by Mike Dunne | Nov 4, 2024 | Blog
Madera is one of many small and tidy farming towns strung along commercial and colorful Highway 99 as it stretches through California’s long, hot, arid, and fertile San Joaquin Valley. The city is so proud of its surrounding agricultural heritage that streets carry...
by Mike Dunne | Nov 1, 2024 | Blog
You know what they say: “You can take the winemaker out of Texas, but you can’t take Texas out of the winemaker.” Actually, I don’t know if anyone says that, but it fits Don Brady, a California winemaker with roots deep in the heart of Texas. He was a Texas winemaker...
by Mike Dunne | Oct 29, 2024 | Blog
Rutherford Hill Winery long has been an outrider on the Napa Valley wine scene. It stubbornly has stuck by Merlot as its signature wine as its neighbors have staked their acclaim on the comparably more esteemed Cabernet Sauvignon. It is secluded high in the...
by Mike Dunne | Oct 12, 2024 | Blog
“Come Over October” is upon us. This has nothing to do with Halloween and trick-or-treaters, though bogeymen are involved. The inspiration of a small if vocal and creative group of wine-trade influencers, “Come Over October” is meant to tell...
by Mike Dunne | Aug 30, 2024 | Blog
California’s Lake County built its reputation for fine wine with zesty Sauvignon Blancs and chiseled Cabernet Sauvignons. That standing was affirmed earlier this month when the Lake County Fair introduced its Blue Ribbon Wine Competition, the first comprehensive...
by Mike Dunne | Aug 28, 2024 | Blog
Just as the harvest of vintage 2024 gets under way in California, Amador County’s wine community is being jolted by news that Trinchero Family Estates is closing and putting on the market its Shenandoah Valley winery Terra d’Oro. While Terra...
