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A Fête for Elivette - Spring Mountain Vineyard to Celebrate at Historic Napa Valley Landmark

September 6, 2008, marks the official release of Spring Mountain Vineyard’s signature wine, 2004 Elivette. A commemorative celebration, Fête Elivette, will take place at the winery’s historic 1885 Villa Miravalle, a Napa Valley landmark. As a gesture to Elivette’s Bordeaux-inspired heritage, fête-goers will be transported to a classic French setting to enjoy a convivial bistro, gypsy jazz and other Gallic amusements. Elivette is a blend of classic red Bordeaux grape varieties that are gr...

ACCLAIMED NAPA WINEMAKER BACK at CHARLES KRUG

Small-lot Winemaking Expert David Galzignato Continues Venerable Winery’s Renaissance... David Galzignato has been named winemaker at Charles Krug, the venerable winery in St. Helena owned by the Peter Mondavi family. The appointment marks a return to Napa Valley’s first winery for the innovative winemaker, who initially served in that capacity from 2003 to 2006. “My goal is to create the best Bordeaux-focused reserve blends in Napa Valley.”

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Château Lagarosse Premières Côtes De Bordeaux 2005

The 1980's were a good time to be discovering wine. Napa was just beginning to focus on the classic worldly varietals and turn out competitive product. (And there were no traffic jams or limousines to interfere with your quest.) Washington State was in the hands of Mom and Pops, just...

China Upstarts Acquire Taste for Fine Wine Investing

Well-heeled Chinese can now invest in fine wines via the mainland's first "wine futures", but the vintages on offer are from aspiring local vineyards rather than rare Bordeaux labels. Industrial and Commercial Bank of China and CITIC Bank, two of the country's biggest, have recently launched separate investment trusts aiming to raise about 100 million yuan ($15 million) each from the sale of wine from the coastal Shandong province "en primeur", or while it is still in the barrel.

Chateau Montelena: Next, A For-Sale Sign on Mount Rushmore

Not really, but it's quite amazing that two huge, historical and prominent brands have recently been sold to European firms. First, Budweiser, the King of Beers, goes to InBev of Belgium. Now Chateau Montelena goes to the Bordeaux house Cos d'Estournel. Both were good buys, given the state of the dollar. Still, it's weird that there's not more outrage that our national beer and wine icons are being wheeled and dealed like a used Chevy. Where are the anti-Gall cries of today? What are the new Fre...

Château Cos-d'Estournel Buys Chateau Montelena

One of Bordeaux's top châteaus has bought one of Napa's most historic estates. The owner of Château Cos-d'Estournel, Michel Reybier, purchased Chateau Montelena in Calistoga this past weekend, pending U.S government regulatory approval. While Reybier would not disclose the purchase price, several sources in Napa familiar with Montelena's negotiations told Wine Spectator that the Barrett family, Montelena's owners, had fielded offers between $120 and $150 million for the winery and its 200 acre...

Vérité Wines, Sonoma: Current Releases

Formulaic is an adjective that is often leveled at some of California's top boutique wines and their winemaking. As if when you finally manage to afford all the components required to make a high-end wine, that somehow you just throw them together and, "poof" you've got yourself a $300, 94 point superstar. This stereotype is especially convenient for those who can't afford to drink such wines. I should know. I still can't afford to drink such wines, and while I've learned better now, about 10 ye...

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Sterling Reserve 1997 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

I've been holding onto my 1997s from Napa Valley a bit too long I think -- it's time to start drinking them. Sterling's Reserve cabs are blends of the best individual lots (with other Bordeaux varietals blended in small percentages). The color is very dark, the nose shows tobacco and dark chocolate. On the palate black fruit dominates, with ashy oak showing awkwardly in the background behind the fruit... The finish is sleek and full, without the wallop of oak or tannin that you may expect (after...