Vineyard Views

Enoteca is an Italian word that is derived from the Greek word Οινοθήκη, which literally means “wine repository”, but it is used to describe a special type of local or regional wine shop that originated in Italy. When in Italy, enoteca in specific towns will feature wines from their...

A number of wineries are once again experimenting aging wine in clay amphora. This wine making technique goes back nearly 6000 years. This vessel is fermenting Pinot Noir at the Patricia Green Winery in Oregon....

It’s that time of the year where the winemaking process begins: in the vineyards. The little green pellets will some become clusters of grapes, picked, fermented, bottled, shipped and consumed. Here’s to a great 2022 harvest in the making....

It was a few years ago, a good customer brought in to our store his prized double magnum of vintage Champagne. He often wondered how a great old sparkling would taste and asked for our help on how to open and pour the bubbly. The cork itself was fused...

High atop Diamond Mountain in Napa Valley, morning fog coats Cabernet Sauvignon grapes that are near ready for harvest....

The straw covered bottles of Chianti or Valpolicella are called a fiasco....

The recently tasted line up of 2018 Bordeaux’s were a wonderful treat. They are quite approachable now and will cellar wonderfully for years to come....

Harkening back to the days of yore when I managed the largest wine shop in the State of Michigan and the 2nd largest in the Midwest: Champane’s Wine Cellars. The store at any one time would house nearly 10,000 different bottles of wine from every corner of the globe....

With grapes harvested and plant leaves regenerating the vineyard floor, it appears that after another growing season the vines are dormant, waiting their chance to spring to life in another few months. Yet, below ground, their roots are vibrantly working their magic, soaking up water and nutrients, keeping the...

Founded in a barn in 1972, then owners Ray Duncan and Justin Meyer had no idea they were about to create an iconic wine, that to this day, is still a major player in the world of wine. With just 2 wines, a Napa Valley and an Alexander Valley...