Chris Brockway represents a new breed of winemaker helping to change California’s palate. If you’ve read even just a few of my articles in these pages, it would be [...]
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To Nature or to Nurture?
What “natural” means when it comes to wine–sometimes a little interference is just what the grape needs. Natural wine” is a hot topic. From magazines to the blogosphere, [...]
Step by Step: Anthill Winery
At Anthill Farms Winery, low-tech cellar practices create high quality wines At a recent dinner party, friends who know my love for a good rosé, enthusiastically pulled the cork on [...]
Simply Green: Frogs Leap Winery
At Frog’s Leap winery, tradition takes precedence over technology. With its faux châteaux, wannabe Tuscan villas, and mock-medieval castles, Napa Valley has come to resemble a Disneyland for adults. [...]
Ahead of the Curve: Yield Wine Bar
Yield Wine Bar’s creators took a calculated risk in both the neighborhood and their choice of offerings. Not that long ago, opening a wine bar in San Francisco’s Dogpatch district [...]
The Ultimate Neighborhood Wine Shop: Biondivino
Shortly after Thanksgiving 2006, a tiny storefront appeared on Green Street just off Polk. It’s a sweet-looking place with a bright orange awning and frequently changing, whimsically conceived window [...]
Sonoma’s Un-California Winery: Uni Winery
Looking to Europe for inspiration, Mick Unti balances the best of Old and New World styles. I knew Mick Unti was a kindred spirit from the moment we met, [...]
Made in the Vineyard, Not in the Lab: Terroir Natural Wine Merchant
At Terroir Natural Wine Merchant, natural wines are the (only) order of the day You know a place has a touch of sass when, after the first sip of a [...]
The Practicing Agnostic: Sinskey Vineyards
By Wayne Garcia Shh! Don’t tell anybody, but that wine you’re serving might just be organic. Although the word is now associated with sustainable agriculture, healthy living, and better-tasting [...]
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Farm to Rich Table: Spaghetti with Puntarella and Chicken Skin.
