.Josie Cowden

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July 16, 2025

Perfect Pairing

The Little Uvas 2020 Santa Clara Valley Cabernet Sauvignon ($40) is one I highly recommend. Bold and bright with flavors of cassis, cranberry and blueberry.
July 2, 2025

Tasting Room Treat

Although roussanne is mainly known as a blending grape, its luscious notes of honeysuckle, pear and golden apple reveal an enticing elegance.
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June 18, 2025

Floral Lift

A trip to Napa is always wonderful, especially when it involves excellent wine. And that was the case when we visited Titus Vineyards in St. Helena.
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June 4, 2025

Beautiful Pair

Santa Rita Hills Chardonnay is ripe and enticing—“It’s precise and full of energy with sunlight shining out of the glass.”
May 20, 2025

Highlands Fling

luscious Sonnet Pinot Noir has “the typical spiciness of the Highlands appellation, coupled with a fantastic depth of tart red cherry fruit.”
May 7, 2025

Blooming Rosé

Inman Family Wines’ 2023 Estate Brut Rosé ($80) is a méthode champenoise wine made with 100% pinot noir from Inman’s Olivet Grange Estate Vineyard....
vine and dine photo I. Brand’s Piquette Nat
April 22, 2025

Fresh Press

Dedicated winemaker/owner Ian Brand, of I. Brand & Family Wines, makes a plethora of different wines, including a Piquette Nat.
April 9, 2025

At First Blush

John Benedetti’s 2023 Rosé of Pinot Noir is simply gorgeous. “This vintage glows with an alluring copper-tinged blush,” Benedetti says.
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