2006 Ventana Rubystone Blend: 62% Grenache / 38% Syrah Appellation: Arroyo Seco (Monterey), California ALC: 14.9% You can buy this wine: at ventanawines.com Retail price: $18 Haydn gives this wine: 91pts There is something mystious about red blends. There is no way to assume...

Scheid Vineyards 2006 Rosé by Haydn Adams | Beyond Napa Valley Wine Blog Appalachian: Monterey Alc: 14.4% Haydn gives it: 86pts Summer is right around the corner. It's the time to dust off the picnic basket, find a park with a bit of light shade...

2007 Scheid Sauvignon Blanc by Haydn Adams | Beyond Napa Valley Blog Retail Price: $18.00 Appellation: Monterey, California Where you can buy this wine: Scheid Vineyards ALC: 13.5% Haydn gives this wine: 87 pts There is something about Sauvignon Blancs that make me...

Wow. A California Chardonnay that doesn't bring up visions of rows and rows of oak barrels? Yep. I'm talking about the 2006 Scheid Chardonnay. While it did touch some oak, the overall palate of this wine is more indicative of...

2006 Scheid Pinot Noir Pinot Noirs are some of the easiest wines to size up simply by judging their color. Unlike other wines that usually don't budge, say a Petite Sirah or a Cab, the Pinot will range from bright...

CRU  "Two Vineyards" Chardonnay I discovered this little gem while wine tasting at Woodlands Market. I almost passed at this, assuming that, much like 90% all California Chardonnays, that it would be over-oaked and the barrel-taste would overpower...