The Vineyard | Tantalus Winery | Don Whittemore | Flickr Uploaded on August 22, 2023 Taken on August 13, 2023

The Selection | Tantalus Winery | Don Whittemore | Flickr Uploaded on August 22, 2023 Taken on August 13, 2023

2021 Pinot Noir | Tantalus Winery | Don Whittemore | Flickr Uploaded on August 22, 2023 Taken on August 13, 2023

The Connoisseur | Kitch Winery | Don Whittemore | Flickr Uploaded on August 22, 2023 Taken on August 13, 2023

The Line Up | Kitch Winery | Don Whittemore | Flickr Uploaded on August 22, 2023 Taken on August 13, 2023

Pinot Blanc | Kitch Winery | Don Whittemore | Flickr Uploaded on August 22, 2023 Taken on August 13, 2023

sarahstierch has added a photo to the pool: Wit & Wisdom, Sonoma, California yes, I brought Indiana wine to a fancy California joint Source : https://www.flickr.com/photos/sarahvain/53133642393/in/pool-17918700@N00

sarahstierch has added a photo to the pool: From my collection Wit & Wisdom, Sonoma, California Source : https://www.flickr.com/photos/sarahvain/53133368114/in/pool-17918700@N00

The View Winery | winetouring, brewery | melbaczuk | Flickr Uploaded on August 22, 2023 Taken on August 3, 2023

sarahstierch has added a photo to the pool: Sip Wine Bar, Fort Bragg, California Source : https://www.flickr.com/photos/sarahvain/53128517156/in/pool-17918700@N00

sarahstierch has added a photo to the pool: Sip Wine Bar, Fort Bragg, California Source : https://www.flickr.com/photos/sarahvain/53127926332/in/pool-17918700@N00

sarahstierch has added a photo to the pool: Sip Wine Bar, Fort Bragg, California Source : https://www.flickr.com/photos/sarahvain/53128728109/in/pool-17918700@N00

Hello, and welcome to my weekly roundup of the wine stories that I find of interest on the web. I post them to my magazine on Flipboard, but for those of you who aren’t Flipboard-inclined, here’s everything I’ve strained out of the wine-related muck for the week. The perils of investing in a boutique winery in ChinaOr anywhere. How Sweden’s young …

sarahstierch has added a photo to the pool: Sip Wine Bar, Fort Bragg, California Source : https://www.flickr.com/photos/sarahvain/53127926372/in/pool-17918700@N00

l’air libre | Bim Bom | Flickr Uploaded on August 19, 2023 Taken on August 18, 2023

After months without rain, a violent hailstorm over the hills of Soave, Veneto, Northern Italy. Looking toward the Illasi valley from Castelcerino.   Five minutes later, we were engulfed with hailstones the size of golfballs, but had the time to seek cover. Done Source : https://www.flickr.com/photos/winealchemy1/36831001076/in/pool-17918700@N00

Over 2,000 wine lovers gathered near Seattle on a sunny weekend to raise a toast to Washington State’s burgeoning wine industry and raise money for several good causes. The 36th annual Auction of Washington Wines (AWW) pulled in more than $4 million for children’s medical care and winemaking research from Aug. 10 to 12. That total was nearly identical to …

Castiglion del Bosco’s winemaker Cecilia Leoneschi. Just ahead of the release of Brunello’s highly anticipated 2019 vintage, Castiglion del Bosco’s winemaker, Cecilia Leoneschi, has announced that Elena Penna and Luca Currado have teamed up with the estate’s long-time consultant, Beppe Caviola. Earlier this year, the duo resigned from renowned Piedmont property Vietti, which they sold in 2016 to American businessman, …

Bodegas Leza Garcia is a small family owned winery located in the heart of Rioja Alta with vineyards in the Naierilla Valley and the Sonsierra.  The winery is  currently managed by Juan Angel Leza, with brothers Luis Fernando and Donato, the third generation of the Leza Garcia family.   The winery dates back to 1920 when Juan Leza Arenzana   began growing …

Domaine des Escaravailles, Rasteau. If you’re looking for punchy, muscular Grenache, look no further than Rasteau. It’s a wild terroir with an abiding heat haze that only rarely struggles to ripen its crop. A series of scorching vintages in the southern Rhône however have occasionally pushed some wines from handsomely well-built to something you’d see on the cover of Iron …