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...

My Favorite Neighbor is a winery run by Eric Jensen , owner of Booker Vineyard in Paso Robles. He and some of his Paso neighbors collaborat...

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

There's a three-way wine tasting room in San Luis Obispo.  Baileyana , Tangent and True Myth all show off their wines in a little ye...

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...

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

A visit to wine country isn’t really complete without an encounter with a unique personality at the tasting bar. John Somogyi was that pe...

Driving California's Central Coast offers so many great places to stop and enjoy life that volumes have been written about them. The...

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

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

Wine events are fun to attend - in vino festivus - but they usually have a serious side, too.  The serious side of wine realizes there ar...

Bonny Doon Vineyards ’ chief Randall Grahm has made wine from many different grape varieties during his illustrious career, but the ones...

The Southern California thermometer nudged up over the 80 degree mark in early March, and the contacts on my Facebook page were all g...

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...

Artisan Cheese Gallery  is a great little place for some fantastic cheese, but they have a great selection of wines, too.  The restauran...

Paso Robles, California is remembered by many as the place actor James Dean had hoped to drive through on his way to Salinas.  Dean'...

The celebration of California Wine Month, " Unexpected Grapes From Unexpected Places ," was a Southern California tasting even...

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&#...

Larry Stanton, owner and winemaker of  Cerro Prieto Vineyard and Cellars , doesn’t go to Mexico any more. Who could blame him? After no...

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...