…I had a chance to catch up with new developments at J Vineyards and Winery today with George F. Similarly, Bursick was able to explain the winemaking behind the exceptional full body and delicious taste of the 2007 J Vineyards Chardonnay from the Russian River Valley. Tags: News 2007 chardonnay george f. MORE >>

Not because of all the nice wines and great food (more on the food later), but because there is just not enough time in the day to stop by and visit all the wineries on your list. The day started at one winery that was not on the list. Three unique wineries and a microbrewery all in one estate. Maybe both!! was not disappointed. MORE >>

Last night I had a fun meeting/tasting with Kim Longbottom, who with her husband bought property in the Australian region of Padthaway, part of the Limestone Coast in the southeast of South Australia. Joining myself and Kim is winemaker Renae Hirsch, who had been tasting with sommeliers earlier. Have you.,,, er, gone postal lately? MORE >>

am sipping a perfectly balanced Syrah from DeMorgenzon winery in South Africa in one of the most elegant homes I have ever seen, on the top of a gorgeous vine-covered hill overlooking Cape Town, Table Mountain, Cape Point, Cape Hangklip, the Hottentots Holland mountains, Helderberg and Simonsberg with the ocean as a backdrop. News S. MORE >>

This is the only possible word that can describe the Waterkloof winery in Cape Town, an area which is leading the competition for the world’s most tourist-friendly, destination-specific wine region in the world. The philosophy of the winery is simple – let the grapes make the wine. Few wineries could afford this luxury. News S. MORE >>