Belgian style meets California tradition in this special beer. The Almanac Farmer’s Reserve Grand Cru, one of the latest releases from Almanac Beer Company in San Jose, is an imperial sour ale made with Muscat Blanc grapes from the vines of Northern California, and then aged in French oak barrels …
That’s the glorious thing about university; you can go in as a neurobiology major and come out with a degree in Viticulture and Enology. At least, that’s what Jillian DeLeon did. She took advantage of her first introductory to winemaking class at UC Davis and very quickly switched from brains …
Rutherford, Napa Valley has had a century long resident in the form of S.R. Tonella Cellars. After the 1906 San Francisco earthquake shook up the city, there was a great demand for workers to rebuild the city. This opportunity convinced Joseph Ponti to make his way from Italy. Ponti then …
A credit to South African winemaking from one of the most renowned wineries in the country. In my opinion, one of Waricks finest. Freshly wrapped cigar and tobacco with milk chocolate cocoa, plums, red berries, a little licorice. Slight tannins and heaps of oak that balance to creat …
One of the first wineries I was ever introduced to with my Uncle and some of the finest Zinfandel’s I have ever tasted. I could not recommend this winery more highly. The LH Estate comes out once a year and has limited supply. It’s phenomenal. Big notes …
Like a forage session in the meadow, your nose is graced with a bouquet of dark berries – blackberry, black cherry and rich juicy plums. Upon the sip those blackberries and a slight licorice develop, backed by an unmistakeable vanilla oak, balanced acidity and kick of brown sugar. …
Apollonio: Salice Salentino Mani Del Sud (2010) Very enjoyable and something a little different. It’s a big boy, make no mistake – a robust dark cherry and blackberry bomb heavy an oak but balanced well with acidity. The perfect combination if you like something with a big oomph to it. Cedar oak, …
The value of estate-grown is never to be undermined. Located on a beautifully rugged property on a ridge in Moon Mountain resting regally above the great Sonoma Valley sits Liquid Sky Vineyard. The well cared for five acres is bathed in sunlight and dutifully protected from the fog at …
Volpaia Chianti Classico Riserva 2012 Produced, barreled and aged in one of Italy’s oldest castles and one of the most historic Chianti regions in not only Italy, but the planet. What a gorgeous and traditional Chianti– sour cherries with a beautiful meadow berry twist. Slight tannins that fade into a …
Nobody loves Kanye more than Kanye and since Kanye believes he deserves more, he’s expanded his interests into the alcohol trade. Kanye introduced his own beer—created by Italian brewer Canediguerra and label design by Frederico Maccapani—in collaboration with his new Kanye shoe from Adidas specifically for the shoe’s release …
There’s nothing worse than pouring a wine and finding bits of cork floating in the glass. Sure, a cork from an old vintage sometimes just falls apart. But sometimes we’re just overzealous with the corkscrew, enthusiastically twisting the screw through the entire cork. For those of us who are either …
California based winery, Peachy Canyon, has offered an elaborate array of options since 1988 when Peachy Canyon founders, Nancy and Doug Beckett, went on a 500 case venture that, over the years, grew into a 48 state, Europe, the Pacific Rim, and Canada adventure. Nancy and Doug were later joined …