Tag: California Wine
Napa Valley Vineyards Are Using Owls To Protect Vines Instead Of Chemicals
Napa Valley winemakers have begun using barn owls and other birds of prey for pest control instead of chemicals. The new effort comes as California vintners make an effort to move away...
Cameron Diaz’s Avaline Unveils Pinot Noir, Their First California Wine
Cameron Diaz and Katherine Power’s wine brand Avaline has released a limited edition Pinot Noir, their first wine produced in California. The new red wine joins Avaline’s Red Blend in the brand’s...
Napa’s Markham Vineyards Celebrates Merlot Renaissance
Napa’s Markham Vineyards was one of the first four producers of Merlot in Napa Valley and has been turning out award-winning bottles of the varietal for more than 40 years. Ahead of...
Sonoma-Cutrer Unveils 2019 Vintages Of Pinot Noir And Chardonnay
Sonoma-Cutrer has announced two new vintages of its award-winning wines – the 2019 Russian River Valley Pinot Noir and 2019 The Cutrer Chardonnay. As the winery celebrates its 40th Anniversary this year,...
Sonoma Hotel Combines Vineyards And Bikes To Create Ultimate Wine Country Experience
If leisurely biking through wine country while sipping a glass of pinot noir sounds like your perfect vacation, The Lodge at Sonoma, an Autograph Collection hotel, may be the perfect spot for...
The King Of California Cabernet Opens A New Napa Winery, Elusa
When it comes to winemakers, Thomas Rivers Brown is in a league of his own. Wine Spectator has referred to him as the man with “the midas touch,” while over the past...
California Winemakers Expecting Low Yields But High Quality From 2021 Vintage
The 2021 California harvest is in full swing and winemakers are reporting a high quality but low yielding vintage. A long period of drought is part of the cause of a roughly...
Napa’s Roy Estate Unveils 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon
Roy Estate has introduced its 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon. Established in 1999, the winery produces single vineyard, estate grown wines from the cooler, southern end of Napa Valley, nestled in the foothills of...