The Nocek family combines its viticultural experience with the cooler climate patterns and fertile soil to grow our select grapes. After the first taste of the red wine with the seafood soup I put the white wine away and brought out the rest of the Anyela's Cabernet Franc. In spring, we re-trellis the vine for maximum sun exposure. MORE >>

The grapes are estate grown, viticulture and cellar work is conscientious and modern, and yet I do not think that anyone who pays attention to these things would classify Cristal, or any of Roederer's wines as grower Champagnes. I think that the lines that distinguish grower Champagne from big house Champagne are too rigidly drawn. MORE >>

In the 1880s, Charles Wetmore, a journalist and head of the State Viticultural Commission, had suggested that making a rosé from free run juice zinfandel. In the 80’s as the old chardonnay vines produced less and less we again made several vintages of white zinfandel for summer quaffing at our outdoor tasting table under the trees. MORE >>

Spot which one of these stories did NOT happen this week: A) The French government has proposed making wine tastings available in college cafeterias. “Why is there sex education and not viticultural education? What a crazy week in wine news! You’d think it was April Fool’s week. Described as “Brambly. Floral. MORE >>

BP: bro, try to keep up…&# the most compelling vintage of any viticultural region I have ever tasted.&# The wine world just got wackier. new Twitter account going by the name of Bobby Parkerchuk mashes the tweets and tones of Robert Parker and Gary Vaynerchuk. The bio reads: “Wine guy, hedonist, host of Winery Advocate TV. MORE >>