The Temecula Valley is one of the most interesting and innovative AVAs. Here’ a brief overview of the region and tasting ...

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California producers are making sparkling wines that are better than ever. For them, it’s not about trying to create something that tastes like Champagne. It’s about highlighting the best of ...

Until recently, neither could California sparkling wines compete, by and large, except as poor stand-ins for Champagne. But no longer. In the last decade a new breed of California sparkling wine ...

Whether bottled on its own or in a blend, it produces deeply colored, tannic wines that can withstand particularly long aging. It reigns in California, where it's responsible for everything from ...