Reviews of wines and spirits for the curious drinker.
Matchbook Wine Founded in 2006, Matchbook Wine is owned and operated by a pair of proprietors with impressive resumés in the wine business. John Giguiere, with his wife Lane and brother Karl, started R.H. Phillips Winery in 1983 on land that was part of their family farm in the Dunnigan Hills of northwestern Yolo County, …
Mossback Winery The Russian River AVA sits in the center of northern California’s Sonoma County, and is characterized by a generally cool climate, with sunny days bracketed by fog early and late. This encourages the slow-ripening of fruit, particularly suitable for Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Sauvignon Blanc, like these selections from Mossback Winery. John Giguiere, …