Future Reports

Report #37
The Wines of Sicily

Sicily is one of the most exciting wine regions in Italy. In recent decades Sicilian wines have greatly improved in quality. Field work on the report will carried out in Sicily in May

Report #38
The Wines of Washington State

In 1970 Washington had just half a dozen commercial wineries; today it has over 750 with 13 different AVAs. The wines are widely recognized for producing flavorful, superbly structured wines from Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Syrah, and other varieties, but the single most planted variety is Riesling, We travel to Washington State in late June to taste wines, talk with winemakers, and tour the famous vineyards of the state. Look for our report later this year.

Wines of Miro Tcholakov: Trentadue & Miro Cellars

Miro Tcholakov

Miro Tcholakov is an American/Bulgarian success story. He studied enology at the Higher Institute of Agriculture in Plovdiv after which he participated in a Future Farmers of America exchange program, which took him to Napa Valley. From there he became assistant winemaker at Dry Creeks Vineyard and in 1998 winemaker at Trentadue. He subsequently established his own winery, Miro Cellars, while continuing to make first class wines for Trentadue, including the superb La Storia reserves. We review the new releases of Trentadue and Miro Cellars below. These excellent wines confirm our earlier reviews of them.

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