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 [...]

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 [...]