Cristobal Undurraga Marimon is a member of the family known in the Chilean wine industry as “the pioneers,” who were among the first in the 1980s to bring the country’s fine, value-priced wines to the attention of the world. What's interesting about Christobal is that the family sold their original holdings in 1986. Kolye Reserve Syrah.

The moves notably included promoting Antonio Galloni to a greater role, as Galloni took over reviewing California wines from Parker himself as well as adding coverage of Burgundy (ex-Beaujolais) to his beat that already included Champagne and all of Italy. How many times have you been to Sonoma and Napa and tasted there? And NFL?

The theme, apparently, was California wines with ties to Mexico. Given that, here’s the range of California wines they could choose from: almost all of them. The California wine industry would produce few bottles of wine if it weren’t for the work of Mexican viticultural laborers. Citrus Vinaigrette.

Recently, the wife and I have been discussing a possible trip to California next year. Of course my choice would be Napa Valley, Sonoma Valley or Russian River Valley, the home of some of the best wines in the world. Tags: California Petite Sirah red wine few of the issues are for how long and where. Suggested retail is $15.

As a chaser, check out Tom Wark’s “manifesto for change in the wine industry&# over on Fermentation. The aftershocks of the earthquake that rocked Chile and its wine industry continue to be felt. more sanguine take on the state of Napa’s economy; Nielsen data show wine sales at stores increased 4.6% Decanter ].

The Chilean wine industry attempted a concerted move upmarket a few years ago. SPIT: California bargains. Mike Steinberger contemplates the puzzle of why so few “superstar&# winemakers in California make wines under $20. SPIT: a move upmarket. But the strong peso and weak global economy have crushed those plans. NYT ].

The highlight of this afternoon was a dynamic talk by Vic Motto, Chairman of Global Wine Partners, on the current recession and ideas of how the industry can dig its way out of a "recession mentality." So tonight the conference is over - tomorrow is all about Premiere Napa Valley as we gear up for the sold-out auction!

Steve Heimoff recently linked to my California Cult Wine Release Schedule post, and I need to take the time and space to clear up a couple of his readers' comments. So for the wine industry’s own good, the list will grow. Tags: USA Corrections Napa Valley It costs about $34 as a future. well, that’s your own problem. Mmmmm.

Turns out it was the 1998 Mont Mains and the Napa-based wine industry guy shared the wealth, he called it Chardonnay. California Chadonnay. have had nothing that excited me, except the recent night sky with the moon squaring off with Venus and Jupiter. Then I get an email from a friend about that 1947 Louis Martini. JEALOUSY!

Our business model is built around what we call in the industry the "spot" market for super/ultra premium bulk wines. Lot 86, a 2006 Lodi Zinfandel from California: Nose: warm, wood, jammy on the sweet side of dry, juicy and chewy, also very nice. Our focus is on buying at the high-end, small available 'Lots' of super premium wine.

Laurie Daniel writing about all the wine books that have been released of late (at least 3 by NY based wine industry professionals - one of whom I have had coffee with). San Fransisco Chronicle article about Italian varietals in California (I have had some amazing Napa Sangiovese). Or California Pizza? Of course not.

They are also often (but certainly not always) more affordable than their southernly neighbors from Napa. Washington state and its predominance of $20+ bottles (as reviewed in the two articles), its relative obscurity as a wine producing region, and its comparison to the Rhone valley reminded me a lot of.yup, the Israeli wine industry.

Making my way past the French wines I landed in the California section. But the lure of the reds grabbed me and it was the California reds and people I either knew or recognized who convinced me that white time was up. His 2004 Neiman Cellars Napa Valley Red is a blend of 1/3 Cab Sauvignon, 1/3 Merlot, & 1/3 Cab Franc.

realize that as I have immersed myself in this industry I have become quite particular. Part of this "snobbery" or "high expectation" comes as a result of time spent in Napa (and surrounding California wine country) where they do it. I went to a wine bar last night and there were a few things that disturbed me about this place. 

Where does it come from and why is it so popular and plentiful in California and not so much everywhere else. And if Primitivo from Apulia is closely related to Zinfandel how did Zinfandel become so popular in California? Okay, so now we know where the grape came from but how did it get all the way to California? in most wine).

The same can be said about those what worked in the trade while I was working in Napa. Generalizations are just that, general statements that are never 100% true, but for the most part the people that choose to get into the Wine Industry seem to be people who generally love wine and get into the business so that they can love what they do.

Although it is a Monday, the deadest night in the food/beverage industry, we waited about 20 minutes for a place to sit. The waitress recommended a California Pinot, but at $80 bottle, kinda steep, especially for someone who is not a big fan of California Pinot - too fruity!  On to the wine. The lady I was with likes sweet wine.

Stag's Leap is one of the most prominent wine producers in California. tend to focus on the under twenty-dollar range but if I were to go above such limits in the California category this producer would on the short list. love hearing groups of wine geeks bantering about the industry. I'm just a wine geek. How do I begin?