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Our journey through Napa Valley continued at a winery we are quite familiar with but have never visited, Clif Family Winery. Winemaker Laura Barrett crafts the wines at Clif Family, from organically grown grapes in the estate vineyards, and with selected grapes from other growers. The Clif Family estate vineyards have been expanding, and she Continue reading Wine and Food at Clif Family Winery in Napa Valley https://www.redwineplease.com/superior-value-rioja-reserva/ 
Here is a great option for a complex and delicious red wine, from an area that produces some of the greatest values on the planet. This wine garnered multiple 93 point scores from the major wine publications. Wine: 2016 Bodegas Manzanos Voché Rioja Reserva Winery Location: Rioja, Spain Continue reading Superior Value Rioja Reserva https://www.redwineplease.com/the-sonoma-napa-trip-into-napa-and-canard-vineyard/ 
After three days in Sonoma Valley, Cheri and I took the mountain road through the Mayacamas Mountains and emerged in Calistoga, in the fabled Napa Valley. Home to some of the world’s most iconic wines, the history here, as in Sonoma, is long and rich. There is a rivalry between the two, jokingly alluded to Continue reading The Sonoma/Napa Trip – Into Napa and Canard Vineyard https://www.redwineplease.com/the-2022-sonoma-trip-a-check-in-with-seamus-wines/ 
We’ve reviewed the wines from Seamus several times over the past few years. They’re made by Jim Foley Jr. in the Sonoma Valley. Using relationships Jim Jr. has developed over years, he sources grapes from premier vineyards and produces small batch wines of high quality. A comprehensive review from several years ago is here, and Continue reading The 2022 Sonoma Trip – A Check In with Seamus Wines https://www.redwineplease.com/a-pair-of-delicious-portuguese-whites/ 
Let’s take a look at two Portuguese white wines, both of which use the Loureiro grape. One is 100% Loureiro, and the other a blend with two additional, indigenous Portuguese grapes. Here they are: Wine: 2021 Quinta do Ameal Loureiro Winery Location: Vinho Verde region of Portugal Tasted By: Neil Date: November 2022 Tasting Continue reading A Pair of Delicious Portuguese Whites https://www.redwineplease.com/sonoma-2022-visit-to-foppiano-vineyards/ 
Foppiano Vineyards has a rich history in winemaking. Located in Healdsburg, in the northern Sonoma Valley, the winery goes all the way back to 1896. The vineyard and winery is still owned and operated by the Foppiano family. They’ve seen a lot over the years, from Prohibition to the Great Depression, World Wars, fires and Continue reading Sonoma 2022 – Visit to Foppiano Vineyards https://www.redwineplease.com/italian-tradition-at-muscardini-cellars-in-sonoma-valley/ 
You probably wouldn’t expect to find a wine tasting room in Sonoma Valley which focuses on Italian grapes and traditional spirits, but that’s exactly what you’ll find on the Sonoma Highway in Kenwood, California, at Muscardini Cellars. Michael Muscardini comes from a traditional Italian family, and periodically spends extended time back in Italy visiting them. Continue reading Italian Tradition at Muscardini Cellars in Sonoma Valley https://www.redwineplease.com/mountain-cabernet-sauvignon-from-laurel-glen-vineyard-in-glen-ellen-ca/ 
Sonoma Mountain rises 2463 feet above sea level, part of the Sonoma Mountain range in Northern California. On the eastern side of the mountain one of the smallest American Viticultural Areas (AVA) in Sonoma Valley is designated as the Sonoma Mountain AVA and includes vineyards located up to 1700 feet in elevation. This is a Continue reading Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon from Laurel Glen Vineyard in Glen Ellen, CA https://www.redwineplease.com/visit-to-schug-carneros-estate-winery-in-sonoma-valley/ 
Our first winery stop on the recent trip to Sonoma and Napa Valley was in the town of Sonoma, and more particularly in the Carneros American Viticultural Area (AVA). Located on windswept hills beneath the Petaluma Gap, Schug Carneros Estate Winery is a family business with strong winemaking roots. The founder, Walter Schug, immigrated from Continue reading Visit to Schug Carneros Estate Winery in Sonoma Valley https://www.redwineplease.com/its-beaujolais-nouveau-time-2/ The third Tuesday in November is release date for Beaujolais Nouveau, which is fruity and meant to drink young. There are plenty of serious, more age worthy Beaujolais wines as well, but they don’t have their own special day. For us Beaujolais Nouveau is almost synonymous with Georges Duboeuf. Below you can see the latest Continue reading It’s Beaujolais Nouveau Time! |