December 8, 2017

CRISTOM “Louise Vineyard” Pinot Noir 2015

The aromas of Christmas-to-come were already floating in the room. The piney incense of the Christmas tree.… Continue reading

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What Makes Great Wine Great? Part Nine: Emotion

“Given the speed of M&A activity in the last decade alone, it’s not difficult to imagine that within another 50 years Napa Valley’s winery ownership may have shifted starkly and permanently away from families.”

—Ester Mobley, writing in the San Francisco Chronicle 6/30/2022, on the sale earlier that week of Joseph Phelps Vineyards to Möet Hennessy Louis Vuitton

—Ester Mobley, writing in the San Francisco Chronicle 6/30/2022, on the sale earlier that week of Joseph Phelps Vineyards to Möet Hennessy Louis Vuitton