Now And Zin Wine

Summertime is the heyday for white wines and rosés. Maybe the most appreciated white during the heat of summer is a cool and refreshing Sauv...

Summertime - especially this one - calls for wines that like to be served with a chill. The winemakers of Rioja want you to know that they c...

Summertime - especially this one - calls for wines that like to be served with a chill. The winemakers of Rioja want you to know that they c...

Summertime's warm weather and outside gatherings always leave people throwing a case of beer into a washtub of ice.  Red wines typically...

Summer is generally considered rosé time, although I have noted - many times before - that it will serve us well any time of year. I alway...

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

The weather is heating up in the hemisphere I call home.  Summer is met with big cheers by sun worshippers, baseball fans and school child...

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

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...

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

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 ...

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...

Here's a fantastic summer wine that looks and drinks like a rosado, even though  it's marketed as a red by the folks who make i...

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

With summer here and patio parties no doubt on your agenda, I've been writing a lot about some nice white wines and rosés that are s...

I feel like the emcee who asks a question, tips the microphone toward the guest and has it ripped from his hand.  It's not a comple...

This week we're hearing from wine merchants on their favorite summer pairings. The official beginning of summer is still coming up ...

This week we'll hear from wine merchants on their favorite summer pairings.  The official beginning of summer is coming up ...

The weather is trying to turn warmer.  In Southern California, it's been backsliding a bit of late.  One day we'll get temperat...