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INTERVIEW Gary Pisoni, Pisoni Vineyards & Winery, Gonzales, California
The Sommelier Journal March 2009 Catherine Fallis, MS Gary Pisoni is larger than life. Meet him once, and you’ll never forget him. Apparently, I had the same effect on him. As we sat on the shaded deck and barbecue terrace at Pisoni Ranch in the southern Santa Lucia Highlands, he and his son Mark […]
CARACCIOLI CELLARS A Rising Star from California’s Central Coast
November/December 2015 Glass of Bubbly Read the latest column by Catherine Fallis Master Sommelier Recently I stumbled upon a very fine, elegant and dry sparkling wine from a winery I hadn’t heard of before, Caraccioli Cellars in the Santa Lucia Highlands, Monterey, California. I had been hired to saber a magnum of Champagne […]
Pinot Noir
This noble red variety from France’s Burgundy region makes an intensely flavored, complex, high acid wine with incredible longevity. As the climate gets warmer, the fruit becomes riper and more obvious, and the acid softens a bit. The net result in any case is a wine that will not overpower your meal. It is called […]
WRATH – A DAILY WALL OF FOG & WIND ROARS INTO SALINAS VALLEY
By Fred Swan Wrath’s San Saba estate vineyard is not in the Santa Lucia Highlands. It’s darned close though. The vineyard is located at the junction of Foothill Road and River Road, but on the wrong side of Foothill to be within the AVA. The boundary isn’t arbitrary in this case. There is a difference […]
Why Somms Love Pinot Noir
Pinot Noir, “peeno nwaahhr”, is a favorite of sommeliers and winemakers alike. Why? First of all, this noble red variety from France’s Burgundy region makes an intensely flavored, complex, high acid wine with incredible longevity. As the climate gets warmer, the fruit becomes riper and more obvious, and the acid softens a bit. The net […]
PLANET GRAPE WINE REVIEW’S TOP TEN GREEN WINES
blog | November 26, 2019 – 5:12pm | By Catherine Fallis Wines that are “green”, or earth-friendly, are wines made in one of these three regulated tiers, Sustainable, Organic, and Biodynamic, or SOB. A hot new category is “natural” wines, the idea being wines free of any harmful additives, but unfortunately the term “natural” on […]
WINERY SPOTLIGHT MacPhail Family Wines, Healdsburg, California
The Sommelier Journal August 31 2012 Catherine Fallis, MS James MacPhail combines a sense of place with family values. With a background in hotel management yet a love of the great outdoors, James MacPhail decided in 1995 to trade the city lights for quiet nights. Now, it’s not VIP guests but single-lot Pinots that he […]
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