Wine Tasting at Breathless Wines: Women-Owned, Traditionally-Made Sparkling Wines in Healdsburg, California
Breathless Wines is a boutique family-run winery founded in 2012 by sisters Sharon Cohn, Rebecca Faust and Cynthia Faust. The sisters, who mainly focus on the business side of the winery, recruited renowned winemaker Penny Gadd-Coster to run the winemaking side of Breathless. Penny boasts 35 years experience in sparkling winemaking, including stints at Jordan … More Wine Tasting at Breathless Wines: Women-Owned, Traditionally-Made Sparkling Wines in Healdsburg, California
A Rainy-Day Visit to Saracina Vineyards
With wine tasting rooms in Sonoma and Napa Counties shut down until further notice due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it took us more than a month to realize that wineries in Mendocino County were still open. With wine tasting withdrawals already setting in, we set our sights on wine tasting in Hopland that weekend, a … More A Rainy-Day Visit to Saracina Vineyards
Davis Family Vineyards – Elegant Wines With a Russian River View
Davis Family Vineyards was founded in 1997 by Guy and Judy Davis. They remain at the helm today, managing the winery alongside their sons, Cole and Cooper Davis. Located in south Healdsburg, Davis Family Vineyards specializes in small-batch wines produced using environmentally friendly growing techniques. Their grapes are sourced from a number of vineyards around … More Davis Family Vineyards – Elegant Wines With a Russian River View
Hamel Family Wines – The Estate Experience
Hamel Family Wines was founded in 2006 by George Hamel Jr and his wife Pam. After retiring from corporate life in San Francisco, the pair decided to purchase property in Sonoma and start a small winemaking operation. Other members of their family were eventually drawn into the business, allowing them to expand the winery by … More Hamel Family Wines – The Estate Experience
Ridge Vineyards Lytton Springs – Exceptional, Historic Wines in the Dry Creek Valley
Ridge was founded in 1885 by Osea Perrone, a doctor-turned-winemaker of Italian heritage. From his first 180-acre plot at the top of Monte Bello Ridge in the Santa Cruz Mountains, Perrone expanded his vineyard over the years, planting and producing mainly Cabernet through the 1960’s, when the winery began to expand to new vineyards and … More Ridge Vineyards Lytton Springs – Exceptional, Historic Wines in the Dry Creek Valley
A Visit to Mayo Family Wines
Founded in 1990 by Henry and Diane Mayo and their son Jeffry, Mayo Family Wines specialises in small batch single vineyard wines sourced from the best local vineyards. They cultivate a number of different varietals including Chardonnay, Zinfandel and Pinot Noir. Mayo produces around 5,000 cases of wine per year. You can sample Mayo’s wines … More A Visit to Mayo Family Wines
Ruth Lewandowski Wine Review
About Ruth Lewandowski Wines Ruth Lewandowski focuses on producing natural wines that are unfined and unfiltered with no sulfites added. Highly experimental and unique, their grapes are sourced from vineyards in Mendocino and Calaveras Counties. You can purchase their wines from their website http://www.ruthlewandowskiwines.com or from Miracle Plum in Santa Rosa. Free porch drop off … More Ruth Lewandowski Wine Review
Cline Old Vine Zinfandel Review
Cline Old Vine Zinfandel is made in Sonoma, California with grapes grown in Lodi, California in the Central Valley. 40% of California’s Zinfandel grapes are grown in this area, designated as the Mokelumne River AVA. Some of the Zinfandel vines used to produce Cline’s Old Vine Zinfandel are over 70 years old. We sampled the … More Cline Old Vine Zinfandel Review
A Visit to Cline Cellars – Sustainable and Affordable Wines in Carneros
Cline Cellars was founded by Nancy and Fred Cline in 1982. Originally based in Oakley, California, the winery moved to Carneros in 1992 and is owned and operated by the Cline family to this day. Fred Cline learned how to make wine as a teenager from his grandfather, Valeriano Jacuzzi, founder of the hot tub … More A Visit to Cline Cellars – Sustainable and Affordable Wines in Carneros
Natural Wine Decoded
Natural wines are surprising, unique and unpredictable.Their flaws make them exciting but draw their fair share of critics. Whether you’re a fan or not, natural wine deserves attention for pushing the wine industry to be more sustainable and transparent. The world of natural wine is filled with weird jargon and loosely defined terms, starting with … More Natural Wine Decoded
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