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Drinking
Camp Schramsberg
Sleep-away at a heritage Napa winery is definitely something to write home about
September 6th, 2012
Same seats!” Whoever said it as we playfully piled onto the damp shuttle bus was probably only half-kidding. We had buddied up pretty tightly since our arrival dinner in the Schramsberg wine caves Sunday night, hosted by CEO Hugh Davies. Read more »
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A Huge Crush
September 6th, 2012
Siptember, a month-long wine celebration, pours into The Mirage with wine specials at property bars and restaurants, including daily wine deals at Kokomo’s, Fin, Onda Ristorante and Samba. Read more »
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Generous Wines
Grapes aren’t the only things Ehlers Estate cultivates in the heart of Napa
August 16th, 2012
Wine and philanthropy naturally go hand in hand. Wine connects us with the earth and the past. Supporting charitable causes—in any way—connects us to ourselves, each other and to the future. Not to mention that both make us feel wonderful. Read more »
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Sister Act
August 9th, 2012
It’s like something out of The Parent Trap: Two young ladies are introduced only to find that they aren’t merely compatible, they’re actually sisters who grew up on separate continents and never even knew the other existed. Time to celebrate! Read more »
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Swirl, Sip, Splurge
Our guest wine expert names seven of the hottest money’s-no-object cult wines to track down right now
July 19th, 2012
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A Cellaring Bottleneck
Two wines enter, one wine leaves
June 21st, 2012
I knelt in the recesses of my walk-in closet, cursing, with a bottle of wine in each hand. My new 32-bottle wine fridge had just arrived, and after ripping the packaging apart as if my birthday bicycle were inside, I had deposited the tall, rectangular thing in my closet, the coldest ambient place in the house, and set about dragging bottles upstairs. Read more »
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What’s New?
June 14th, 2012
Looking for an excuse to troll the aisles of your favorite local wine shop (even more than you already do)? Sip on these local winemakers’ most recent releases. Read more »
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Seven-dipity
From drink-now hostess gifts to long-cellarable gems, this seven-generation winery has your number
April 12th, 2012
I guess it was a turn of fate that Michael Phillips popped into Vegas Seven’s headquarters with a case of wine for our meeting, fresh off the plane and headed to the Wine & Spirits Wholesaler’s Association’s 69th annual convention and exposition April 2-5. Read more »
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Wine From a Rock
April 5th, 2012
When Queensrÿche’s Geoff Tate plays Body English later this month, he may do so fueled by an unlikely sort of liquid courage. Read more »
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Paso Rambles
The single greatest grape escape for Las Vegans
March 22nd, 2012
I call it “the NorCal Schmear.” Thirty or more cars spread out on a Northern California highway, edge to edge like the cream cheese on a bagel, and at least three car-lengths apart. Each lane moves at exactly the same speed, the drivers hedging their bets to prevent any bottleneck that might prevent them from getting from the airport to their 2:30 p.m. tasting in Napa. Read more »
