Tag: Pinot Noir
2024 Anderson Valley Pinot Noir Festival: May 17-19, Philo, CA
Mendocino County’s Anderson Valley is the best California wine region that most wine lovers have never been to. Sonoma, Napa,
Vinography Unboxed: Week of 3/24/24
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Vinography Unboxed: Week of 3/10/24
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Vinography Unboxed: Week of 2/4/24
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Vinography Unboxed: Week of 1/28/24
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Vinography Unboxed: Week of 1/14/24
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Vinography Unboxed: Week of 12/31/23
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Vinography Unboxed: Week of 12/3/23
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Santa Barbara’s Sta. Rita Hills
If there is one part of Santa Barbara County that most embodies everything that makes the region special, it’s the
Surprising Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara was launched into the consciousness of most mainstream wine drinkers 19 years ago with the release of the
Vinography Unboxed: Week of 4/30/23
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Anderson Valley Pinot Noir Festival: May 19-21, Philo, CA
Normally I’d begin this kind of posting with a reminder about the slightly obscure, off-the-radar nature of Anderson Valley, but
Wines of the Wind: Recent Releases from Anaba Wines, Sonoma
What happens when a traditionally Rhône-focused producer in Sonoma hires one of California’s best Pinot Noir winemakers? That’s not a
Santa Lucia Highlands—Small But Mighty
In his novel East of Eden, John Steinbeck immortalised California’s Salinas Valley as a paradise, with ‘the smell of azaleas and
Vinography Unboxed: Week of 2/5/23
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Vinography Unboxed: Week of 12/18/22
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Vinography Images: Tiny Worlds
Pinot Noir clusters, with berries looking like tiny worlds, ripen in the Russian River Valley appellation of Sonoma County. Veraison,
Vinography Unboxed: Week of 3/27/22
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Anderson Valley Pinot Noir Festival: May 20-22, Philo, CA
Exciting things are happening in Anderson Valley. Regular readers will know this thanks to my fairly comprehensive report on the
