i would say Beaulieu Vineyard wines are great! Can be a bit pricey, but, isn’t wine suppose to be sipped for the taste instead of getting tipsy???...and then there is the Ruffino Chianti....sooooo yummy... why not have a...

Tacos at La luna market across from Beaulieu Vineyards in Rutherford.

when I came in, very nice fellow. The thing about that restaurant that always tripped me out was the several decades long vertical collection of Beaulieu Vineyards George de Latour Private Reserve. And it is technically in Los...

Head over to Costco’s for BV (Beaulieu Vineyard) 1999 Cabernet Sauvignon. It’s a California wine. I have brought it to many friends homes and it’s never failed to please. It normally sells for $12.00 a bottle...

Chardonnay (Beaulieu Private Reserve) 1996 J. Strub Niersteiner Pettenthal Riesling Kabinett (Rheinhessen) 1985 Joseph Phelps “Backus Vineyard” Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon (the leftovers of which helped get me out of...

something very special. This was one of the highlights from a 15 day eating and drinking tour of France last September, which also included several 2/3 star Michelin meals. After lunch take a tour of the adjacent Clos de...

. Niebaum-Coppola Vineyards, Rutherford Beaulieu Gardens, St. Helena – be sure to plan for congestion on Hwy 29 mid-valley Clos Pegase, Calistoga – more caves

to stick to one varietal, probably either Cabernet Sauvignon or Zinfandel. This would give you a better idea of different Napa producers' approach to the varietal. Or, you could try sourcing single-vineyard wines from different...

?" Certainly Grgich wishes to be given credit for making the wine, but as in most cases of a wine receiving an award, it is “the winery” who makes the wine, and not the winemaker. Understandable when you consider that...

>>> Is the diffenece that huge or is it subtle things? <<< Yes. It’s nothing so simple as black-and-white. What is the different between a 2005 Napa Valley Cabernet made by, say, Cakebread, and a 2005 Napa Valley...

of white wine: Hugues Beaulieu Picpoul de Pinet (Languedoc, France) and Longboard Vineyards Sauvignon Blanc 2006. Both were fine but not too remarkable. The meal began with an amuse of smoked salmon with a dill vinaigrette. Very...

Private Reserve Cabernet remains one of the highest-rated, most sought-after Cabs from the Napa Valley (much like what Beaulieu Vineyards Private Reserve USED to be). My point, here, Angela is that nothing is so simple as to be...

to share with our apologies. This spring I attended a wedding at Beaulieu Gardens in Rutherford catered by Elaine Bell (and the only one the property will allow) who is THE caterer in Sonoma/Napa valleys. This was a larger...

André Tchelistcheff also said, "I can count the number of great Cabernets I made at Beaulieu only by taking off my socks and shoes, but I can count the number of great Pinot Noirs on one hand with change left over."

. Not that exciting, but respectable. 2002 Casa Vecchia Vestini Campagnano Campania My favorite of the evening. Blackberry, barnyard, leather and spice. Sort of a baby Barolo. 2001 Chateau Soucherie Coteaux du Layon Beaulieu Not as...