November 16 has been designated as National Zinfandel Day in the United States and so we feature the zinfandels of Joel Peterson who is known as “the Godfather of Zin”.
Joel never planned to make win...
I feel it appropriate to write one more time about the New York Wine Experience.
When close to 1,000 of us sat down for the morning session of seminars on Saturday, 22 October, I noted that 18 glass...
Today I write not so much about a particular wine, but a way of life.
For instance, on this past Sunday morning I was sitting in the main lobby of the Marriott Marquis on Times Square and I was chat...
This is a brand-new name for us at Burrows Lightbourn with the wines just arriving a few weeks ago. I often write about the Russian River Valley as it is such a perfect place for pinot noir to show of...
It may not be technically accurate on all three fronts, but the vineyards of Bordeaux cover 264,000 acres; wines have been made there since the first century and there are close to 10,000 producers. ...
I wrote about rosé wines for Valentine’s Day and also in May but, as this has become a major part of our wine sales, I do hope that you will excuse me picking this subject once again during this year....
For our last article during California Wine Month we are going to the very pinnacle of winemaking.
Although it was on an evening years ago, I remember the phone call well; my wife had answered it an...
In keeping with California Wine Month, we feature a 240-acre estate located in Oakville, right in the heart of Napa Valley. Franciscan released their first Cabernet Sauvignon in 1975, the year I fir...
My younger workmates sometimes refer to me as the storyteller and when it comes to the Simi Winery, established in Sonoma in 1876, I do have a few tales. They are appropriate as we celebrate Californi...
The Wine Institute of California is an organisation based in San Francisco that is an association of approximately one thousand wineries and it “initiates public policy to enhance the environment for ...
