GREAT AMERICAN WINERY: TOR | NAPA VALLEY, CALIFORNIA
Sitting around talking about N.W.A., Sam Cooke, gospel music and jazz—not to mention the occasional scene-stealing appearances of their dog Bella—that’s what you get when in the company of the
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Great Wine: Robert Mondavi Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve, To Kalon Vineyard
Something about the widely panned 2011 vintage in Napa brought out something special in what is, perhaps, America’s single most classic wine. If overcoming the challenge of deafness or blindness
READ MOREGreat Wine: Olivier Leflaive Bourgogne Les Sétilles
When you can get a Chardonnay from Burgundy, France, from as respected a breed as the name “Leflaive” that hovers around the price of $20, my friend, that is what
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Great Wine: Cliff Lede Sauvignon Blanc
Help me/I’m think I’m falling/In love again . . . That’s the refrain of the great Joni Mitchell song, “Help Me.” You put the scintillatingly pure soprano of Joni’s voice
READ MOREGreat Wine: Chateau Troplong Mondot Saint-Emilion
You can really find out what a winery is made of by the wine they make in tough years. Some years in Bordeaux, like 2001, are looked upon more favorably
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From the Cellar | Great Wine: 2008 Leonetti Cabernet Sauvignon
Laying down a Benjamin Franklin for a Cabernet might be normal behavior for a Napa Cab, Bordeaux or Super Tuscan, but outside of the Washington State elite, spending that much
READ MOREGREAT AMERICAN WINERY: GARY FARRELL | RUSSIAN RIVER VALLEY, CALIFORNIA
Like a steady stock in a volatile market, Gary Farrell Winery has maintained the quality of its brand over the course of 30-plus years. However, the buzz around the brand
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Great Wine: Gérard Boulay Comtesse Sancerre
Surely, one of the great white wines of the world. Wine derived from the Sauvignon Blanc grape is often labeled into a corner as a dry and high-acid wine, implying
READ MOREGreat Wine: Chateau Coutet Sauternes-Barsac
The 2003 CHATEAU COUTET, a First Growth Bordeaux estate, was the Sauternes that hooked me on Sauternes—to me, the most special and uniquely aromatic and addictively alluring sweet white wine on
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Great Wine: Frog’s Leap Merlot
Full disclosure upfront: we have an unabashed love for this winery. Why? Because owner and winemaker John Williams (yes, there is another well-known John Williams out there other than the
READ MOREGREAT AMERICAN WINERY: RAMEY WINE CELLARS | SONOMA, CALIFORNIA
If the history of wine could be made into a movie western, David Ramey would be the maverick of the American West. “I’m a winemaker. It’s all I’ve ever done
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RAMEY WINE CELLARS | REVIEWS OF CURRENT AND FUTURE RELEASES, 2015-2016
“We’re making honest wines,” says David Ramey as we start to taste through the current and future releases of Ramey Wine Cellars and, newly under the winery’s umbrella, Sidebar Cellars.
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