Earlier this week I finished writing the latest installment of The Wilder Side of California, Issue 206 that will be available for viewing on our website Thursday night. In the opening paragraph I commented that out of the wines I could have written about, there was a particular resonance to writing about the selection I did. I couldn't even explain it to myself at the time but for some reason they just went together and the time was right. It wasn't until today I realized there really was a theme.
So this morning I learned from a posting by Tim Corliss on the Mark Squires Bulletin Board (eRobertParker.com) that Celia Masyczek was just named Food & Wine Magazine's Winemaker of the Year for 2008. I couldn't be happier for Celia to receive this award. As I have mentioned before she got on my radar screen in 1999 after I tasted the marvelous 1998 Staglin Cabernet Sauvignon she made. Over the last two or three vintages her career as a consultant and the attentiion brought to her wines has gone into hyperdrive. In my opinion, this recognition is overdue.
One of her projects (a long list of stunning wines including Scarecrow, Lindstrom, Hollywood & Vine, Rocca, Keever and her own Corra label which had its world premiere last year on this blog), is the first wine I discuss in Friday's issue. (a hint... It is the highest scoring debut release from her I have tasted)
By some coincidence, the offer concludes with the new release from Robert Foley who just happened to be Food & Wine Magazine's Winemaker of the Year 2007.
We hope you enjoy the wines discussed in this coming offer of top-flight Napa Bordeaux varietal wines and please join all of us at Vinfolio in congratulating Celia Masyczek on this honor from Food & Wine Magazine. Don't miss Issue 206 of The Wilder Side of California to see what the buzz is all about.
And lastly, I can't forget to mention Vinfolio was named one of Food & Wine Magazine's Top 10 Best Online Wine Shops of 2007
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