Sauvignon Blanc from around the world
By Barbara Keck ·
It’s not like we really need a special day to enjoy Sauvignon Blanc, but the wine industry designated one recently. And,...
First Class wines
By Barbara Keck
I had to beg and borrow air miles in order to upgrade my ticket to First Class for a recent trip I...
Taste of Africa in your glass
Five years ago, I went to South Africa to learn about South African wines. From my efficiency apartment in downtown Stellenbosch, I was in...
Spring wine tasting in Nevada County
Spring has sprung, and tasting rooms are opening their doors a bit longer now. There are many opportunities to taste the fine wines of...
UNR eyes commercial vineyard
Several years ago, I started following the progress of Dr. Grant Cramer of University of Nevada, Reno as he encouraged the wine industry in...
Starting a Wine Tasting Group
Summer is just around the corner, and with it many new wines from the 2013 vintage and earlier will be released. It’ll break most...
Exceptional rosés
Emilie Penaranda of Chateau de Saint-Martin ·
To misquote Gertrude Stein, “A Rosé is a Rosé is a Rosé,” except, of course, when it is...
Santa Lucia Highlands Wines
Rebecca Green Birdsall, proprietor, of Black Kite ·
The Santa Lucia mountain range overlooks the Salinas River Valley. Near enough to Monterey Bay to get...
New, hot wine brands, Part II
Molly Drew of Drew Wines ·
In my last column, I talked about five New Hot Wine Brands, as voted on each year by the...
New, hot wine brands
Rusty Folena and Bobby Gullett of Vino Noceto. ·
Each year, a leading wine industry magazine, Wine Business Monthly, recognizes 10 wine brands from across...