…Wine Advocate . Some of the best Cabernet Sauvignon in the world come from Napa Valley. Today's limited-production wine is an exciting, expressive, food-fantastic red blend of Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Malbec, Merlot, and Petit Verdot.
Look - Dark ruby hues with a deep and inky heart. At the edge of the glass, a fine ring of magenta encircles the wine. After swirling, the wine settles quickly, leaving behind tall columns …
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…but I think you could count them on the fingers of two hands at an event like Premier Napa Valley. As for African-Americans, you'd never know that America even had any, if you limited your explorations to wine country.
I point out these inconvenient truths not to embarrass or confront the wine industry, but to make the point that it's going to have to figure out how to get everyone to drink wine, if it wants to stay viable in 10, 20, 30 years. Unfortunately, I don't see …
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…one of the primary grape varietals from Bordeaux finds an exceptional home in the Napa Valley. Napa County's Howell Mountain AVA , established in 1984 is known for its wines of deep concentration and intensity. The higher elevation and relatively flat aspect make the location great for vineyards, and specifically Bordeaux varietals like Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. The first vines in the Howell Mountain area were planted in the 1880s.
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Appellation: Napa Valley
Vintage: 2009
Winemaker: Greg Kitchens
Half of this wine was aged in French oak barrels ( 20% new), and half in stainless steel to provide balance and freshness
Alcohol: 13.5%
pH: 3.65
TA: 0.66 g/100 mL
Complex aromas, such as cinnamon stick, black raspberry, cardamom, and eucalyptus, lead off this classically styled Merlot. Flavors of coco nibs, dried cherries, and red currant have a velvety roundness on the palate. In addition, hints of tea leaf …
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Priest Ranch Sauvignon Blanc 2011, Napa Valley. 14.4% alc. Pale straw-gold; very clean and fresh, crisp and lively; lemon balm and lemongrass, hint of tangerine and orange rind; back-notes of dried thyme and tarragon; burgeoning limestone element; lovely, seductive texture, almost soft and talc-like but with superb tautness and reticence. Totally beguiling and just enough complexity. Excellent. About $ 26.
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…1997 after extensive research as to best location and plots of land and used techniques imported from Napa Valley. The very attractive winery was constructed in 2001 (with the first vineyards planted at Aderet in 1998 and is located on Kibbutz Netiv Halamed Hey in the Judean Hills.
Over the last year or so the winery has undergone a number of management changes, the ramifications of which have yet to be seen, but which have the potential to change the winery's destiny. First, the …
Mission Codename : The Limitless
Operative : Agent Red
Objective : Send Agent Red back to B Cellars, whose spectacular wines are made by all-start winemaker and winemaking favorite, Kirk Venge. Procure every last available case of their flagship red wine, their Blend 25, a wine made from some of the finest, ultra-premium vineyards in the Napa Valley. These include Stagecoach, Gorges III, Garvey, Williamson and others. the resulting wine is their most sought-after wine in their line-up.
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Driving along Highway 29 in Napa Valley, Highway 12 in Sonoma Valley or Westside Road in the Russian River Valley around 5pm on a Saturday can be very dangerous to your health. The problem is that so many folks who have just consumed way too much wine are on the roads. They may have been sipping, but in many cases it has been an all day sipping affair that is in reality and all-day drinking affair. This uncomfortable truth has yet to affect the local hospitality industry in substantial …
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I wonder if the percentage of couples where both people work in the same industry is higher in Napa Valley than in other part of the country. I wonder this because my Kathy and I are such a couple and as I mentally survey our list of local friends and acquaintances, I note our condition afflicts many of them.
Today is the first anniversary of my marriage to my Kathy. Last year at this time I woke with an air of anticipation, knowing that in a few hours important vows would be exchanged in …
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