Now And Zin Wine

California Chardonnay- big, bombastic white wines full of oak and all that implies - is a style many wine drinkers have been shying away fro...

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

The six-year-old San Luis Obispo winery, Biddle Ranch Vineyard , does "small batch, handcrafted wines" from their 17-acre Chardo...

The Claiborne and Churchill label is 35 years old this year.  The winery is located in the heart of the beautiful Edna Valley, just outsi...

California Pinot Noir is a curious beast.  Most bottles will be nothing like what you expect, maybe even want, from Pinot.  The really Bur...

Edna Valley is a beautiful area of San Luis Obispo's wine country.  The rolling hills, the nearby Pacific Ocean, the vineyards.  When ...

True Myth is a banner for the Niven family , pioneers of San Luis Obispo’s’ Edna Valley. Their portfolio contains some of my California fa...

True Myth is a banner for the Niven family , pioneers of San Luis Obispo's' Edna Valley. Their portfolio contains some of my Calif...

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

As the "original Rhône Ranger" in California, one might expect Bonny Doon Vineyards ' Randall Grahm to present a Syrah that...

The  Grand Californian Hotel  is one of my favorite rides at Disneyland.  Right, it's not a ride, it's a hotel, but I find it a...

The calendar did not reflect it, but the weather didn't notice on a recent trip to  The Beachcomber  on the Malibu Pier.  It looked ...

California Chardonnay- big, bombastic white wines full of oak and all that implies - is a style many wine drinkers have been shying away...

I can spend more than five dollars on a bottle of wine if I like, and I feel fortunate that I can.  I do love a bargain, though.  That&#...

Some think uncorking a fine wine should be reserved for a special occasion.  I feel every day is a special occasion, but I still found m...

The Edna Valley wine country near San Luis Obispo has been on my mind a lot recently.  It's a favorite spot of mine in California...

It was dark, drizzly and cold in Los Angeles at lunchtime.  Ahh, perfect weather for the middle of May!  I tend to shy away from white w...

Meandering through some old tasting notes a while back, I came across a wine from Edna Valley near San Luis Obispo.  Normally, I like th...

The Edna Valley wine country near San Luis Obispo has been on my mind a lot recently.  It's a favorite spot of mine in California's ...

I have had both a Petite Sirah and an Edna Valley wine recently.  I thought I'd combine the two and jog down memory lane to a past visit...