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 […]
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Château D'Esclans: making the most expensive rosé in the world
Château D’Esclans Garrus rosé is bolder than most rosé wines from Côtes de Provence, the hive for most known pink wines in the world, yet its sturdy old Grenache-based frame strives over […]
Melka: building a modern winery in Napa
How one gets there (new winery above) from here (piece of untamed land below)? Philippe and Cherie Melka have perhaps the most challenging work in their entire career in the […]
Joseph Phelps: iconic winery in Napa goes green
The 600 acre ranch that Joe Phelps bought near to a charming town of St. Helena breaths a verdant carpet of vines as …
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 […]
The Single Thread experience: seamless Japanese omotenashi hospitality in the agrarian California
There is nothing comparable to Single Thread in the complex genre of seasonal kaiseki in America. The Chef’s Table famed N/naka in LA, curated by Japan-born chef Niki Nakayama nods […]
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 […]
Palmaz winery in Napa Valley – video
Palmaz winery is a family owned estate equipped with modern winemaking facilities in Napa Valley, California. Set in the midst of the sprawling property dwells their mostly underground cellar, where […]
Ornellaia: liquid modern Italian icon immortalised through art
Tenuta dell’Ornellaia makes one of the iconic Super Tuscan wines made from the French – typically Bordeaux grape varietals – in the Italian region of Maremma. This corner of Tuscany […]
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. […]