Anchor Valley, Tres Sabores and Ramona Ranch Wineries
The Wine Review Council gathered to taste, pair and review white wines from California and Oregon.
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Tranquil Heart Vineyards and Winery
I’m not a big rosé fan so I always tell people not to be offended if I don’t like their rosé. That being said, Bill’s Barbera Rosé is spectacular! He says that he gets 3 times the amount of Barbera than other fruits. Continue Reading →
Cowhorn Vineyards
“When we bought the property we had no idea what we were going to do,” Bill Steele said. “We weren’t farmers. I’d never even been on a tractor before. Our philosophy was analyze the land and let it tell us what to grow, instead of imparting our will onto it.” Continue Reading →
WTF: What the Falanghina?
This ancient grape is mainly found in the southern Italian region of Campania, in the district of Falerno del Massico and Sannio. “Campania is best known for the appealing cacophony of Naples, the beauty of the Amalfi Coast and the cerulean blue waters of Capri more so than it is for wine,” says Karen MacNeil in The Wine Bible. While there were only three main wineries in 1970, today more than 100 exist. The grape varieties also top 100. One of them being Falanghina Greco Continue Reading →
Vigna Petrussa Winery
Northern Italy is blessed with the Julian Alps (hence the name Giulia). To the north are Austria and Slovenia. To the south lies the Gulf of Trieste and the winelands of Veneto to the west. Wines from this region are very fresh and fruity as are typical from cool climate wine zones. The signature white grape from Friuli is Friulano. Continue Reading →