We're witnessing some tragic business stories in the Napa Valley, none more than this one. When Michael Havens and his investors sold his struggling winery to a national importer a few years ago, the hope was that the new...
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Few wines in WineAccess's short history have received so many glowing reviews as Dan Goldfield's Cherry Ridge Syrah. This is that rare California Syrah that seamlessly bridges the New World and Old, marrying all the sweet...
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It was the game-changer. In 1988, we were at Christophe Roumier's place in Chambolle Musigny when Christophe's brother-in-law, Dominique Lafon, showed up with a bottle of 1982 Meursault Charmes. The wine was golden in col...
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It was the night they figured out the final blend. Also the night they came up with the crazy name. But after hours doing micro-assemblages of tiny lots of estate-bottled Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, finally even a touch o...
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How do we know this is the best $25 small-berry Russian River Valley Pinot Noir on the market today? It's easy. Just simple arithmetic. We were standing in some pretty special rows, a unique spot where the Petaluma Wind G...
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It's the ultimate winegrower's vintage. The 2008 growing season in the Loire began uneventfully, at least until the midsummer hail storm ripped through the valley, leaving shattered clusters in its wake. For many producer...
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It's California magic, a small dollop of which enhances color and provides the deepest purple brushstroke to Cabernet, Merlot, even Zinfandel. The grape is Petite Sirah, and, when it's right, it accounts for some of the m...
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While Argentine Malbec is somewhat of a commercial hit, too many importers are trying to cash in on the fast money. In a recent tasting of over 50 Malbecs and Malbec/Cabernet blends, we found a bevy of simple, often simpl...
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It was a tough call. But it was just too good now not to push him. We were tasting the 2007 Les Artemes with Alexis Rousset-Rouard at Domaine de la Citadelle, the amazing estate made up of a patchwork quilt of perfectly s...
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