Now And Zin Wine

A great day trip out of Los Angeles to Santa Barbara wine country should always involve bagels in Camarillo, the Santa Barbara Farmers Mar...

It had been a while since I stopped in on Larry Schaffer at his Los Olivos tasting room for Tercero Wines , so it was a great and pleasan...

Homespun and genuine often travel together. Vincent Vineyards displays the best of both qualities. Located in Santa Ynez, just off Highwa...

Road trips to wine country are the best road trips.  For us, they are practically the only road trips. The beauty of the land up north o...

California winemakers who are looking for the Next Big Thing in California wine are asking, "Why not Grenache?: Wine writer Jon Bon...

A Sunday drive from Los Angeles to the Foxen Canyon Wine Trail brought us to Firestone Vineyard 's winery and tasting room.  Just a fe...

Rick Longoria bailed on law school to spend his time in a wine cellar.  When his first winemaking gig didn’t allow him to produce Chardon...

Larry Schaffer of Tercero Wines does a great job making rosés, a fact that gets overshadowed by the fine work he does on his red wines....

Viognier is a great choice for a summertime beverage.  I had the pleasure of finally getting around to opening a bottle of Viognier that ...

A wine country day trip is something I’d like to have once a week - every day, if I can manage it - but lately, it seems they have been f...

If you're looking for a big, heavy-hitting Central Coast Rhone varietal blend - and that's one thing I'm always on the looko...

Coquelicot  – pronounced "ko-klee-ko" - is the name of a brilliant red poppy found in the French countryside.  It is also the ...

Here's another in a semi-regular series of Friday Wine Treats.  In case you want to take a little extra time at lunch today and giv...

I paid my first-ever visit to the Consilience tasting room in Los Olivos recently, and I came away wishing I hadn't waited so long. I...