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Oregon’s Willamette Valley has a vast array of Pinot Noir producers who have been at the game for years. So when Cedar+Salmon named this wine as its first offering, well, the end result was not expected. This is a lovely Pinot with elegant strawberry blackberry, black cherry, huckleberry and bing …

By Eduardo Dingler, Sommelier and America’s Top Saké Expert California Cab lovers, memorize the name Maayan Koschitzky. He is the winemaker generating the most buzz in the Valley as “The Next Big Thing”. His first job in Napa Valley was at Screaming Eagle. Then he was director of winemaking for Philippe …

14,000-Square-Foot Facility Houses Tasting Room, Fermentation Facility, Wine Cellar, Lab, and Offices for Doubleback and Bledsoe Family Winery Heading south past the farms and fields along Walla Walla’s Powerline Road, the weathered exterior of Doubleback Winery’s new 14,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art winery and tasting room looks as though it has always been there. …

Photo: Dogs are welcomed at most Lubbock tasting rooms Texas is the fourth largest wine-producing state in the US, but most of their wines are consumed within Texas, so they are hard to come by. Enter Lubbock and the High Plains AVA. Lubbock, named for a confederate soldier, is a …

Started by longtime Sonoma friends, Matthew Allan and Kenny Rochford, West + Wilder—a great bottle of wine that happens to come in a can—is redefining the look and taste of canned wine and setting a new benchmark for quality within a growing category. Dedicated to sustainability and taste, the small …

Spuntino Wine Bar & Italian Tapas, specializing in small plates that put modern twists to Italian classics and fine wines from around the world, announced the expansion of its wine program at its location in Clifton, NJ. The restaurant – which has received Wine Spectator’s Award of Excellence for six …

Chardonnay is the enviable grape that can be so many different things—lean and clean to butter bombs to late harvest and sparkling. The 2016 Prescription is an assertive wine with a docile price tag. This single-appellation chardonnay from Clarksburg is stainless steel fermented but with added oak. Fermenting it this …

Red blends have always been a norm, while white blends still raise an occasional eyebrow on the novice drinker’s bemused face. But increasing standards in California white blends are winning hearts and minds. Lorimar’s Field Blend 2017 comprises 50% chardonnay, 18% Viognier, 17% Riesling, 8% Muscat Canelli and 7% Grenache, …

If the value of “art” is to be emotionally transported, then winemaker Marshall Stuart is a true artist. The tropical notes in Lorimar’s 2017 Sauvignon Blanc should come as no surprise as California sauvignon blancs traditionally boast notes of mango and melon just like this one. Nor will its crisp, …

If the Santa Lucia Highlands in Monterey County is known for one thing, it is Pinot Noir. To be sure, excellent Chardonnay hails from this region as well, but it is Pinot that claims the largest plantings. Therefore you can find Pinot Noir with a variety of price points. The …

The problem with some malbecs today, even the pricier ones, is that they are one dimensional wines, and that’s not fun to drink, is it? Lorimar’s 2015 Malbec is a welcome respite from some of the dull and mundane lazy bottlings out there, offering a hard-to-resist invitation upon pouring, with …