Have you ever finally picked up that perfect bottle of Chardonnay for your dinner later that night, then realized that you aren't sure how to chill it properly? Most of...

Are you a wine lover looking to enhance your passion for all things grape? Then joining a wine club might just be the best decision you'll ever make! Whether you're...

Wine culture is several thousand years old. Already in ancient times (from 8000 or 6000 BC), people knew about the fermentation of grapes into an intoxicating drink; the discovery may well have been a...

Vermentino is a white grape believed to originate from the Iberian Peninsula (There are many different origin stories focusing on Spain or Portugal). I am including a link that had...

The Carneros region spans Napa and Sonoma counties at the north edge of San Pablo Bay. The climate is considered comparable to the Russian River AVA in terms of temperature...

The stave composite of our 2021 Mahoney Las Brisas Vineyard Carneros Pinot Noir Single Barrel Eric Millard barrel consists mostly of Jupilles and Western/Loire forest stave wood, from the center of France. All...

Alternative Wood Barrel Aging has likely been made for at least 8,000 years, as evidenced by residues of tartaric acid found on pottery fragments in Georgia, near the Black Sea....

We would like to think that there is a standard of grape ripeness in the wine industry, but there is not. As we learn year after year, it is an...

The goal of grapevine pruning is to maximize both yield and quality of the fruit while maintaining the structure and health of the vine. Pruning can take place at many...

The Carneros region spans Napa and Sonoma counties at the north edge of San Pablo Bay. The climate is considered comparable to the Russian River AVA in terms of temperature...

The North Coast AVA is an American Viticultural Area in California that encompasses grape-growing regions in six counties located north of San Francisco. These counties include Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Napa,...

For close to 30 years, milly acharya (milly preferred her name not to be capitalized) called Ithaca, New York home. A member of the American Society of Botanical Artists, she...