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  1. Ehlers Estate, Napa: Current Releases

    Vinography: a wine blog &bull Yesterday

    Who ever heard of a non-profit winery? In Napa no less. The first time the folks at Ehlers Estate told me they were, I laughed. But yes it's true. The Ehlers Estate was established in 1886 by Bernard Ehlers, who erected a winery building and carved his name in the stone above the doorway. Ehlers purchased the estate for $7,000 in gold coins from an aspiring vintner who went bankrupt fighting the phylloxera infestation that devastated most Napa vintners near the turn of the century. Ehlers planted the estate and ran it as an operational winery until 1901 when he… Full Story »

  2. 2009 Napa Cellars Zinfandel - Review

    Wine Foot &bull Feb 8, 2012

    By Duane Pemberton Winery website: www.napacellars.com/ Regardless of what time of the year it is, I still love a good steak that's been grilled outdoors. While it's so easy to reach for the classic "cab and steak" combination, there are… Full Story »

  3. What I Drank Last Night - Lots and lots of superb Burgundy from...

    Nick on Wine &bull Feb 7, 2012

    Lots and lots of superb Burgundy from importer Frederick Wildman's extensive portfolio of producers, 13 of whom were in town to promote their wines. This is a jovial crowd who enjoy their food as much as their wines, and La… Full Story »

  4. Domaine Leflaive Tasting

    Nick on Wine &bull Feb 6, 2012

    Fascinating tasting this morning of various Domaine Leflaive wines from 2007, 08 & 09. The '09's were luscious and sensual, visceral wines. The '07's were more about elegance and style, with bright, shiny acidity - intellectual wines. And the 2008's?… Full Story »

  5. What I Drank Last Night - High powered, high priced.....

    Nick on Wine &bull Feb 6, 2012

    What I Drank Last Night - High powered, high priced Diamond Creek Volcanic Hill Cab 2002 from Napa. A dense, opaque, super-concentrated wine, but none too subtle. Time had rendered it mellow and superficially appealing but it lacked elegance and… Full Story »

  6. Naples charity auction brings in $12.2m

    Decanter - Wine News &bull Feb 6, 2012

    The Naples Winter Wine Festival charity auction brought in US$12.2m on the weekend of 29 January, bringing the event's total earnings to US$106.7m during its 12-year life. Naples Winter Wine Festival: out of doldrumsTakings this year were nearly US$100,000 more… Full Story »


  7. Updated Review: ***+ $ Grayson Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon, Paso Robles, California, 2006 - BEST VALUE

    Spirit of Wine &bull Feb 5, 2012

    Wine tastings, reviews, ratings and commentary from around the world... Over a million visitors to more than 1,500 wines already reviewed... Get between me and this wine bottle at your own risk!!" Find Grayson Cellars Cabernet Sauvignonprices and retail availability.By… Full Story »

  8. Napa Valley Zinfandel: The Chronicle recommends

    SFGate - Wine &bull Feb 3, 2012

    The question we always face with Napa Zinfandel is what role it should play in the Zin universe. The neighborhood makes most of these wines ambitious in scope. But even in a Napa context, Zinfandel should take a... Full Story »

  9. A native son with an eye for vineyards

    SFGate - Wine &bull Feb 3, 2012

    For a guy barely pushing 34, Tegan Passalacqua has a lot of history with Napa's vineyards. A visit to Coombsville, just east of the city of Napa, is a trip through his upbringing. He'll point out that a vacant field... Full Story »

  10. Napa Vintners welcome Bordeaux trade leader

    Napa Valley Register - Local Wine &bull Feb 3, 2012

    Jan. 31 where they welcomed Georges Haushalter, president of Le Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux, which represents the Bordeaux wine region of France. Haushalter's presentation provided a historical perspective dating to a third century Roman poet chronicling vineyards near… Full Story »


  11. Napa Cellars: Good Value Reds from Napa Valley

    Wine Peeps &bull Feb 1, 2012

    Founded by Rich Frank and Koerner Rombauer in 1996, Napa Cellars was acquired by Trinchero Family Estates ten years later. Trinchero Family Estates have been producing wines for over 60 years. Through the years, the Trinchero family and the company… Full Story »

  12. Back Room Wines hosts Blow Out XLV

    Napa Valley Register - Local Wine &bull Jan 27, 2012

    Back Room Wines hosts the Back Room Blow Out XLV, its 45th walk-around wine tasting tonight. Visit and taste with the three local vintners plus one Italian wine importer. Guest wineries are Relic, Remridg and Carlotta Cellars, plus Oliver McCrum… Full Story »

  13. America's Next Top College Wine Club (Wine Spectator)

    Wine Spectator &bull Jan 26, 2012

    In a salon with high coffered ceilings, silk damask drapes and a chandelier a gorilla could swing on, a panel of judges in burgundy robes and hats looking a bit like cream tartlets presided over a roomful of college students… Full Story »

  14. Where's Napa Valley's next Great Leap Forward in the 21st century?

    Steve Heimoff's Wine Blog &bull Jan 26, 2012

    I am, as many of you know, something of a student of the history of wine, and of California wine in particular. I've always had a hankering for history-any era, any country-although I do have my favorites: World War II is one (I have almost as… Full Story »

  15. Is Petite Sirah, that Special Black Opal of the Wine World, a Winemaker's Wine? Winemakers weigh in

    Wine Blog &bull Jan 24, 2012

    Through my 10 year relationship with this heritage variety and PS I Love You, I've come to believe that Petite Sirah is a winemaker's wine; otherwise, why would the 8o0+ winemakers who craft it even bother with it? Why wouldn't they just be using it as a blending ingredient, as… Full Story »

  16. Margrit Mondavi to publish 'frank' memoirs

    Decanter - Wine News &bull Jan 24, 2012

    Robert Mondavi's widow Margrit is writing her memoirs and her publishers promise full and frank revelations about her life with the Father of Napa. The book, which is being ghost-written by author Janet Fletcher and will be published in July,… Full Story »


  17. An acre of Prosecco worth more than Napa (equal time for the Prosecco consortium)

    Do Bianchi &bull Jan 20, 2012

    Above: I took this photo a few years ago on one of the highest peaks in Cartizze, the top growing zone for Prosecco. According to Bloomberg.com (March 7, 2010), in California's Napa Valley, "average prices are $150,000 to $200,000 an… Full Story »

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  18. More water rules coming for vineyard operators

    Napa Valley Register - Local Wine &bull Jan 20, 2012

    A proposed new regulation that would require most vineyard operators in Napa County to develop and implement farm water quality plans and file annual reports to the Regional Water Quality Control Board in Oakland, is in the final stages of development. In December, Napa County, in collaboration… Full Story »

  19. Miami schedules tour guide training class Upvalley

    Napa Valley Register - Local Wine &bull Jan 20, 2012

    L. Wine educator and Copia alumnus, Richard Miami, is offering his popular tour guide training class at Napa Valley College's Upper Valley Campus in St. Helena starting at the end of the month. The nine-week course focuses on Napa Valley's… Full Story »


  20. Conn Creek Winery

    About.com: Wine Headlines &bull Jan 19, 2012

    Napa Valley's Conn Creek Winery is one of those hidden gems, sequestered along the Silverado Trail. A place that puts people in touch with the ground, the grape and ultimately the glass through lively wine education via their innovative, hands-on… Full Story »

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