Terra Madre Americas food conference to feature Slow Wine USA masterclasses
Visit Sacramento and Slow Food International will host Terra Madre Americas, the American version of the internationally acclaimed Terra Madre Salone del Gusto[…]
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Lodi home to California’s best wine value
Collier Creek 2016 Front Coach Chardonnay is, by all accounts, a first class
ticket for the price of coach. With a retail price of $9.99, you might assume that massive amounts of this wine are being produced but winemaker Susana Rodriguez Vasquez made just 5,000 cases.
Iberian varieties victorious for Lodi’s St. Amant Winery
If you enjoy port, the rich, fortified wine of Portugal’s Douro Valley, you’re already a
fan of Touriga. Touriga Nacional as it is known in Portugal is one of the five classic grape varieties that are blended to make Port wines. The Touriga variety that won this year’s Best of Show Red made its way from Portugal to UC Davis where it was selected by St. Amant Winery’s late Tim Spencer and planted at an estate vineyard in Amador County in 1980.
Veneto Consortium Debuts at 2016 Wine Bloggers Conference
The Prosecco wines of Italy’s Veneto region, home to the country’s greatest concentration of winegrowing areas designated as DOC and[…]
Read moreGrowers Turned Vintners: CA grapegrowers add value through wine production
California grapegrowers are continuing to take on the role of vintner at what seems to be a steady pace. The[…]
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