Now And Zin Wine

I wanted a Tempranillo at Cafe 322 , the one on the wine list.  We had made our way to Sierra Madre, practically on the other end of the ear...

Don't you love it when you go to restaurant that had found itself  "off the list" for one reason or another, and find that it...

The 181 Merlot clone has thrived in the red clay soil of Bordeaux's Pomerol region.  Now we find that the red clay soil of the Clay Sta...

ZCS - the letters stand for the blend, Zinfandel, Carignane and Sangiovese.  60% Z, 24% C and 16% S, it's an obscure blend, to be sure. ...

Viñas Chilenas Reserva Merlot 2009  Viñas Chilenas is a Trader Joe brand produced and bottled by Videma S.A.   From Chile's Valle Centr...

Santa Barbara winemekers seem to have a way with Syrah.  And Santa Barbara wine lovers are proud of that.  I attended a wine tasting event i...

Hopefully 2010 will bring us all much better financial positions.  That's where my heart is, but my head tells me not to start buying r...

All too often, I think of Italian red wines as lightweight party favors.  Tasty, maybe even interesting, but ultimately with not enough gu...

The Christmas season of 2009 was full of hustling and bustling and running about, as most Christmas seasons are.  Denise and I took a break...

It was raining in Los Angeles, which is never good news for the drive home from work. Added to that problem was word of a power outage in L...