ELEVATING CHARDONNAY IN THE SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS
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ELEVATING CHARDONNAY IN THE SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS
By Alder Yarrow for Jancis RobinsonThe Santa Cruz Mountains American Viticultural Area stands apart from all other California wine regions both literally and figuratively.
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USA, CALIFORNIA – SONOMA COUNTY 2018 VINTAGE
by The Wine Advocate2018 in Sonoma has been hailed as a spectacular vintage, and for many top wineries it is. But this is not a great vintage across the board—if something looks too good to be true, it probably is.
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SELECTED WINES – ROBERT PARKER WINE ADVOCATE
by Robert Parker Wine AdvocateMedium ruby, the 2018 Pinot Noir Costalina has perfumed aromas of violet, bergamot, blood orange and bitters with rhubarb, cranberry and blackberry fruits. Medium-bodied, the palate is expressive
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FOR PINOT NOIR, PUT ANDERSON VALLEY AMONG CALIFORNIA’S BEST
by The New York TimesIt’s been some time since I last visited the Anderson Valley, a bucolic sliver of coastal Mendocino County, where Pacific fogs glide through the towering California redwoods, playing cat and mouse with the rising sun…
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FROM THE SONOMA COAST, CHARDONNAYS OF ENERGY AND MEMORIES
by The New York TimesThe Sonoma Coast has been on my mind quite a bit lately. First came a wine panel tasting in February of pinot noirs from the region. Now, we have followed up with a tasting of 20 Sonoma Coast chardonnays from recent vintages. In both tastings, we found wines …
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CALIFORNIA’S NEW GENERATION OF SOUGHT-AFTER WINES
by SF ChronicleGianpaolo Paterlini (middle), the wine director at both Acquerello and 1760 restaurants in S.F., tastes wine with bar manager Christopher Longoria (left) and sommelier David Roby at 1760. One block of Polk Street separates…
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THE BEST PINOT NOIRS IN THE WORLD (OUTSIDE BURGUNDY)
by DecanterIt’s the grape that stars in some of the world’s most expensive and rarest red wines when grown in its home territory of Burgundy. But how is it performing elsewhere? Our expert panel tasted the best of the rest to find out. Stephen Brook appraises the results …
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THE BEST CHARDONNAYS IN THE WORLD (OUTSIDE BURGUNDY)
by DecanterCHARDONNAY, MOST WINE lovers agree, is the noblest white grape variety (we’ll allow Riesling enthusiasts a dissenting voice). But at least four decades have gone by since it was a monopoly of the Burgundy region and …
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SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE TOP 100
by SF GateTop 100 Wines of 2013
Second year in a row this wine makes the list, but John Raytek’s work with fruit from the biodynamically farmed Forestville vineyard of his wife Phoebe’s family remains a California…
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BLINDINGLY BURGUNDIAN
by Rare Wine CompanyCeritas' 2010 Porter-Bass Chardonnay
For our money, no one in Northern California comes closer to a Burgundian ideal than John Raytek at Ceritas. His vineyards are on “The True” Sonoma Coast…
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