WineCompass

Last week I spent four days exploring Lodi California with Snooth and witnessed the unique wine culture that reflects this region. Over th...

Last month we experienced a delicious wine lunch with representatives of the Hess Family Wine Estates where we focused primarily on their...

Bourbon barrel aging is standard practice in the craft beer world and this practice is slowly making its way into wine. Maryland's The...

I suspect, like me, most of you associate Napa's Chateau Montelena Winery with their Judgment of Paris Chardonnay or their Cabernet ...

Dave Phinney's Locations portfolio continues to grow as the brand expands it's white wine offerings. The concept behind the Locat...

Wente Vineyards , California's oldest family winery, uses their Single Vineyard series to showcase the winery's plots in the Livermo...

Last month we were impressed with a sample of Dave Phinney's Locations French, Spanish, & Argentinian Wines and that reaction co...

This time of year wineries across the country market selected seasonal wines ready to be uncorked for Thanksgiving and Christmas. Last week ...

With the supply of inexpensive wine growing, the challenge is to find brands that exceed the quality you would expect from this category. I ...

Now that the 2016 Wine Bloggers Conference has been scheduled for Lodi California it's time to start researching the region's hist...

Last month I received samples from Oak Ridge Winery , specifically four wines focusing on their unique Old Soul brand. I say unique in the...

The January theme at Protocol #WineStudio is Wine Credentials: Letters of Distinction and to help sip our way through the discussion, sa...

Just in time for the Christmas holiday, Ca'Momi Winery sent me four wines from their Napa Valley establishment. "House of Momi&q...

The Lodi AVA is located in California's Central Valley - east of San Francisco Bay and west of the Sierra Nevada foothills .  It's...

 I have been fortunate enough to be included in several #winechat tasting sessions, where wineries or importers send samples to several bl...

On July 17th, I was fortunate enough to be included in a #winechat tasting of several white wines courtesy of the Santa Barbara County Vi...

It was only a matter of time that we turned to a California wine in our The United Grapes of America series and I want to feature one of ...

Our final wine from the comp December Wine Chateau shipment was the Cakebread Cellars 2008 Benchland Select Cabernet Sauvignon ($85). N...

Karen Batalo Marketing & PR Ready for Spring yet. We are and that entails researching wine regions to visit. And as you should know ...

Yesterday was #SauvBlanc Day and one of Napa's best producers, St. Supery Vineyards & Winery held a reception at the winery in or...