After all, the winery and many of its other sparklers such as the signature Freixenet Cordon Negro Cava have been around for over a hundred years. At the Freixenet winery, you can see the car as well as various family portraits from the 19th century. Visiting Vaulderbon Winery win Ribera del Duero with Javiar Aladro. MORE >>

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The varietals had nothing in common save that they are produced by the same California winery in the Alexander Valley, so other than this, there was no real "comparison." " I thought they were both excellent examples of the California take on Old World varietals. de Lorimier Winery Malbec 2006. ruchemain 042. MORE >>

Will China go straight to the source and buy more wineries? Will Yao Ming’s small production wine boost all of California wine in China? The Mayans forecast a cataclysmic finish for 2012. My crystal wine glasses are not as clear, so instead of forecasts, I ask twenty questions relevant to the wine world in 2012. Dream on. Oh yes. MORE >>

Recently I received a few samples from Cinnabar Winery in the Paso Robles region of California. California Zinfandel red blendNot being a wine connoisseur, I love it when I open a new wine and just fall in love with what I found or what, in this case, was sent to me for tasting. little smoke and a lot of fruit on the nose. MORE >>