Archive for the 'california wine' Category

Going for the Silver at Esterlina Vineyards

Categorized Under: california wine, Esterlina Vineyards, port, red wine, Zinfandel No Commented

Tweet Located near the Mendocino coast, ideal growing conditions for the types of wines the Esterlina’s favor; you will find the family-owned boutique winery in Philo, California.  Limited production, the grapes are grown on the estate and also in the Anderson Valley.  Handcrafted, Esterlina Vineyards’ wines are made bottle by bottle, hurry to get your [...]

Snaring a Dream at Dry Creek Vineyard

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Tweet Founded in 1972 by David S. Snare, an MIT grad who was inspired by the Loire Valley wine growing region of France, Dry Creek Vineyard was his dream.  He intended on moving to France but was convinced instead to give it a try in Sonoma Valley, California.  He took classes in winemaking at U.C. [...]

Ready, Set, Action – Copolla's Rubicon Estate Winery

Categorized Under: cabernet sauvignon, california wine, Coppola, Napa Valley, red wine, Rubicon Estate No Commented

Tweet Over a hundred years ago in 1870 the Finnish explorer Gustave Niebaum came to Napa Valley with the goal of creating a wine estate to rival those of France.  In the mid 1960’s his estate was divided and a decade later Francis Ford Coppola purchased 1,500 acres of the historic property.  Wine-making began again [...]

Yes, it is Worth the Price – Silver Oak Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon

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Tweet Located in the Napa Valley of Northern California is the Silver Oak Winery.  They produce the best Cabernet Sauvignon I have ever tasted; it has been their specialty for over 35 years.  Raymond Twomey Duncan first visited the Napa Valley in the late 1960’s, it seduced him as it does everyone who goes there [...]

A Central Coast Secret California's Rabbit Ridge Allure de Robles 2008

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Tweet Central California is not where most people think the best wines in California hail from but Rabbit Ridge in Paso Robles is quite smooth and a good value.  Produced from grapes grown in three different vineyards, the Paso Robles Allure de Robles comes from three vineyards on the property; Cristalla Ranch, grown from a [...]