Faust Winery- Spotlighting Coombsville as the ‘New Kid on the Block’ and impressing all that taste them.

Faust is owned by the Huneeus family, who also own Quintessa/Illumination, Flowers, Leviathan, and Brenton Lane Wineries so there a lot of history and pedigree making quality wine. Bottom line is, they know exactly what they’re doing. If you’re not familiar with Coombsville AVA it was established in 2011 and is not only the newestContinue reading “Faust Winery- Spotlighting Coombsville as the ‘New Kid on the Block’ and impressing all that taste them.”

Terlato Episode Red Blend 2007

“The pinnacle wine for Terlato Vineyards, Episode stands shoulder to shoulder with the very best Bordeaux Blends in the world. Episode is crafted in limited quantities, a mere 17 barrels in 2007, heralded as the best vintage of the decade. The color is deep ruby. On the nose are blackberry and vanilla with hints ofContinue reading “Terlato Episode Red Blend 2007”

Trefethen Winery- making history.

A little history … In 1976 Steven Spurrier succeeded in cracking the door open for California wines when he organized the now infamous “Judgement of Paris”- a blind tasting with the best French and American wines with French Judges. The Napa wines emerging the winners with the French newspapers Le Figaro and Le Monde callingContinue reading “Trefethen Winery- making history.”

One of my favorite grape varietals- one sip and you’ll agree!

Grape Varietal: Viognier Viognier is a delicious aromatic grape that varies in profile from region to region. It is a lost step child in the family, that barely registered in the radar 50 years ago. Its origins point back to Northern Rhone but there is some additional evidence that Croatia may be its birthplace- thisContinue reading “One of my favorite grape varietals- one sip and you’ll agree!”