Winemaker
Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
I buy my CA grapes from Suisun Valley the valley east of Napa and occasionally from Lodi. I've been told that Suisun now is what Napa was like in the '60's although Caymus recently built a luxurious tasting room there.
+2 on the Shenandoah Valley +2 on the wineries near Murphy's. Pleasant family wineries that make other varieties other than Cab Sauv and Chardonnay. I do also like Santa Barbara and the Saint Ynezarea as well. I spent an hour or two in Paso, so I can't give a good review.
The Finger Lakes offer great Rieslings and Gewurztraminers, but also offer a lot of sweet wines and French hybrids, which I am not a fan.
I don't care for Virginia wines, they're mostly sweet. It's very rare to find a great Cab Franc there, their growing season is still too short and doesn't get as ripe as California grapes. But I still vist and search. Life's too short to drink crappy wine!
+2 on the Shenandoah Valley +2 on the wineries near Murphy's. Pleasant family wineries that make other varieties other than Cab Sauv and Chardonnay. I do also like Santa Barbara and the Saint Ynezarea as well. I spent an hour or two in Paso, so I can't give a good review.
The Finger Lakes offer great Rieslings and Gewurztraminers, but also offer a lot of sweet wines and French hybrids, which I am not a fan.
I don't care for Virginia wines, they're mostly sweet. It's very rare to find a great Cab Franc there, their growing season is still too short and doesn't get as ripe as California grapes. But I still vist and search. Life's too short to drink crappy wine!