In 2004, the movie Sideways catapulted Pinot Noir into popularity and forever made Santa Barbara County on California’s central coast, synonymous with the red wine varietal. However, Pinot Noir was…
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Have you heard of Encruzado, a white wine from Portugal’s Dao wine region? I had not until a tasting with Pedro Castra Mendonca, CEO of the Dao Wine Board. In…
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Is there a wine enthusiast who doesn’t love to discover something new– a new wine, a new varietal, or a new region? The answer is no, as a wine enthusiast…
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Turn off Highway 29 and follow the road through the iron gates. Drive up the hill flanked on both sides by tall cypress trees and vineyards (just as in…
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One of the things I miss most about travel is the chance encounters with strangers. Often it is just a temporary connection; perhaps a shared table at a crowded restaurant,…
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Perhaps because I can not travel to Italy right now, (I was scheduled to travel to Venice in April) all things Italian feel very precious to me. I dream…
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The Yamhill-Carlton AVA (American Viticulture Area), is located in Northwest Willamette Valley. Protected by the Coast Range Mountains which provide a rain shadow on the region protecting it from extreme…
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“Organic and biodynamic are the way to go, especially for small farmers,” says Daniel Warnshuis, owner of Utopia Vineyards in Willamette Valley, Oregon. What makes Willamette Valley unique, aside from…
