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So How Does Beringer Vineyards Get Away With Calling Its 2005 Merlot a Merlot?new

After all, this one is ripe like a Chardonnay, fruity like a Riesling and tart like the strongest Colombian pipe tobacco.
San Diego CityBeat  |  Martin Jones Westlin  |  08-13-2008  |  Food+Drink

'Bottle Shock's Randall Miller and Jody Savin Pour It Onnew

The wine story at the core of Bottle Shock details the moment at which the wine business changed, turning the Napa Valley from a farm town to a tourist mecca.
Philadelphia City Paper  |  Shaun Brady  |  07-31-2008  |  Profiles & Interviews

An Afternoon in Napa: Your Plan for 'Adult Disneyland'new

Napa Valley's scenery, and more importantly its wines, can be truly transporting. I suggest going on a weekday afternoon (come on, you can play hooky for a few hours this summer, can't you?) and visiting two wineries at most.
East Bay Express  |  Blair Campbell  |  06-25-2008  |  Food+Drink

Wine Trips on the Roads Less Travelednew

Napa and Sonoma valleys are the obvious choices when plotting a trip through wine country. But there are other pleasures to be found by going where many haven't ventured: Santa Barbara and Mendocino counties and Willamette Valley, Ore.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  Taylor Eason  |  05-07-2008  |  Food+Drink

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