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By Duane Pemberton Winery website: http://www.napacellars.com/ Napa Cellars’ reserve program has released three new releases that are all 100% varietal, made in small lots and designed to really showcase the terroir of the specific region the grapes were sourced from. \ 2010 Mount Veeder Chardonnay – W.E.P. Rating: 90% Technical Data: Appellation: Mount Veeder Composition: 100% Chardonnay [...]

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By Duane Pemberton Winery website: http://www.ampeloscellars.com There’s no question that the Santa Barbara area of California has been producing stellar wines for a long time now. Unfortunatley, however, it seems that all too many people outside of that area often take the time to consider them, much less even taste or buy them. This is [...]

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By Duane Pemberton It’s always good to find some “go-to”, everyday wines to help take the edge off your day and to help keep from draining your budget. These two popular red blends from California each feature Zinfandel – the darling red wine grape of California. 2009 Apothic Red – W.E.P. Rating: 60% Technical Data: [...]

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By Duane Pemberton Winery website:  www.stfranciswinery.com St. Francis has been at it for over 35  years, producing wines from some of Sonoma County’s better appellations. It has clearly evolved into being considered by wine snobs as a “grocery store wine”, however, the past several years it has started to turn that image around by making [...]

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By Duane Pemberton Winery website: www.crystalbasin.com I’ve been saying for years now that the Sierra Foothills area of California has a very good potential for being the next well-known area for producing world-class cool-climate wines. Crystal Basin has been doing just that and this 2009 Syrah makes a great case for the values coming out [...]

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By Duane Pemberton Winery website: www.ampeloscellars.com The Santa Barbara region – unfortunately – seems to get lost to a great degree when it comes to thinking of great wine-producing regions in California. The facts are that it does produce world-class wines which do well in cooler climates. Syrah, Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Pinot Blanc are [...]

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By Duane Pemberton Winery website: www.kenwoodvineyards.com Kenwood Vineyards is one of the most iconic producers in the greater Sonoma region of California. It’d been a staple, go-to-brand for millions of red wine drinkers from all over the world. There’s no doubt that it has played a large role in contributing to California’s success as a [...]

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By Duane Pemberton Winery website: www.pedroncelli.com The Sonoma region of California produces some of the best Zinfandel in the world – it’s really refined great Zin, almost to a science. The combination of weather, soil and elevation all play into creating distinct Zinfandel and the Pedroncalli Family produces some very tasty ones at prices that won’t [...]

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By Duane Pemberton Winery website: www.masut.com The Fetzer family is no stranger at all when it comes to making wine – they’ve been at it for decades. So when sons, Jake and Ben wanted to start their own brand, showcasing what great Pinot can be like for a reasonable price, it was as natural for [...]

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By Duane Pemberton Winery website: www.hallwines.com Craig and Kathryn Hall are busy creating a place in the Napa area that combines world-class wines with contemporary design. Based in the hills of Rutherford, this winery has its own estate vineyards which grow Bordeaux varietals. This is the first wine I’ve reviewed from them so I was [...]

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