Here it is the first writeup of our new weekly wine review! Once we get closer to December we’ll look at sparklers & champagnes, and as always, the emphasis will be on value. We’ll start with a 2011 ...

In keeping with California Wine Month, we feature a 240-acre estate located in Oakville, right in the heart of Napa Valley. Franciscan released their first Cabernet Sauvignon in 1975, the year I first ...

Cabernet Sauvignon, native to Bordeaux, has thick blue skins, giving the resulting wines plentiful tannins and phenolics and making them particularly ageworthy. Over the past 50 years, Cabernet ...

WASHINGTON — Jay Turnipseed is a man with two mistresses. Fortunately, they both seem to get along. They are two of the most popular wineries in Napa Valley: Franciscan Estate and Mount Veeder Winery.

Rich, vibrant flavors with supple, silky texture aptly describe the wines of Franciscan, a winery whose roots are deeply embedded in the Napa Valley’s Oakville District soil. And, according to ...

The Napa Valley’s reputation is not at all exaggerated when it comes to cabernet sauvignon. It is arguably the best place in the world to grow the noble red grape, year in and year out. Not ...

The large, contemporary stucco building sits well back from Highway 29 in St. Helena, fronted by a cement driveway encircling a large, two-tiered, lotus- shaped fountain. Olive trees and flower beds ...