The Snowdens have been providing grapes to premiere producers in the Napa Valley for decades, but it wasn’t until 1993 when they made wine under their family name for the first time.  Luckily for me, a friend turned me onto…

This wine has been somewhat controversial in the past.  There was a local restaurant that used to serve it by the glass and that’s where I “discovered” it.  Since then, I’ve bought it at retail and really loved the 2007 version. …

It’s funny, when I began reviewing this wine I thought to myself  – you would think that after tasting and reporting on as many Dry Creek Vineyard wines as I have, that eventually I would find a clunker in the…

The 2006 vintage in Tuscany has produced the best crop of Brunello di Montalcino that I have ever tasted and this wine is no exception.  The 2006 Uccelliera Brunello di Montalcino is superb.  Dark garnet in the glass, with that…

The non-winter has turned into non-spring and when the mercury recently hit 92 degrees, yes 92, it was time for a nicely chilled white on the patio.  With the dog running around, and a pre-dinner snack, of some grissini, and an interesting “brie”…