We opened this goodie for Thanksgiving. Domaine Della continues to impress with extremely high quality. On the nose, aromas of dark fruit, forest floor, and brambleberry. The palate opens with...
Here’s the list of wineries we plan to write about. If you’re really curious about a specific entry, e-mail us and we’ll try to move it up our priority list.
It was just over a year ago that fires swept through northern California wine country. We posted a link to various resources. Now the fires are back. The two largest are the Camp Fire in Butte...
Artisan Wine Depot was kind enough to invite us to their tasting of French wines imported by Martine Saunier. Several were impressive. None were flawed. Here’s what the company website has to say...
Update November 16: This article evolved into a four-part series. Here are the links to parts 2, 3, and 4: Part 2: Part 3: Part 4: The third weekend in May we headed north for our first visit to the...
The best single malt whisky in the world is made in Waco, Texas. Specifically in a former welding shop under a bridge. Today, CaliforniaWineFan departs from our exclusive focus to honor the single...
Saturday, March 1, we seized the opportunity to visit Artisan Wine Depot’s new store in Los Gatos. The event was a tasting of German wines from the southwestern Rhine and Mosel regions. We...
Sunday night we opened two of Roger Nicolas’s blends, the “Cuvee des Trois Cepages” 2010 and 2011 vintages. The two could not be more different, each excellent in its own way...
After a tasting at Artisan Wine Depot, we were shopping the pinot noir aisle. On a whim we picked up a bottle of Luli 2012 pinot noir. We were very lucky. Luli wines are welcome additions to the...