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Going Coastal—The Geology of California Cool

Going Coastal—The Geology of California Cool

by Karen MacNeil | Aug 31, 2017 | Featured, Wine Regions and Wine Places, Wine Science

When a lot of people think about California, they think about bikinis. But when those of us who live here in wine country think about it, we think about down jackets. There are more than 700 miles of cold coastline stretching the length of the entire state. The effect...
Oh Canada

Oh Canada

by Karen MacNeil | Aug 10, 2017 | Featured, Wine Recommendations, Wine Regions and Wine Places

Recently, I was in Ontario at the International Cool Climate Chardonnay CelebrationThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
Oh Canada

Oh Canada

by Karen MacNeil | Aug 10, 2017 | Featured, Wine Recommendations, Wine Regions and Wine Places

Recently, I was in Ontario at the International Cool Climate Chardonnay Celebration to give the keynoteThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
History & Hedonism—The Wine to Drink on July 4

History & Hedonism—The Wine to Drink on July 4

by Karen MacNeil | Jun 22, 2017 | Featured, Wine In History, Wine Regions and Wine Places

Astrophysicists say that the two best states to be in are wrong The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
Sometimes a Great Notion—The Wines of Chappellet

Sometimes a Great Notion—The Wines of Chappellet

by Karen MacNeil | May 10, 2017 | Featured, Wine Producers, Wine Regions and Wine Places

I think about wine tastings the way I think about men. Some are pleasant. Some take work. Some you’ll never forget. Earlier this year, a 50th Anniversary tasting of the wines of Chappellet—going back to the legendary 1969– was more than an experience I’ll never...
Pinot Hits New Heights

Pinot Hits New Heights

by Karen MacNeil | Mar 30, 2017 | Featured, Tasting and Evaluating Wine, Wine Producers, Wine Regions and Wine Places

I once asked Luke Smith, owner/winemaker of Howling Bluff wineryThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
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