Obsidian Wine Co. and Brassfield Estate recently hosted a webinar with Somm Journal to discuss volcanic wines. Somm Journal VP of Education moderated the panel with Jonathan Walters, GM of Brassfield Estate; Arpad Molnar, co-founder of Obsidian Wine Co., Dr. Seth Burgess, renowned research...
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2026 Howell Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon — Grapes Now available: Howell Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon fruit for the 2026 harvest — an opportunity to source mountain-grown Cabernet from one of Napa Valley’s most distinctive vineyard regions. Howell Mountain fruit is prized for its concentration,...
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San Jose, CA — October 29, 2025 — Liberation Distribution (LibDib), the leading web-based wholesale alcohol distributor, today announced the availability of Alana-Tokaj’s acclaimed portfolio of Tokaji wines in California, Washington, D.C., Florida, and Pennsylvania, with New York coming online...
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Event Type: Tasting
Location: Soper Reese Theater 275 S. Main St., Lakeport, CA
Date: 11/13/2025
November 13, 2025 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Soper Reese Theater 275 S. Main St., Lakeport Join us for an engaging afternoon that brings together growers, winemakers, and industry professionals to explore what makes Lake County winegrapes truly distinctive. Through guided tastings, insightful...
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The InnoVint team sat down with Brassfield Estate to understand what caused them to make a change in winery software from vintrace to InnoVint. The team, led by head winemaker, Carlos Valadez, told us about problems they had after stepping away from InnoVint for a short time due to a change in...
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Gapstone is a winemaker’s dream vineyard. This vineyard is ideal for those seeking a prime location to craft multiple prestige cuvees from one of Sonoma County’s most celebrated AVAs. Thoughtfully developed in 2017 with the guidance of Garrett Buckland of Premier Viticulture, the volcanic soils,...
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I recently had the opportunity to sit down with Timothy Parker of Parker Groundwater Consulting in Sacramento, CA. Loni Lyttle: So, I wanted to talk to you today about groundwater recharge. California, along with the rest of the western United States has been in a long drought and is facing serious...
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