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Of Severity and Beauty–Littorai Pinot Noir

Of Severity and Beauty–Littorai Pinot Noir

by Karen MacNeil | Feb 21, 2017 | Featured, Wine Producers, Wine Regions and Wine Places

It’s hard to see biodynamics. A vintner says his vineyards are biodynamic. But a casual look at the vineyards usually reveals little or nothing. You can’t easily see philosophy. You can’t see what isn’t done. But a visit to Littorai recently was, to continue the...
The Best Simple White?

The Best Simple White?

by Karen MacNeil | Feb 15, 2017 | Featured, Grapes and Wines, Wine Producers, Wine Regions and Wine Places

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A DIAMOND NO LONGER IN THE ROUGH

A DIAMOND NO LONGER IN THE ROUGH

by Karen MacNeil | Feb 2, 2017 | Featured, Wine Producers, Wine Recommendations

In 1968, when Boots and Al Brounstein founded their winery Diamond Creek on Napa Valley’s Diamond Mountain, the going price for a bottle of great Napa Cabernet was $5. (Just about the only wine that cost more at the time was Heitz “Martha’s Vineyard” Cabernet...
Harlan at Half the Price? – The Stunning Wines of Lokoya

Harlan at Half the Price? – The Stunning Wines of Lokoya

by Karen MacNeil | Dec 7, 2016 | Featured, Wine Producers, Wine Recommendations

I have been searching for the right word for 48 hours. “Spellbinding” could work. For the wines are definitely that. But I think a truer word would be “pure.” In fact, the purity of Lokoya’s four cabernet sauvignons, all from different mountains in the Napa Valley, is...
Williams Selyem – Deep into Pinot Noir’s Heart of Darkness

Williams Selyem – Deep into Pinot Noir’s Heart of Darkness

by Karen MacNeil | Nov 2, 2016 | Featured, Tasting and Evaluating Wine, Wine Producers

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Peter Michael – California’s “Grand Cru” Revealed

Peter Michael – California’s “Grand Cru” Revealed

by Karen MacNeil | Oct 28, 2016 | Featured, Tasting and Evaluating Wine, Wine Producers

“The morning I saw it, I bought it. It was beautiful; it was unique;The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
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