California's missed opportunity

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California, the largest wine producer in the United States, produces a range of inexpensive wines, but only a few are of great wine value. Value wines, that is, a good bottle of wine at a reasonable price, are those shipped from France, Australia and Italy, while California vintners, negligent of value, are losing the opportunity to improve current wine sales and also of laying a stronger foundation for their wines among present and future consumers.

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In pursuit of perfection

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Winemaker Stuart Sloan is known to be a perfectionist with a goal of making the best wines possible from his 12-acre vineyard along the eastern ridge of Napa Valley, near Auberge du Soleil. In just his third vintage, Sloan finds his Rutherford Cabernet in the running for wine of the vintage in 2002.

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Back in the groove

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Issues relating to the improvement of Chardonnay wine in California are presented. Following a shaky year in 1998, Chardonnay has grown to become a popular wine, with the 1999 vintage one of the most successful of the decade. The best Chardonnays in terms of value and quality are listed.

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