The Secrets of Bell Mountain, the First AVA in Texas
Given California’s place in the wine world today, you might think that it was the first state where Franciscan priests established vineyards. That’s what I’d always assumed… until I did a little...
View ArticleTaking Wine to New Heights in Washington
American Viticultural Areas are the U.S. equivalent of wine appellations in France. In order to gain AVA status, an area must be shown to possess unique characteristics that separate it from...
View ArticleExploring the Moon Mountain Sonoma AVA
For many years, the grape growers and winemakers on the western Mayacamas range wished they had a way to differentiate themselves from those in the lower elevations of Sonoma Valley. In October of...
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