Winemaker Interview Series – Walter Leiva — Davis Estates – April 2023
Ken On April 19, 2023, we had a chance to meet and interview Walter Leiva virtually. Walter is the winemaker for Davis Estates in Napa. I have been covering Davis Estates…
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Winemaker Interview Series – Rebecca George – Brandlin Estates – March 2023
On March 10, 2023, we had a chance to meet and interview Rebecca “Becky” George. Becky is the associate winemaker for Brandlin Estates. She was in town for a dinner…
Winemaker Interview Series – Daniel Daou – Jan 2023
On January 11, 2023, we had a chance to once again catch up with Daniel Daou, the proprietor and winemaker at DAOU Vineyards and Patrimony. In this Zoom interview, we…
Winemaker Interview Series – Phillip Corallo-Titus from Chappellet Winery
During our Zoom interview on June 29th, we had a chance to catch-up with Phillip Corallo-Titus who is the winemaker at Chappellet. Phillip has been the winemaker there since 1990.…
Winemaker Interview Series – Christian Tietje from Anarchy Winery
During our interview on May 4, we had a chance to catch up with Christian Tietje. I first met Christian many years ago during the early days of the Boston…
Wine Days, Wine Months and Wine Holiday List
I was recently listening to the The Wonderful World Of Wine (WWW) podcast and I thought they were discussing a great topic: Wine Holidays! I found it really fun to…
KWG’s 2018 High End Red Winners!
On Friday, November 16th the KensWineGuide.com Tasting Panel covered 13 wines ranging from $85 to $245. Below is a video of the Top 9 winning bottles in order from lowest…
Lovely Wines of the Livermore Valley
With over 50 wineries in the region (and growing) the Livermore Valley offers a rich history in the wine industry dating back to the time of Spanish missionaries in the…
Dry Rose Is Making A Splash This Summer
With summer in full swing, I thought it would be a good time to provide a comprehensive list of recommended dry Rose. Dry Rose is one of, if not the…
High End Red Winners For Last Half of 2015
Each fall we go thru our higher end red submission with the idea that we would post the winners before Christmas. Well this fall we got to all of the…