Viva Mexico Besides being tendentious and all kinds of historically problematic, the wine world’s anachronistic tic of bifurcating itself into “Old” and “New” makes increasingly little sense in just plain descriptive terms. Viticulture in the...
SOUTH AFRICA The history of South African wine traces back to 1659 when Jan van Riebeeck, the founder and governor, produced the very first bottle in Cape Town. The 18th century marked a significant expansion...
Pinot Noir from the Southern Hemisphere “Pinot Noir” derives from the French words “pine” and “black,” describing the grape’s tight, pine cone-like clusters and dark color. Studies show that Pinot Noir is a very old...
Whole Cluster Fermentation and Carbonic Maceration This quarter we decided to bring you three red wines that are examples of whole cluster fermentation and carbonic maceration. What are those you might ask? Here’s the basics....
The Walls Winery Encompassing more than a third of the state, the Columbia Valley is by far Washington’s largest growing region at nearly 11 million acres, 40,000 of which are planted in vineyards. The appellation...
California Stars “They hang like grapes on vines that shine/ And warm the lovers’ glass like friendly wine” -Woody Guthrie (Sometime between 1940-1967) Every day in California is a celebration of viticulture. The Golden State...
