The topic of wine is an infinitely vast one. No one on the planet knows everything about all wines. Because of this vastness, wine can seem intimidating. No matter how much we might know about wine, there is someone out there who knows more (well, maybe this does not...
Not surprisingly we often get questions about the origins of the grapes we use. Many of these questions we can answer off the top of our heads: Where is Cabernet Sauvignon originally from? Do they grow Pinot Noir in Burgundy? And so forth… However, once in a while we...
The Napa Valley is rightfully known for its cabernet sauvignon. Nature has endowed us with the perfect conditions to grow outstanding cabs, and our region has the knowledge and experience to craft these grapes into exquisite wines. However, to paraphrase the old...
A significant part of the enjoyment of wine is the engagement of all of the senses. Smell and taste are obvious, but we also enjoy the color and clarity of the wine, the sound of the wine burbling into the glass, the feeling of the tannins as they gently caress our...
Hill Family Estate is proud to announce the release of our second vintage of Cuvée Charlotte. Hill Family Estate is proud to announce the release of our second vintage of Cuvée Charlotte. Like the inaugural vintage, this bottling captures the essence of spring in the...
Wine. Women. And Song. This famous hendiatris (humor me. I rarely get to use obscure rhetorical terms for figures of speech, and I literally live for this sort of thing) for a hedonistic lifestyle might seem quaint to the “sex, drugs, and rock and roll” generation,...