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Pinot Noir shows no signs of losing its mystic appeal I love all wine and am in love with many other grapes, but Pinot Noir just does not get boring.…
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Wine Syzygy Comes to Me! Alaya Wyndham-Price Syzygy: when the moon, sun and earth align. That (other than being the name of a great wine producer in Walla Walla) is…
Grapelive Latest From Carmel Valley to the Russian River
My springtime adventures continue and this week grapelive caught up with some of my favorite winemakers and people from my home Carmel Valley to the far reaches of the Russian…
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Graelive Latest News This is a great time of year to be in the wine country, it is before the summer tourist rush and all those new releases to try…
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2006 Martin Alfaro Pinot Noir “Garys’ Vineyard”, Santa Lucia Highlands This latest release is an awesome wine, the best yet and still a total steal, I mean it is a…
Grapelive Latest: Santa Cruz Mountains
Touring the beautiful and mysterious Santa Cruz Mountains is too often an overlooked pleasure and after a wonderful spring Sunday in the green hills I am again a true believer!…
Grapelive Latest: Napa The Splendor & The Silliness
Napa Valley is wonderful in the springtime with the first leaves on the vines giving a lovely green liveliness and the lack of crowds really makes it almost perfect. The…
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Beaux Freres Releases Their Stunning 2006 Pinots I should let my Oregon colleague Alaya handle the Pacific Northwest, as she does her local community very well indeed, but I could…
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It is Almost Spring! This is a great time of year, a time of rebirth in the vineyard and a time when new releases start showing up in restaurants and…
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2005 DeLille Cellars Chaleur Estate (Bordeaux-Style Cabernet Blend) Washington State Over the years I have grown very fond of DeLille wines and think Chris Upchurch is one of the top…