Californian Wine

Meritage, pronounced like "heritage" with an M, is a name for Bordeaux-style blends that come from regions other than Bordeaux. This one comes from

Pinot grigio is one of those wines that some people love and other love to hate.  But it's also a wine that comes to...

In America, we love to celebrate entrepreneurs.  Our modern day heroes are people who start businesses in their garages and transform them into successful...

This is a wine that doesn't have a lot of back story.  It doesn't come from a small, artisanal family vineyard that's been passed...

I was scrolling through the posts on this site the other day and I realized that I've been neglecting some of our audience.  I...

A couple weeks ago, I had highlighted a couple wines from Franciscan Estate in Napa Valley thar had impressed me.  And I have yet...

I occasionally like to revisit a wine that I've reviewed in the past.  Finding consistency from a producer is a good sign and something...

In my last review, I shared the Franciscan Estate Napa Valley Chardonnay.  Tonight, I move on to their Cabernet Sauvignon. The suggested retail price...

I don't like chardonnay.  OK, that's not entirely true.  I don't like bad chardonnay, and unfortunately there's way too much of that out there....

Last night I reviewed the 337 cabernet sauvignon and tonight I thought I'd give props to his sister, 446 chardonnay.  It's another part of...