The 2022 Carter Estate Les Nobles is a white wine from Temecula with a refreshing palate, complex aromatics, and all of the grapes in the bottle are sourced from estate vineyards that are sustainably farmed.
The award-winning wines of Epoch Estate Winery are the result of a winning combination of Rhone varietals, Paso Robles’ terroir, and the deft hand of winemaker Jordan Fiorentini.
If you’re new to wine, then visiting your local grocery store, wine shop, or even your neighborhood Costco can be a nightmare. In each of these locations, you will encounter hundreds of producers, dozens upon dozens of grape varieties, and wine regions with unfamiliar names from unfamiliar places.
The 2018 Bianchi Vineyards Cabernet Franc has been getting a lot of attention lately. In April of this year (2022), at the International Cabernet Franc Wine Competition, this bottle won a silver medal in the professional judging section and a Best in Class award in the People’s Choice category.
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Finesse, elegance, power, and richness. Those are just a few words wine critics have used to describe the 2016 Quilceda Creek Vineyards, ‘Palengat’ Cabernet Sauvignon. In the world of wine, it’s no secret that Quilceda Creek wines are highly regarded; they’ve even been served to foreign dignitaries visiting the White
Europe and California are facing unprecedented early harvests driven by extreme heat, with Champagne on track for its earliest start since 1822. Meanwhile, a light 2026 crop offers potential market balance, and new climate modeling suggests the future of California wine could shift north to Mendocino.
From Colorado’s new digital wine trail app to LVMH’s abrupt exit from Indian winemaking, the regional wine landscape is shifting. Meanwhile, retired tech execs are “messing up retirement” with a major new Idaho winery, and Southern Utah is reviving a forgotten 19th-century viticultural tradition in the desert.
Stolpman Vineyards focuses on dry-farmed Syrah and Rhône varieties grown on limestone soils in Santa Barbara County. Founded by Tom and Marilyn Stolpman and now led by their son Pete, the winery combines high-density planting with a dedicated vineyard crew, La Cuadrilla, to produce vibrant and site-specific wines.