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A sparkling Viognier under Odonata’s Cote du Denis label is ready for a fun occasion.
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A sparkling Viognier under Odonata’s Cote du Denis label is ready for a fun occasion.

  • Dave Faries
  • Dec 25, 2025

Spring rains soaked Denis Hoey’s estate vineyard along River Road. The viognier grapes did not appreciate such treatment. Even waiting out the…

Local wine influencer Christy Nakada wants to tell the stories of winemakers and enophiles.
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Local wine influencer Christy Nakada wants to tell the stories of winemakers and enophiles.

  • Sloan Campi
  • Dec 18, 2025

Microinfluencers are ones that engage about 10,000 to 100,000 followers on a social media platform. By that standard, Christy Nakada falls jus…

A new Carmel wine tasting room celebrates wine, terroir and a famed French astronomer.
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A new Carmel wine tasting room celebrates wine, terroir and a famed French astronomer.

  • Dave Faries
  • Dec 12, 2025

A new wine tasting room has opened in the space that once held Lepe Cellars.

Caraccioli Cellars is named Best U.S. Sparkling Wine for the sixth time.
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Caraccioli Cellars is named Best U.S. Sparkling Wine for the sixth time.

  • Dave Faries
  • Nov 11, 2025

It’s an old story, but for those who appreciate fine sparkling wine, it’s a very good one.

Yes, whites can age well. Just dust off a Brosseau library wine for proof.
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Yes, whites can age well. Just dust off a Brosseau library wine for proof.

  • Dave Faries
  • Nov 6, 2025

The last time most winemakers poured a 2008 Chardonnay was 2009, or thereabout. Bill Brosseau’s approach is different.

Cowgirl Winery gives us the best of both Chardonnay worlds with its 2024 vintage.
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Cowgirl Winery gives us the best of both Chardonnay worlds with its 2024 vintage.

  • Dave Faries
  • Oct 2, 2025

Like any other wine, Chardonnay is subject to its particular terroir. More than many others, however, it also follows the winemaker’s lead. Tr…

Cypress Grove, formerly Manzoni Winery, releases the first white wines under the new label.
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Cypress Grove, formerly Manzoni Winery, releases the first white wines under the new label.

  • Sloan Campi
  • Apr 24, 2025

Spring days present excellent white wine drinking weather, and there are some whites to try under a new local label.

Kori’s Sauvignon Blanc is versatile enough to take on tofu, but can easily stand on its own.
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Kori’s Sauvignon Blanc is versatile enough to take on tofu, but can easily stand on its own.

  • Dave Faries
  • Nov 10, 2022

When you think about it, the popularity of tofu and fine American wines share a quite similar timeline. The Book of Tofu by William Shurtleff …

Wrath produces a line of Pinot Noirs that emphasizes the different qualities of clones.
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Wrath produces a line of Pinot Noirs that emphasizes the different qualities of clones.

  • Dave Faries
  • Mar 3, 2022

Tick off the items that create a wine’s unique character. Soil and weather, farming practices. The winemaker’s choices matter – fermentation o…

Scheid’s Carmel tasting room turns 10 and they have sparkling wine for the occasion.
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Scheid’s Carmel tasting room turns 10 and they have sparkling wine for the occasion.

  • Dave Faries
  • Dec 23, 2021

Technically you are allowed to host a celebration without sparkling wine. But why would you? Scheid Vineyards’ Carmel tasting room turns 10 on…

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