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Old vines define Mokelumne River-Lodi AVA

Lodi
Expressing Lodi at M2 Wines with 'Little Gem' Vineyards By Roger King

A taste of Livermore Valley

Livermore Valley
The New Old Livermore Valley By Laura Ness

San Francisco Bay
No Dirt Shackles For Urban Wineries By Eleanor & Ray Heald

Mendocino Ridge
Mendocino Ridge AVA is Zinfandel Heaven By Rhoda Stewart

Paso Robles
Kiamie Cellars:
Own No Vineyards, Cherry Pick from the Rest By Laura Ness

Ravenswood Zinfandel

Sonoma County
The Zinfandel Gospel According to
Joel Peterson By Rhoda Stewart

Sunset at Bianchi Winery in Paso Robles

Paso Robles
Doing the Paso Robles Paso Doble
at Bianchi Winery By Laura Ness

Bonterra Vineyards winemaker Bob Blue

Mendocino
Bonterra Vineyards: Ground Zero
for Organic Grapegrowing By Eleanor & Ray Heald

Dry Creek Valley
Evolution of a brand - Zinfanatics are crazy about it. By Eleanor & Ray Heald

Muccigrosso Vineyards in the Santa Cruz Mountains

Santa Cruz Mountains
Muccigrosso Vineyards: Tiny Winery, Big Personalities By Laura Ness

Red Hills in Lake County AVA

Red Hills Lake County
An Up and Coming AVA in
an Up and Coming AVA By Harry Haff

Mountains of Difference

Napa Valley
Napa Valley High:
Mountains of Difference By Roger Dial

August Briggs wines

St. Helena ~ Napa Valley
August Briggs: It’s both the winemaker and the vineyard By Alan Goldfarb

New Mexico wineries

New Mexico
Bringing the people to the wine:
How New Mexico connects wines, tourism and its unique cuisine By Eleanor & Ray Heald

Hendry vineyards under the rainbow

Napa Valley
George Hendry has a head for blocks. By Alan Goldfarb

Robert Mondavi Winery update

Oakville ~ Napa Valley
How Robert Mondavi Winery
Maintains Its Original Vision By Alan Goldfarb

Napa Valley
Charbono:
The Misunderstood Grape Breaks Through…Barely By Alan Goldfarb

Horse Heaven Hills
Cab May Be King, But at Zefina the Rhones Rule By Anne Sampson

Howell Mountain ~ Napa Valley
What is Howell Mountain?
(A) a logistical nightmare
(B) a winemaker’s dream By Alan Goldfarb

St. Helena ~ Napa Valley
Kicking the 'Dust' off Cabernet By Alan Goldfarb

Chiles Valley ~ Napa Valley
Chiles Valley Isn’t Hot, But It’s So “Cool” By Alan Goldfarb

Technology enhancing wine

America
Spoofulated or Artisanal? By Clark Smith

Oak Knoll District of Napa Valley

Oak Knoll District of Napa Valley
Oak Knoll District:
Where Merlot Gets the Vote by Default By Alan Goldfarb

Sutter Home Victorian on Highway 29

Napa Valley
Trinchero Napa Valley Uses White Zinfandel Profits to Make Top Tier Wines By Alan Goldfarb

Clarence Frediani and Jim Luvisi

Napa Valley
Nothing New About the Success of These Old Napa Vineyards By Alan Goldfarb

An interview with Bernard Griffin winemaker Rob Griffin

Washington
Washington State Grapes
+ Winemaker Rob Griffin
= A Brilliant, Expanding Future By Anne Sampson

Martin Ranch Cab makes music.

Santa Cruz Mountains
Tango in the Vineyard - The Love Affair of Martin Ranch By Laura Ness

Can you discern the appellation from the taste of the wine?

Napa Valley
Regional Transparency - When Marketing Trumps Winemaking By Dan Berger

Welcome to Napa Valley

Napa Valley
Pop Quiz: Do appellation differences exist in the Napa Valley? By Alan Goldfarb

Grapes from the first AVA in the U.S.

Augusta
Lucian Dressel – A Talk with the Man
Behind the first AVA in the U.S. By Joe Pollack

Welcome to Shady Lane Cellars.

Leelanau Peninsula
Unique Terroir Dynamics Define
Shady Lane Cellars Wine By Eleanor & Ray Heald

The caves at Del Dotto Vineyards & Winery

St. Helena ~ Napa Valley
Gerard Zanzonico’s Winemaking Adventures in Xanadu By Alan Goldfarb

Big does not necessarily mean less wimpy.

America
The Paradox of Unwimpy Wines:
Why Less is More By Dan Berger

The Renaissance (Winery) in North Yuba AVA

North Yuba
The "Renaissance" of the
Sierra Foothills’ North Yuba AVA By Jean Deitz Sexton

Tony Craig of Sonnet Cellars.

Santa Cruz Mountains
Shadowing the Master:
Uncovering Tony Craig’s Cellar Secrets By Laura Ness

York Mountain AVA is a small AVA to the west of Paso Robles.

York Mountain
What’s Up on York Mountain? By Laurie Daniel

Darrell Corti says no to wines over 14.5 percent alcohol

California
Wine merchant Darrell Corti no longer sells wines over 14.5% alcohol. By Alan Goldfarb

Altus
Post Familie Winery – Standard Bearer for Arkansas Wine By Tim Pingelton

Joe Barton is producing a wide array of wines at his Grey Wolf Cellars.

Paso Robles
Grey Wolf: Head Of The Pack By Laura Ness

An interview with Eric Titus of Titus Vineyards

St. Helena ~ Napa Valley
The Titus Touch at the
Choke Point of the Napa Valley By Alan Goldfarb

Zinman is Perry Creek's most popular wine.

Fair Play
Perry Creek Adjusts Focus:
New Owners Change Winery's Direction By Jean Deitz Sexton

Robert Craig sources his grapes from a number of Napa mountains.

Howell Mountain ~ Napa Valley
The Wonders of Mountain Terroir:
Let Robert Craig Explain By Alan Goldfarb

Oregon
Oregon Zinfandel: Boutique, Rare, and Appellation-Specific By Cole Danehower

Zinfandel in Santa Cruz Mountains

Santa Cruz Mountains
Zin in Santa Cruz Mountains By Laura Ness

Zinfandel vineyards in the Livermore Valley AVA

Livermore Valley
Zin in Livermore Valley By Laura Ness

Sierra Foothills Zinfandel

Sierra Foothills
Sierra Foothills Zin In One Word: Diversity By Jean Deitz Sexton

Chateau Montelena Napa Valley Zinfandel

Napa Valley
Zinfandel In Napa By Alan Goldfarb

Bill Collins Understands the Terroir of St. Helena

St. Helena ~ Napa Valley
A 30 Year Education in the Terroir of St. Helena: An Interview with Bill Collins By Alan Goldfarb

Featured Zinfandel

Burrell School Vineyards 2004 Zinfandel, Ryan Oaks Vineyard (Santa Cruz Mountains)
The nose yields ripe blackberry fruit laced with licorice and herbs. Blackberry pie with graceful spice notes greet the mouth.

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$34.00

Bargetto Winery 2005 Zinfandel (Santa Cruz Mountains)
Rich berry fruit nose with a delicate presence of oak, followed by mouth filling flavors of jam, black pepper spice and leather.

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$15.00

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