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40 Under 40: America’s Tastemakers
Ian Brand, 32 Winemaker, Coastview Vineyards, Le P’tit Paysan, Monterey, CA After moving from Utah to California to pursue surfing, Brand found his real calling at Bonny Doon in Santa…
Read MoreThe Rescue Paradox
It’s a sturdy vine, often happier growing as a freestanding bush than on a trellis. The grapes themselves are thick-skinned and durable. Plant it in a hot, dry climate, and…
Read MoreWineries to Watch 2016
At W&S, our tastings regularly turn up new talent, and we’re always happy to stumble across a winery whose wines seem just as accomplished as the stalwarts we know and love.…
Read MoreChampagne & Sparkling Wine World Championships 2015
Champagne Roederer’s Cristal Rosé 2004 is the Champagne & Sparkling Wine World Championships’ 2015 Supreme World Champion. There were 11 national champions and Trentodoc producer Ferrari collected a new award…
Read MoreOff the Trail Exploring the Cabernets of Coombsville
For the first two days I toured Coombsville, an out of the way appellation-to-be just east of the town of Napa, I didn’t see the sun. I didn’t see the…
Read MoreWinemaker Talk: Andy Erickson
Andy Erickson, 40, was hired as winemaker at Napa Valley’s Screaming Eagle in 2006, when Jean Phillips, the founder of the winery that practically invented California cult Cabernet status, sold it…
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