Back on April 17, 2019, I wrote a blog article on Cabernet Franc (“cab-err-nay-fronk”). Since that time I have become an even bigger fan of Cabernet Franc. So much so I have decided to add a Cab Franc to our line of Glenwood Cellars wines, and we will put it under the Tiedemann label…
Ballentine Vineyards, Bruce Devlin, Cabernet Franc, California wine
Join Adler and I in celebrating the notable, highly anticipated, release of our 2016 Tiedemann Adler’s Blend Red Wine from Glenwood Cellars Wines. We will be hosting some tastings of this newly debuted wine at…
2016, Adler's, Adler's Blend, Bruce Devlin, Napa Valley, red wine
In a blog a few weeks back, I reported on the winery Switchback Ridge owned by Kelly Peterson and her 2004 Switchback Ridge Petite Sirah. In this week’s blog I am reporting (one more time) on the grape variety Petite Sirah (Peh-teet-sear-ah), the American name for the French grape Durif. The grape was created in France in the 1860s by Dr. Francois Durif…
Bruce Devlin, California wine, Durif, Napa Valley wine, Petite Sirah, Three Clicks
While blending our 2016 Glenwood Cellars wines last year, I was presented with the opportunity to produce a Merlot, something I had never considered before. I knew that the popularity of Merlot had declined since the late 1990s…
2016, Ballentine, Bruce Devlin, Glenwood Cellars Merlot, Napa Valley wine, red wineIt is impossible to say it isn’t great fun to visit Napa Valley wine country, but it seems like each time I am there I am busier than the last time. This trip west was no exception as I had a number of items to accomplish. I had originally scheduled this trip for the first […]
Adler's Blend 2016, Ballentine Vineyards, bottling wine, Bruce Devlin, Eric Kent, Glenwood bottling, Napa trip