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2012 TAPAS Spanish And Portuguese Varieties Tasting: June 9, San Francisco
vinography.com 5 days, 7 hours agoSometimes I feel like California vintners don't experiment enough. While they may be trying a wide range of rootstocks, clonal material, yeast strains, trellising methods, barrel regimes, and the various other minor, yet important variables that can make for higher quality wine, far too few wineries are trying to grow different grape varieties from around the world. That's a generalization, of course, and there are plenty of exceptions, but by and large most California winemakers stick to the tried and true
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Wine Of The Week: A Tasty $20 Pinot Noir
forbes.com 1 week, 4 days agoPinot Noir's popularity skyrocketed after the movie Sideways. it was great news for anyone growing and selling this diva of a grape, but terrible news for Pinot lovers. Demand pushed prices into the stratosphere and availability to the fringes. Producers, wanting to get in on the action, flooded the market with below average imposters (often ...










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