On January 6, in Cloverdale, California the prestigious San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition was held. There were 5,500 wines submitted for this years competition. Originally founded in 1983 as the Cloverdale Citrus Fair Wine Competition. The first competition was modest in size. 15 wineries entered 45 wines, with a single panel of 5 judges awarded [...]

This Annual International Alsace Varietals Festival is held February 18, 19, 2012 in beautiful Anderson Valley, which is located in the rolling hills of the coastal region of Mendocino County, California. Celebrate your passion for Pinot Gris, Riesling, Gewurztraminer, Pinot Blanc, and Muscat wines. You will enjoy tasting wines from all around the world. Wineries [...]

Coro means “CHORUS” in Italian and Spanish, which brings together a collaborative spirit of Mendocino’s winemakers. In 2001, a group of Mendocino winemakers challenged themselves to create for the world a wine derived from Mendocino’s wine heritage, individual diversity and best grape varieties. Veteran winemakers with decades of experience created Coro Mendocino. Coro Mendocino wine [...]

Located only 45 minutes from Stevenswood Spa Resort on Saturday, July 31 at Greenwood Ridge Vineyards, at Philo on Highway 128 in the Anderson Valley wine growing region will be the California Wine Tasting Championships. This unique event was started in 1983, and over the years, thousands have participated. They call it a wine tasting [...]

Rack and Riddle has equipment and expertise for would-be sparkling wine producers. A group of North Coast wine making veterans teamed to create a massive 120,000 square foot custom crush facility in southern Mendocino County located at 14100 Mountain House Road, Hopland, California. It offers a rare, if not a unique service to the industry: [...]

About 90 minutes away from Stevenswood is  Hopland’s famous wine tasting event, which this year will be held on Saturday, Sunday,  October 24, 25, 2009. Hopland area wineries assemble and “roll out the barrel” showing their finest in Rhone, Italian, Burgundian, and Bordeaux varietals ranging from Arneis to Zinfandel. Wineries participating in this years event [...]

Amanda Robinson Holstine and her brother Zac Robinson along with their parents and spouces are currently running the Husch Winery today. The Husch Vineyards was planted in 1968 and the winery was established in 1971, by Tony and Gretchun Husch. When the Husch family put the winery up for sale eight years later, neighboring grape grower [...]

The category of organic wines is growing slowly but steadily. The USDA lists certain requirements in order for wines to be certified as organic. These prerequisites state that a grape’s origin must be from pesticide-free vineyards. A wine maker is also prohibited from adding any additional sulfites to the wine. Although the movement is still [...]

  Paul Dolan’s roots are planted firmly in biodynamic practices, trailblazing in sustainable farming. After 27 years with Fetzer Vineyards, Winemaker and later President, Paul Dolan, devotes his time to working 70 acres of biodynamic grapes at Dark Horse Ranch near Ukiah. Paul with his son Jason helps manage the vineyards. “Biodynamic is just good [...]