Cristom was making amazing Willamette Valley Pinot Noir long before most people knew there were vines in Oregon. Mt. Jefferson is a Biodynamic blend of 18 different Eola-Amity vineyards aged in French oak for notes of tea, pumpkin... Read More
There's nothing more challenging than finding a varietally correct mid-priced California Pinot Noir. Many are too fruity, oaky, or atypical, but David Gordon, wine director at Manhattan's Tribeca Grill, works with only... Read More
For lack of a better term, Reserve is used for the entry-level bottling because it is a blend of 18 prime vineyards across Willamette Valley, such as McMinnville, Mt Pisgah, Dundee Hills, Tualatin Hills, Chehalem Mountain, and... Read More
In the late 1990s, Nick and Andy Peay and Nick's wife, Vanessa Wong, were looking for an undiscovered wine-making spot. They finally settled in a remote part of the newer AVA known as Sonoma Coast, an hour north of San Francisco... Read More
On a hilltop overlooking the San Rafael mountains and the Pacific Ocean, Presquile makes cool-climate Central Coast wines more evocative of Burgundy than California. Nevertheless, there is still plenty of New World stuffing in... Read More
One of our favorite high-end distributors has taken on this massive challenge of sourcing out fruit from their secret contacts in California, working with select winemakers, and sniffing out the best deals in grapes and juice... Read More
