Though she studied winemaking and oenology at the French Wine University in Suze La Rousse, she is assisted by Olivier Nasles (oenologist consultant), Jean Louis Francone in the vineyard, and Pierre Gerin in the cellar. During dinner, we also learned the source of the curious “figure” on the label of her Inspire (prestige class) wines. MORE >>

The Cellar. Corrine Michot gave us an excellent tour of the cellar, both the “old cellar” and the new cellar which is gorgeous and so high tech it even has “skylights” that allow a visitor to look up at the sky through a thin film of water, as the cellar is located below the water table. Secrets of the Cellar. MORE >>

Everyone reaches into the cellar for the good bottles to help celebrate the passing of another year. The 1985 was utterly lovely, but the star of the show was this wine, and it was all class and grace, with deeply complex aromas and flavors, an incredibly elegant mouth feel, and a finish that just didn't quit. Very impressive. MORE >>

The Cellar. Corrine Michot gave us an excellent tour of the cellar, both the “old cellar&# and the new cellar which is gorgeous and so high tech it even has “skylights&# that allow a visitor to look up at the sky through a thin film of water, as the cellar is located below the water table. The Tasting. MORE >>

Anything that kills soil microbes in great numbers is not really sustainable, is it, since these microbes pretty much provide all the nutrients and most of what we call terroir. Geode arises from vineyards in the rolling hills of Santa Barbara County, a majestic, world-class growing region along Californias South Coast. Hell no. MORE >>