A recent trip to Shafer Vineyards reconfirmed what I have long argued: that Shafer is probably the best winery in the Napa Valley. Normally, I wouldn’t spend the time posting about this producer, since their wines are pretty well-known and well-regarded already. In terms of my tasting notes, the purpose of the Thirsty Reader is to highlight the wineries that are good, but which are still a bit under the radar. With this site, I don’t have the time nor the resources to be completely comprehensive, nor do I want to be. After all, even for the [... read more ...]
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The Culinary Timeline is a side-project that I've been working on since October. I'm hoping to have most of it complete by the end of January, with any luck. Until then, updates around here will be weekly, rather than twice weekly. Do stay tuned. • • •
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In the context of Napa wineries, the term “cult following” usually conjures up images of those boutique Cabernet producers with outrageously high prices: Harlan, Screaming Eagle, Bryant Family, and all the rest. But another Napa winery has developed a different type of cult following for its unique architectural design. Constructed by Austrian painter and sculptor Friedensreich Hundertwasser, the tasting room at Quixote Winery draws scores of visitors each year (many with little interest in wine) who schedule tasting appointments simply to admire Hundertwasser’s avant garde craftmanship. Quixote is the vision of long-time Napa vintner Carl Doumani, [... read more ...] |
 
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