26 Jul 2017

LA Wine Tasting interviews Fabien

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LA Wine Tasting interviews Fabien

April 2017 Interview of Fabien Castel by Jean Baptiste Dhalluin from LA Wine Tasting.

17 May 2016

Lightness-Légèreté

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Lightness-Légèreté

The idea of lightness is something that has us wondering about what can be achieved in winemaking. This article does a great job of descibing the unique attributes of lightness!

31 Mar 2016

Tong 9 The Future of German Riesling

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Tong 9 The Future of German Riesling

“Riesling and its beautifully balanced linear wines have always been associated with the cool climates of Germany.”

10 Sep 2015

Decanter – Ojai Top Syrah- August 2015

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Decanter – Ojai Top Syrah- August 2015

Decanter – Ojai Top Syrah- August 2015 An insightful article on Ojai Vineyard Syrah.

17 Aug 2015

Saveur – This Tastes Terrible!

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Saveur – This Tastes Terrible!

Saveur – This Tastes Terrible!

5 Mar 2015

A Note on McGinley Vineyard

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A Note on McGinley Vineyard

Our vines are pruned in a completely different way from the rest of the sauvignon blanc planted at McGinley.

5 Mar 2015

Fabien

Fabien

My relation to wine is visceral as in France it is part of everyday life from an early age.

4 Mar 2015

Lower sugar levels, please!

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Lower sugar levels, please!

Nearly 20 years have gone by, and everything has changed.

4 Mar 2015

The 2013 Harvest

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The 2013 Harvest

What’s more amazing is that this generous crop produced wines of wonderful quality—the sugar, acidity and the maturity of the fruit were excellent and what we now have in the barrel tastes great.

4 Mar 2015

Pursuit of Balance

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Pursuit of Balance

In the vineyards we went from gently nudging the growers to insisting that they make radical reductions of yields and adhere to vineyard practices that might seem crazy to some–but the aim has been to do everything and anything that might improve quality.