California vineyards for sale
August has already witnessed a slew of significant vineyard purchases in California wine country...
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Can Californian Cabernet improve with age?
Can Californian Cabernet Sauvignon improve with age?
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'It's been great': Paul Draper retires at Ridge Vineyards
Decanter.com speaks to a living California legend...
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California 2014 Vintage Guide
An early harvest produced a below-average crop of charming, supple and dark-fruited wines with refined tannins and juicy acidity; the best Pinot Noir vintage for over a decade...
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California 2013 Vintage Guide
A warm summer and a crop of small berries produced deeply concentrated, structured wines with amazing potential in the cellar; the best Cabernet Sauvignon vintage for decades...
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California 2012 Vintage Guide
Generous yields and a warm, uneventful growing season produced open-knit, ripe, fruit-driven wines which sometimes lack depth and complexity...
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California 2010 Vintage Guide
A cool and challenging growing season issued in vibrant, juicy, concentrated wines which marry considerable early appeal with structure for the cellar; Cabernet Sauvignon excelled...
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California 2009 Vintage Guide
Torrential early-October rain interrupted a mild summer; producers who picked in time produced supple, generous wines...
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Six Sonoma Coast producers to watch
More and more winemakers in the True Sonoma Coast are exploring the parameters of the possible.
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Top 10 True Sonoma Coast Wines
The True Sonoma Coast is famed for it's striking landscapes and pioneer spirit.
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Obituary: Donn Chappellet
Don Chappellet, pioneering Pritchard Hill vintner and founder of Chappellet Vineyards, has died, aged 84.
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Ten of the best California rosé wines
As balmy weather and lengthening days signal the arrival of spring, it’s time to think about travel, adventure—and rosé.
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Ultramarine, Sparkling Rosé of Pinot Noir 2011
Michael Cruse, leader of California's sparkling wine revolution, produces this rosé from the Charles Heitz...
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Inside the Mondavi 50th anniversary dinner
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Obituary: Napa consultant Denis Malbec
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10 top Napa Valley wineries to visit
Whether you're visiting California for the Super Bowl or planning a wine road trip, William Kelley offers up 10 Napa Valley wineries to visit...
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Producer profile: Ulysses
William Kelley is one of the first people to get a look inside Ulysses, the new Christian Moueix Napa Valley venture...
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William Kelley's top 10 American fine wines of 2015
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Interview: Somm Into the Bottle director Jason Wise
William Kelley catches up with director Jason Wise, who's Somm: Into the Bottle film about the history of wine and starring some of the wine world's biggest names launched worldwide on iTunes in early 2016.
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10 top To Kalon Cabernet Sauvignon
To Kalon vineyard has gained legendary status for its Cabernet Sauvignon in Napa Valley. William Kelley picks his top 10 To Kalon Cabernet Sauvignon wines.
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Somm: Into the Bottle - film review
