A Wine Story

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Top Burgundian vineyards, created over a thousand years ago by Cistercian monks. Sonoma County produces excellent cool-climate Chardonnay in a Burgundian style, yet Santa Barbara Chardonnay remains slightly richer, with riper fruit, and with a more affordable price tag, How Santa Barbara Chardonnay Got its Start. California Chardonnay.

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The Wine Knitter

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Photo courtesy of Ron Rubin Winery With a degree in viticulture and enology at UC Davis obtained in the early 70s, Ron Rubin fulfilled a 40-year dream, and in 2011 purchased River Road Family Vineyards and Winery. River Road Collection Most of the wines in this portfolio are priced from $14-$20.

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The Wine Knitter

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

​World War 1 and II brought devastation to the vineyards, economy, and the downfall of sparkling wine in Germany. Riesling is Germany’s most celebrated grape variety, with the world’s largest vineyard area of 23,000 hectares dedicated to this grape. Loosen estate has been in the same family for over 200 years.

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EATER

DECEMBER 15, 2021

In 2011, Anselme Selosse, the legendary winemaker who runs the Domaine Jacques Selosse with his wife Corinne, opened one of the first bistronomy-focused hotel-restaurants in the heart of the vines, Les Avisés (see the lodging and dining section below). Prices available upon request. Philipponnat.

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