Save for a few almost raisin-like grapes clinging to vines in a handful of cold-climate regions — earmarked for sweet dessert wines — the wine grape harvest for 2015 is over in the Northern Hemisphere. The grapes have been crushed,…
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Joseph Phelps: A Fond Farewell to a Napa Valley Legend
I never met Joseph Phelps, but I felt like I knew him. Phelps died on April 15. He was 87. Like Robert Mondavi and a handful of others, Phelps was a pioneer in the Napa Valley. Like Mondavi and his…
Tagged with: California, France, Grenache, Joseph Phelps. Robert Mondavi, Monterey County, Rhone Valley, Syrah
Posted in Editor's Journal
Posted in Editor's Journal
A Passion for Pinot Noir
More than any other variety, Pinot Noir transforms perfectly normal winemakers into seemingly obsessed craftsmen and craftswomen. It doesn’t happen with Cabernet Sauvignon, nor with Merlot, nor Sangiovese. Makers of Chardonnay, Chenin Blanc and Sauvignon Blanc rarely are candidates for…
Tagged with: Axel Schug, California, Carneros, France, Gertrud Schug, Joseph Phelps Vineyards, Kristine Schug, Monterey County, Pinot Noir, Schug Winery, Sonoma, Walter Schug
Posted in Wine in the Glass
Posted in Wine in the Glass
