to tell you today about a Pinot Noir named Rastaban. But first I have to tell you about Hera and the legend of Ladon the Dragon. Continue reading →

Wine Lover’s Gift Guide: 6 Gorgeous Glasses

 

6 gorgeous glasses (notes on the white wines below!)

On the sixth day of Christmas, my true love sent to me

That’s right, all wine lovers need gorgeous glasses, at least six.

And not just because they are gorgeous or to set a beautiful table. 

No! By gorgeous I mean beautiful to look at AND beautiful to taste out of. Continue reading →

A Wine Lover’s Gift Guide: FIVE Organic Wine Guides

DaVero Biodynamic Winery and Farm saves seeds in Sonoma

Did you know that about half of the fine wine wineries with certified organic vines also make wine from grapes grown with pesticides? While you might ASSUME because their estate wines are organic that the other wines are also, you’d probably be wrong. 

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A Wine Lover’s Gift Guide: Four Wine Books

On the fourth day of Christmas, my true love sent to me:

While 2020 did not see a whole lot of wine travel or visits to tasting rooms for most of us, a lot of wine education happened anyway by way of ZOOM webinars, online classes, books, and more. Continue reading →

Cabernet Franc Thrives in California: Examples from Santa Ynez, Sonoma, El Dorado, Paso Robles #WinePW

CA Cab franc

While Cabernet Franc is best known as a Bordeaux blending grape, you’ll find it in France’s Loire Valley on its own, and more and more wineries around the world are showcasing Cabernet Franc alone including these four California wineries: Continue reading →