Dec 12, 2021
Anthony Truchard, Truchard
Vineyards
Anthony Truchard of Truchard Vineyards in the Los
Carneros area of southern Napa is one of my favorite people in
Napa, and it was a pleasure to have him on the show.
Truchard Vineyards is a family-owned winery that has been operating for over 40 years. It started when Anthony’s...
Apr 6, 2019
Napa and Sonoma are the two most famous places for wine in the United States. On a map, they are right next to each other and they seem really interchangeable. But looks can be deceiving. The truth is, that they are an hour drive apart and worlds away in climate, geography, grapes, cost, marketing, and culture.
This...
Nov 4, 2018
In May 1971, with a partnership of family and friends, Stuart Smith bought a vineyard on Spring Mountain, which today is Smith-Madrone Vineyards and Winery. He was 22 years old and had just received his B.A. in Economics from UC Berkeley and was taking classes towards his Master's in Viticulture at UC Davis. 48 years...
Mar 26, 2017
One of the rising stars of Napa Valley, Jennifer Williams is winemaker for Arrow&Branch in Coombsville, a cooler Napa AVA, as well as for her own brand, Zeitgeist, which she runs with her husband (also a winemaker).
Jennifer shares her story of working with and learning from legendary winemakers such as Rosemary...
Mar 28, 2015
Apart from the obvious (which, M.C. Ice states): there's an ocean and a continent separating them, what IS the difference between the Caberet Sauvignon based wines of Napa and those of Bordeaux (Left Bank). Here are the things we address:
- Latitude -- Bordeaux is at 45˚ and Napa is at 38˚ and it makes a...