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January 27, 2013

HandCraft Artisan Collection: California Wines with a Dash of Italian Varietals

"I wanted to create wines that evoke the simple things in life, done well and with love.”

When California wine industry pioneer, Gasparé Indelicato planted his first grapes for Delicato Family Vineyards in 1924, he was already part of a long line of Italian winemakers. It is only natural that his granddaughter, Cheryl Indelicato, capture her family’s history with the launch of her own wines, HandCraft Artisan Collection.

July 5, 2012

A View from the Rhone

A conversation with Vidal-Fleury's Guy Sarton du Jonchay.

Guy Sarton du Jonchay, managing director of the Rhone’s Vidal-Fleury wine concern, was in United States recently, and, although schedule conflicts prevented me from tasting wines with him, we were able to speak by phone.

February 9, 2012

Tasting the Terroir at Chateau Beaucastel

What part does the winemaker play in the total terroir of a wine? Journey to the southern France's Chateau Beaucastel, I find some answers.

What makes the wines of Chateau Beaucastel so wonderful? I’d tasted these wines occasionally in the U.S. and always came away impressed by their unusual combination of power, elegance, and intoxicating spiciness. While teaching a travel writing class for The Writer’s Workshop in Vaison la Romaine, France I finally got a chance to visit the storied property.