2006 Hall “Exzellenz” Sacrashe Vineyard Proprietary Red Wine, Rutherford, Napa
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2004 Erba Mountainside Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa
In Isaac Asimov’s Foundation series of science fiction books, the main character has invented a science called Psychohistory for predicting
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I love the places where wine grows in spite of the adversity heaped upon it by the place, the climate,
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2006 Jack Larkin Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa
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TAPAS Tempranillo Tasting: June 14, San Francisco
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The Chinese Roots of California Wine
Every time I visit Meadowood in Napa Valley, I find myself spending time in front of a reproduction of an
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Did you feel that just now? It was the wine world shifting under your feet. As of this morning, the
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