Now And Zin Wine

The Bonny Doon Vineyard Le Cigare Orange 2022 is labeled, unofficially, as "skin contact wine of the earth." The orange color come...

Seaglass Wine Company partners with the Surfrider Foundation, a protector of coasts and waterways across the nation. That includes Californi...

Grocery chain Trader Joe's is a place you learn to love very quickly. Nice prices on things like wine, beer, cheese and nuts are fine, b...

If you have ever dined at one of the Hitching Post restaurants in Santa Barbara County wine country, you may be familiar with their line of ...

The Foxglove 2018 Central Coast Chardonnay was bottled by Varner Wines, in San Miguel, CA.  Jim and Bob Varner produce handmade wine from g...

One of the California wine world's constant beacons is undergoing a major facelift after 34 vintages.  Bonny Doon Vineyards winemaker...

The back label of the Saucelito Canyon Estate Zinfandel says grapes were first planted at Rancho Saucelito in 1880, on the ocean side of ...

Hey, is it rosé season already?  Maybe it creeps up on me because it's always rosé season at my place.  We are taking a couple of week...

Bonny Doon, the Santa Cruz-based winery that's on a self-described "adventure to make naturally soulful, distinctive, and origin...

Pink wine screams spring and summer, but there shouldn't be such a mad rush to discard the rosés simply because the calendar page flip...

Winemaker Randall Grahm notes on the Bonny Doon   Le Pousseur label that Syrah's aroma will stay with you a long time. "One wil...

Great label. The Lady on the Bicycle is an homage to women's freedom during the Belle Epoque, when bicycle sales in France flourished ...

Bonny Doon’s chief, Randall Grahm , sums up his career in one paragraph, quite a feat for a guy who seemingly has never summed up anything...

When you want a fresh look at a wine style, or a grape, Bonny Doon Vineyard  in Santa Cruz can usually supply you with something of great ...

Bonny Doon’s companion wine to their “A Proper Claret” red blend is just as much a delight. As with that red tribute to Bordeaux, Randall ...

It is sometimes remarkable to taste the same wine from different vintages back to back. In the case of Bonny Doon Vineyards ’ Le Cigare Vo...

Bonny Doon Vineyards ' 2012 Syrah, " Le Pousseur ," is made from Syrah grapes grown in some nice Central Coast spots - 48% A...

To say that Randall Grahm is an iconoclast may be a little strong.  After all, he did knock down a few walls while finding his way as a wi...

Spring is taking its dear, sweet time about settling in this year.  Earlier this month I was still noticing baseball umpires wearing heavy...

Serendipity is a beautiful thing.  I stumbled upon one  wine event on the way to another that was being held in the same hotel at the same...