Artesa Winery: come for the architecture
The architecture, artwork, and views at Artesa are truly impressive. The spacious tasting salon with floor to ceiling windows, designed by Barcelona architect Domingo…
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Mumm Napa: a perfect spot for romantic types
Mumm Napa is on the top of my list of Napa Valley sparkling producers and one of the wineries I recommend to visit…
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Greek Xinomavro: figuring out the terroir
Greeks refer to the Xinomavro grape as a ‘she’, nicknaming it ‘an erratic diva’ or ‘a capricious lady’. To me, Xinomavro is definitely…
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Greek Xinomavro: Taming of the Shrew
Xinomavro is an indigenous Greek variety that used to produce tannic, acidic, hard-to-love wines. But when handled right (and the Greek vanguard is trying…
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Sweet Napa
In Russian, there is a lovely phrase k chayu (literally ‘to tea’ or ‘to go with tea’) that assigns a better half of the…
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Napa for chocoholics
Years of tasting Belgian and Swiss chocolates en situ, touring chocolate factories, and even interning at one in high school have left no doubt that…
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Women for WineSense: “Four interesting facts about Cabernet Sauvignon”
Cabernet vines in Kronos vineyard, Corison Winery, Napa Valley Who doesn’t already know Cabernet Sauvignon? The crowned king of Napa Valley in scope,…
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Paso Robles heat is no deterrent for finesse and grace
We visited Paso Robles at the end of November. The sunny and warm weather with pleasant 250C (770F) degrees made it a perfect…
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Eating well in Paso Robles
When traveling, our food strategy usually consists of critically studying Yelp reviews and, better yet, asking local winery or wine shop that we…
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Magic of the Anderson Valley
We first visited the Anderson Valley on a rainy day at the end of January. As we were driving along the Route 128,…
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