The California Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance (CSWA) participated in an unprecedented international Joint Session on Sustainability on Oct. 19 with other member countries of the World Wine Trade Group (WWTG) and FIVS, an international wine industry trade association, to discuss their national and regional sustainability programs. The goal of the session was to continue the leadership ...
Rebecca and her husband Peter Work started out in the corporate I.T world. They liked wine a great deal and would travel around, attending seminars and tastings to try and learn more about it. They thought it might be nice to own a vineyard one day, after they retired from the corporate grind. The idea ...
Grape(s): Syrah Winery: Ampelos Cellars Region: Santa Barbara Year: 2007 Special Designation: Gamma Price: 30-35 Review: On the nose, aromas of blueberries, cherries, pepper, and chocolate greet the senses. A sip unfurls flavors of blueberry and cherry, complicated by suggestions of pepper, chocolate, and a bit of oak. A wine with rich dark-fruit flavors, in ...
Grape(s): Syrah & Grenache Winery: Ampelos Cellars Region: Santa Barbara Year: 2007 Special Designation: Syrache Price: 25-30 Review: A lovely nose of blueberries, plum, black cherry aromas combine with hints of roast nuts, spices, and cocoa. A sip reveals flavors of blueberry and black cherry, accented by a bit of pepper, herbs, and a ...
Grape(s): Pinot Noir Winery: Ampelos Cellars Region: Santa Barbara Year: 2006 Special Designation: Rho Price: 40-45 Review: Aromas of black cherry and plum are accented by suggestions of graham-cracker, brown sugar, and vanilla on the nose. The palate offers rich flavors of plum, cherry, and black raspberry, along with notes of sweet spice, and ...
A celebration of award-winning food and wine grown on California’s scenic Central Coast. Barrel tastings, cooking demonstrations, live music, and vineyard tours throughout the weekend. April 15-17th. For a schedule of events click here.
Kathy D’Andrea, of D’Anbino, has always been engaged in CCVT’s programs, and when the opportunity arose, they jumped at the chance to be a pilot certified vineyard. They are most proud of engaging the entire vineyard family in all aspects of decision making and implementation on the farm. Gardens with record high corn stalks ...
Tolosa’s sustainably farmed vineyards are located between Santa Barbara and Paso Robles, in the coastal hills of San Luis Obispo. Our goal is to make balanced wines that are true to varietal character and expressive of the cooling ocean breezes and long growing season that define our estate vineyards. Equally important we utilize the ...
Pomar Junction Vineyard & Winery is a family-run winery featuring wines from the Merrill family’s estate vineyard in Templeton, CA. The vineyard and tasting room are located at the “junction” of El Pomar and South El Pomar Drives, in the El Pomar District of the Paso Robles viticultural appellation. Grape(s): Viognier Winery: Pomar ...
Both of Tangent’s estate vineyards, Paragon and Firepeak, have earned the Sustainability in Practice™ (SIP™) Vineyard Certification. Farmed by our Pacific Vineyard Company, we have owned these vineyards since Jack Niven, the winegrape planting pioneer of the Niven family, began planting them in the early 1970s. Certification of these vineyards proves our collective commitment ...
The Beverly Hills Wine Festival™ 2012 is the most prestigious wine festival in all of the united states....
On 2/18/12, meet the winemakers and taste Alsace-style white wines from around the world, including Riesling, Gewurztraminer,...
