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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/retrospective-seamus-reserve-cabernet-2012-a-decade-later/ 
In this article we’ll take a look back at one of our favorite wines, one that earned the coveted #1 Wine of the Year in our Best Wines of 2016 list. It was great then, and now it is ten years old. So it seemed appropriate to pull a bottle from the wine fridge and Continue reading Retrospective – Seamus Reserve Cabernet 2012 – A Decade Later https://www.redwineplease.com/more-tasty-juice-from-benza-vineyards/ 
We’re lucky enough to have two additional wines from Benza Vineyards in for review which did not make it into the our earlier article (see that here). They are both Pinot Noir. One is their signature wine and one is a blend made with grapes from three different acclaimed vineyards from three Willamette Valley AVAs, Continue reading More Tasty Juice from Benza Vineyards https://www.redwineplease.com/portuguese-classics-from-quinta-do-vallado/ 
Quinta do Vallado is a storied winery in the heart of the Douro winemaking region of Portugal. Established in 1716, it is one of the oldest estates in the Douro Valley, having remained with the founding family and its descendants through the centuries. That’s not to say there has not been change along the way. Continue reading Portuguese Classics from Quinta do Vallado https://www.redwineplease.com/a-look-at-benza-vineyards-in-the-willamette-valley-of-oregon/ 
At the northern end of Oregon’s Willamette Valley is a relatively new American Viticultural Area (AVA) called Laurelwood District. Nested within the Chehalem Mountains AVA and the much larger Willamette Valley AVA, the distinct soils here are formed by volcanic rock beneath a top layer of windblown silt that accumulated over centuries. The combination is Continue reading A Look at Benza Vineyards in the Willamette Valley of Oregon https://www.redwineplease.com/more-great-wines-from-foppiano-wine-co/ I had a chance to spend an hour or two with winemaker Nova Perrill of the Foppiano Wine Company early in 2021. This was a great chance to talk to a young, dynamic winemaker who is at the top of his game, and to taste some exceptional wine with him. You can read all about Continue reading More Great Wines from Foppiano Wine Co. https://www.redwineplease.com/a-look-at-the-malbecs-of-valentin-bianchi/ 
Valentin Bianchi emigrated from the small town of Fasano, Italy in 1910. He landed in Argentina, more specifically in the village of San Rafael, in the Uco Valley of the Mendoza Region. Some years later, in 1928, he realized his dream to own a vineyard and winery when “El Chiche” was established, which means “the Continue reading A Look at the Malbecs of Valentin Bianchi https://www.redwineplease.com/wine-and-stories-with-bob-pepi-and-steve-kreps/ 
The best part of writing this blog is, without question, the opportunity to meet some amazing people. People in the wine industry are typically passionate and gracious, willing to share their history, experience and hospitality with those who share some of that passion and are genuinely interested in their work and their art. We definitely Continue reading Wine and Stories with Bob Pepi and Steve Kreps |