Exploring the Art of Wine
Category: MendocinoToby Hill has emerged as one of the Anderson Valley Pinot Noir “Stars” over the last few years. Gary Vaynerchuk’s raving review of the 2005 Phillips Hill Toulouse Vineyard Pinot Noir propelled the Phillips Hill Pinots onto the national stage, and as Toby says, jammed his Inbox with requests for the wine.
Doug Hackett has quietly been making some killer wines that up until recently have been completely under the radar. Maybe it’s that Mendocino wines have not been featured very prominently in the wine press, but word seems to be spreading all across the country about Dogwood Cellars. Doug was in the office last week and [...]
BAXTER – Memorable Mendocino County Pinot Noirs Despite his easy going and laid back demeanor, Phil Baxter is making his mark with tiny quantities of vineyard-designated Pinot Noirs that exhibit power and finesse. The young, talented winemaker makes Anderson Valley Pinots from the Toulouse and Run Dog Vineyards, and one from the famed Oppenlander Vineyard [...]
Proprietor John Fetzer and Winemaker Alex MacGregor Pour Their New Saracina & Atrea Wines John Fetzer and his winemaker, Alex MacGregor give us the inside scoop on what makes their Saracina and Atrea wines special. ATREA 2006 Old Soul Red Robert Parker called the ’05 a “bistro wine on steroids”. The 2006 is a superb [...]
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Dan Glover and his new L’Objet Pinot Noir