by Lauren Voigt | Jun 2, 2022
Mendo Pinot Noir California | Mendocino | Anderson Valley AVA Winemaker Leo Hansen of Leo Steen Wines Cool Marine Air & Alluvial Terraces At the gateway to the Mendocino coast, just 100 miles North of. San Francisco, is the premium wine region Anderson Valley, is...
by Lauren Voigt | Jul 1, 2021
Terre Rouge & Easton Wines California | Sierra Foothills Bill Easton, one of California’s original Rhône Rangers How many wineries can you name that can afford to release wines at their optimal drinking time? The possibility to showcase a wine that has been...
by Lauren Voigt | Jun 8, 2021
Kita Wines & Camins2Dreams Wines California | Santa Ynez Valley Growing up in the Santa Ynez Valley, winemaker Tara Gomez has always enjoyed science and nature. Raised in wine country and by wine-enthusiast parents, Tara fondly remembers her feelings of excitement...
by Lauren Voigt | Dec 9, 2020
Pet Gap Pinot Noir Sonoma | Petaluma Gap AVA Winemaker Leo Hansen of Leo Steen Wines Petaluma Gap | Where Wind Makes Wine Just north of San Francisco is the Petaluma Gap—a break in the Coastal Ranges where Pacific winds roll in from the coast. This diurnal shift...
by Lauren Voigt | Aug 5, 2020
LIOCO California | Mendocino, Santa Cruz The hunt for compelling vineyards often requires a path less trodden LIOCO was conceived in the alley behind Spago Beverly Hills by wine director Kevin O’Connor and wine salesman Matt Licklider. The two colleagues, critical of...
