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The 15 Best California Pinot Noirs

The 15 Best California Pinot Noirs

by Karen MacNeil | Sep 1, 2023 | Featured, Grapes and Wines, Wine Producers, Wine Recommendations

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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

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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...
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The Single Perfect Cheese for Wine

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The Origin of the 750ml Wine Bottle

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