21st February 2009
After a month away from Beijing - taking in the UK, Canada and the US - we can promise a series of posts on the Dragon Phoenix Wine Blog on all the wines we tasted in California including winery visits at:
Grgich Hills Estate, Clos du Bois, Simi, Limerick Lane, Franciscan Estate, Robert Mondavi, Heitz Cellar, Clos du Val, Silverado Vineyards, Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars and Cakebread Cellars.
Admittedly, during this marathon tasting tour, Fongyee was mostly couped up in Yountville studying for the Master of Wine programme and Edward set a day aside to complete the Certified Specialist in Wine exam with the Society of Wine Educators in Napa City.
It was a jam-packed trip during which Edward blogged on US site Enobtyes (click here for his first post) and we drafted our first column for The World of Fine Magazine (see forthcoming March 2009 issue).
But given all the hype surrounding California, especially Napa, what was this cross-section of wines really like? Can they deliver a reasonable quality price ratio within the region and perhaps further a field?
First post to come on the Dragon Phoenix Wine Blog (with full accompanying tasting notes on Adegga): Grgich Hills Estate
