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Enjoy with St. Francis Red Blend!

Enjoy your evening with a glass of St. Francis Red Blend and a simple grazing board for an indoor picnic! This red blend is so incredibly well balanced yet offers a vibrancy to fit any mood. It boosts a classic flavor with a drinkability like nothing else. Pairs beautifully with food and snacks, especially a rich cheese, smokey meats and a creamy stone fruit. 🤌🏻St. Francis has more than 50 years of farming and winemaking with a strong equity within Sonoma. For the love, pour you a glass and ge

Can Wine Save The Planet, Climate Chaos

Our planet is in the midst of climate chaos. We're seeing the desertification of land. Chaotic rain events and flooding, heat events and severe drought. Not to mention the plastic and trash littering our globe. Carbon released into the atmosphere shapes our climate. Warming parts of the climate and causing glaciers to crumble. And jet streams to slow and stagnate. We watch as the world around us changes in unexpected and dangerous ways. Vineyards, both large and small, are embracing farming meth

We Paid More…And Got Less | Henri Champliau Crémant de Bourgogne Brut Authentique

Is Crémant just “cheap Champagne”… or are you being sold the wrong story? In the final round of our Best Bang for Your Buck Bubbles Challenge, we put a Crémant de Bourgogne to the test and things get controversial fast. A surprise price jump turns this bottle into a debate about value, expectations, and what actually makes sparkling wine worth buying. Here’s what you’ll learn in this episode: • Why Crémant is not trying to be Champagne and why that matters when you’re buying • The real differenc

Sommerliers Leading Change with Mxolisi Mahatshi

Sommelier Mxolisi Mahatshi shares why Chenin Blanc is often his first recommendation, particularly for guests early in their wine journey. With a long history in South Africa and the ability to express many styles, Chenin Blanc offers an accessible and engaging way to explore wine. Mxolisi explains how a single grape can guide drinkers from simplicity to depth, fostering understanding and enjoyment along the way. Listen to the full Vinimark Sommelier Series podcast and hear why Chenin Blanc cont

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CHANDON Dungeness Crab Feast

On April 19th, we welcomed our Chandon community to the Oak Grove for an afternoon of succulent Dungeness Crab, live music and exceptional sparkling wine in a celebration of togetherness to kick off the 2026 event season. Hope to see you here next year!

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Rondekop Translated - Episode 11 | Rondekop's Fingerprint

In this episode, Winemaker Nic van Aarde takes us into the cellar to explore one of the most defining choices in our winemaking: wild fermentation. At Oldenburg Vineyards, we’ve never inoculated with cultured yeasts. Instead, we rely entirely on the native yeasts present on the grapes and in the cellar — allowing each fermentation to unfold naturally, guided by place rather than prescription. The result is wines that are more textured, more expressive, and deeply connected to Rondekop. Nothing a

IWC 2024 Awards Event Highlights video

Relive some of the moments from the IWC 2024 Awards on the 9th July at the Oval in London. For more information on how to submit your wines for 2025 please visit https://www.internationalwinechallenge.com/

Original Joe's Walnut Creek - Old School Italian Done Right

Welcome to Original Joe’s — now serving Walnut Creek! This longtime San Francisco classic opened its first East Bay outpost on August 14, 2025, transforming the former Stanford’s Restaurant & Bar space in Broadway Plaza into a grand 10,000-square-foot, 300-seat restaurant. Visit our twitter page @1winebythebayTV Visit our Facebook group page! https://www.facebook.com/groups/2721171661525764 Step through the doors at 1300 S. Main Street and you’ll be greeted by marble floors, green-leather booths

2025 PONZO GAMAY NOIR

Watch Lytton Springs Winemaker Shauna Rosenblum taste and talk about the 2025 Ponzo Gamay Noir. Learn more: https://bit.ly/25PonzoGamay

Wines of Heracles - Part 2: The Last Six Labors

Nebbiolo: My favorite grape...And LeBron James like it too!

I taste two nebbiolos: one from Trader Joe's and the other is a catdaddy nebbiolo from the Valtellina. Nino Negri makes powerful and seductive wines, while Trader Joe's delivers an under $10 excellent value that gives you a peek inside the nebbiolo tent at a fair price.

Toobin' l Arcade l Atari l Cabinet & Gameplay

A quick little video of our Toobin' arcade cabinet.

From Vine to Barrel | Chappellet from Above

Aerial views drift over the vineyards at Chappellet before moving inside to the quiet rows of barrels. From open hillsides to the cellar, this short captures the path from vine to wine on Pritchard Hill. #chappellet #napavalley #pritichardhill #vineyardviews #winemaking #barrelroom #winecountry #aerialvideo #napaexplore

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Introducing Bright State! Adam & Gabe Tell All

Bright State dropped earlier this month! Gabe and Adam from the wine team are here to tell you all about this exciting new way to wine.

Mind Haze (Galaxy Bender) | Firestone Walker Brewing Company | Beer Review | #2861

In this review, I'm going to take a look at another beer from the Firestone Walker Brewing Company (@FirestoneWalker), and it's their Mind Haze (Galaxy Bender). This is an Imperial Hazy IPA that is brewed with Citra, Riwaka, Krush, Galaxy and Idaho 7 hops. Another addition to the Mind Haze family of beers, I've never had this one before, but it sounds really good, so let's see what it's all about! Also, I want to give a huge thanks to Firestone Walker, and more specifically Sean, for this beer!

The Friend Who Only Drinks ONE Type Of Wine

Video Topic: A comedy sketch satirizing extreme wine brand loyalty, specifically the cult following of Rombauer Chardonnay. The Joke: A woman recalls the "worst decision of her life"—trying a new wine in 2015. When asked what it tasted like, she admits she hated it simply because "It wasn't Rombauer." Key Insight: Many casual wine drinkers are terrified of leaving their "comfort zone," leading them to blindly reject any wine that isn't their one specific brand, regardless of actual quality. Bran

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When Playing with Bulls goes WRONG

This Is Why You Wait 10 Years for Bordeaux

Giscours Margaux 2016 Link to the wine: https://www.winex.com/giscours-margaux-2016.html Join our Daily Email Offer List: https://cdn.forms-content.sg-form.com/f3da488a-d10b-11ee-94a3-62718bdc6118 Bordeaux is great when it’s young. But it becomes something else entirely with age. The Château Giscours Margaux 2016 is a perfect example of why patience pays off. This is a 10-year ex-château release, meaning the wine has been perfectly stored at the estate before being released. That matters, becaus

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Assyrtiko Outside Greece? This Sonoma Mountain White Blend | Five Sips Deep

What do you get when a mountain becomes a mosaic of 170 micro-vineyards? A white wine with tension, texture, and breathtaking aromatics. Stonestreet's Assyrtiko-Sémillon-Malvasia blend hits with blood orange, honeysuckle, nectarine, and a racy acidity that resets your whole palate. Stonestreet farms across elevations from 400 to 2,400 feet in Alexander Valley — and every layer of altitude shows up in this wine. Christopher and Ariel Jackson are continuing a family legacy of mountain farming, and