Saturday, August 3, 2019

Livermore, Lake, Mendocino and Beyond

Lake County, which borders Napa County on the north side, is home to producers Hawk and Horse Vineyards and Obsidian Ridge, both of which make ageworthy, estate-grown Cabernets with luxury price tags. Napa-based Spoto Family Winesalso just released a premium bottling from here, Beckstoffer Amber Knolls Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon. Closer to the coast, two Mendocino County wines are must-buys for their quality-to-price ratios: McNab Ridge Family Reserve Largo and the Barra Estate Grown.

https://www.winemag.com/2019/07/25/discover-californias-overlooked-cabernet-sauvignon/

Red wine: Non-intellectual social drink, that is between a juice and wine. First sip matters