Now And Zin Wine

Recently, my wife had a hair appointment in Beverly Hills, followed immediately by a girlfriend lunch, also in Beverly Hills.  I dropped...

We have  tasted and written  about the Stepping Stone Riesling and Sauvignon Blanc Cuvée Musqué from Napa Valley's  Cornerstone Cell...

One of Temecula’s showcase wineries -  South Coast Winery  - held their second live-streamed Group Therapy session of 2011 on May 25th. ...

Yesterday  we tasted the  Stepping Stone  Napa Valley Riesling.  Napa Valley's  Cornerstone Cellars  also provided Now And Zin with ...

Napa Valley’s  Cornerstone Cellars  is known for their high-end Cabernet Sauvignon wines.  These are wines mainly destined for the cella...

During the weeks leading up to Thanksgiving, all the blogosphere and Twitterverse was abuzz with what kind of wine to pair with the big ...

Dry rosés are a favorite around the Now And Zin household, and we recently tried a 2009 version of one we liked in the 2008 vintage. The...

A nice, balmy evening - somewhat the rarity in the Los Angeles neighborhood called Laurel Canyon - lured the Now And Zin family out ont...

A beautiful sunny lunch in Beverly Hills always puts me in the mood for a rosé.  Such was the case at  Il Forno Caldo , a favorite lunc...

It's always a pleasure to discover a fantastic restaurant, particularly one with a great wine list.  Mrs. Now And Zin and I are putt...

I have sampled the wines of  Lone Madrone  at several tasting events around Southern California, but have never had the pleasure of a vi...

Amanda Cramer was a math teacher before becoming an extraordinary winemaker.  “One particular group of students drove me to drink,” she ...

The Los Angeles restaurant,  Bulan Thai Vegetarian Kitchen , was the starting point for quite an enjoyable night of friends, food and wi...

It was a short week for Denise and me, but a tough one nonetheless.  Our Friday night came on Thursday, and we opted to go for what we h...

We'll keep the summertime wines rolling with a look back at a rosé I had a couple of summers ago and enjoyed immensely, the  Ojai V...

With the weather unseasonably cool in Southern California recently, it seems almost a shame to crack open a nice Central Coast rosé.  P...

One of the great warm weather lunches in Los Angeles is found at  Fabrocini Beverly Glen  restaurant. I'll bet a good many of their...

Dinner with a couple of good friends at  Il Forno Caldo  in Beverly Hills brought that ugly bias against rosé into the light of the wan...

Deep Canyon Cellars   is a house label sold by Los Angeles wine shop Wally's.  According to  Wally's website  , "the group...

Another visit to  Salades de Provence  , an amazing French bistro on La Cienega at Holloway in Los Angeles, brought another satifying d...