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Vineyard 511 Cabernet Sauvignon

David Honig
Wine Reviews
1 min read
The color is very dark, almost completely opaque at the center. The nose starts a bit show, but opens with time in the glass. Black currant is the primary aroma, with some coconut and spice coming behind it. Black fruit dominates on the palate, blackberry before black currant. Hints of

Journey Through Fire: Stories from California

Michelle Williams
Features
5 min read
I was visiting Sonoma for a press trip. It was already unusual; of the four journalists attending, three had to withdraw at the last minute, leaving only the host -- Christina Starr of Ste Michelle Wine Estates -- and myself. Our itinerary included one property in Sonoma on Sunday, then

Napa Sonoma Fires

David Honig
Features
1 min read
Dear Friends in Napa and Sonoma, We're all incredibly distraught and concerned about you. The loss of life is tragic, and we can hardly imagine the anxiety of those trying desperately to contact loved ones. Destruction to homes, wineries, and vineyards is ongoing. Here are Palate Press, we're working on
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I Want My… I Want My… Throwback Cabs

W. Blake Gray
Features
4 min read
Imagine if a former MTV executive tried to make wine in Napa Valley, based in part on his research into millennials' tastes. What would he come up with? Extra points for those who guessed old-fashioned wines like the greatest Napa Cabs of the '60s: lower in alcohol, more savory than
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Discoveries: Giant Cabs Back in Balance

Becky Sue Epstein
Feature Stories
3 min read
Whether you tend to open a luxury wine for weekday meal or for a once-a-year celebration, I think you’ll be much happier now with the recent vintages of high-end cabernet sauvignon-based wines and Bordeaux-style blends from Napa – and from some exalted wineries in Italy, too, for that matter. It

Napa’s Vanishing Varietals

Roger Morris
Feature Stories
6 min read
It isn’t difficult to imagine that a visitor to a Napa Valley tasting room in the late 1970s would see a much different world than exists today. There would no traffic jams along Highway 29, and no crowds queuing up waiting for winery doors to open.  Walk inside, and the