Matthiasson - 2015 White Wine (Sauvignon Blanc, Ribolla Gialla, Semillon, and Tocai Friulano ) - Napa Valley, California Would any California winemaker be

Would any California winemaker be part of an appellation called Not Quite Napa

but is actually French

in far Northwest Spain

Once the pioneering winemakers hit on the formula of using the old vine Garnatxa and Sàmso with small French Oak barrels

The Chateau de Cugat was established in the sixteenth century and is located in the portion of Bordeaux that is called Entre-deux-Mer for whites

Matthiasson - 2015 White Wine (Sauvignon Blanc, Ribolla Gialla, Semillon, and Tocai Friulano ) - Napa Valley, California Would any California winemaker beSteve Matthiasson has been one of the most in demand vineyard managers in Napa for many years while also growing his own winery. This blend of roughly 50 percent Sauvignon Blanc, 25 percent Ribolla Gialla, 20 percent Semillon, and 5 percent Tocai Friulano is intended to create an archetypal white wine that gives everything one could want, richness and lightness, complexity and focus. The fruit was very lightly whole cluster pressed. All four varieties