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Lagier Meredith's Mondeuse is a tempting surprise
Posted: November 8, 2012 By James Laube
It seems only fitting that one of the world's top authorities on grape-type identification would find success with a grape most wine lovers have never heard of.
The Mondeuse grape is rare in California (with only a few hundred acres planted, max), and a star nowhere (though it is embraced in the Savoie region of France). That fact played into the mindset of Carole Meredith and her winemaker husband, Steve Lagier, owners of Lagier Meredith, when they planted it on their property high atop Mount Veeder in Napa Valley.
Oct. 31, 2012 Issue
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Posted: October 31, 2012 By James Laube
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Paloma, known for its Merlot, made an exceptional 2009 Napa Cabernet
Posted: October 16, 2012 By James Laube
Merlot won out, but it could just as easily have been Cabernet or Syrah.
In the case of Paloma, Jim and Barbara Richards' 15-acre vineyard on Spring Mountain, it actually produced three astounding wines, any one of which could have been a star on its own.
Oct. 15, 2012 Issue
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Posted: October 15, 2012 By James Laube
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Less is more when it comes to blind tasting
Posted: October 4, 2012 By James Laube
Some of the most frequently asked questions of me are about tasting: How do we conduct tastings? How often do we taste? How many wines do we taste at a time? My philosophy: Less is more.
Sept. 30, 2012 Issue
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Emeril Lagasse
Posted: September 30, 2012 By James Laube
Sept. 30, 2012 Issue
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Posted: September 30, 2012 By James Laube
Sept. 30, 2012 Issue
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These California wineries have recently set their sights on Pinot Noir, the state’s fastest-rising red. Shifting gears is often difficult in wine, yet this trio shows how deftly it can be done
Posted: September 30, 2012 By James Laube
Sept. 30, 2012 Issue
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2010 rivals the great 2009 vintage for California Pinot Noir
Posted: September 30, 2012 By James Laube
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Cirq will debut with a Russian River Valley Pinot Noir from the Treehouse vineyard
Posted: September 24, 2012 By James Laube
Michael Browne is stepping beyond, but not out of, Kosta Browne.
In 2014, the co-founder and winemaker at the Sonoma County winery synonymous with a stable of fine Pinot Noirs is adding a new wine called Cirq. The 2011 vintage is from Treehouse vineyard, which he and his partners lease in Russian River Valley.
