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Art in Napa Valley

Art in Napa Valley

Art in Napa Valley thrives. In their excellent book The Art & Science of Wine James Halliday & Hugh Johnson, renowned Masters of Wine, propagate winemaking as an art form ...
The spirit of Napa

The spirit of Napa

Last week I was filming in the Napa Valley, California, and interviewed owners of four outstanding family vineyards: Gargiulo, Martin Estate, Quixote and Palmaz (check videos). As wonderful as their wines ...
Chateau Montelena: the culprit of "bottle shock"

Chateau Montelena: the culprit of "bottle shock"

Jim Barrett, a co-owner and vintner at Ch. Montelena, took the wind out off the French wines' sails as his white Californian Chardonnay 1973 scored off the world famous Burgundies ...
Washington State wines: weekend escape from Seattle

Washington State wines: weekend escape from Seattle

Wine in the US for most foreign wine drinkers means just Napa or to extend it to a maximum - California. It is often beneficial to be open-minded and try something ...
Santa Barbara wines

Santa Barbara wines

Santa Barbara wines have made their mark on the competitive California wine map through their low key profiles and generous fruit. In the Santa Barbara wine country garagistes, unconventional winemakers without ...
Sideways: Wine can make great movies!

Sideways: Wine can make great movies!

Sideways is a movie which could be a wine tasting guide for beginners as well as an abs straining exercise from laughing for 121 minutes of the full length of ...
André Compreyre: an ambassador of winemakers

André Compreyre: an ambassador of winemakers

André Compreyre is a sommelier (wine waiter) at Bouley, a two Michelin star restaurant located in Tribecca, recently the most fashionable area in Manhattan ...
Wines made from fruits: Sweet seduction from South Carolina

Wines made from fruits: Sweet seduction from South Carolina

The producer is experimenting with various grape varieties combining them with fruits such as peach, raspberry, strawberry, blueberry, blackberry, apple and cranberry. On the top of this he makes wines ...

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