Now And Zin Wine

People who love Pinot Noir love Pinot Noir tasting events.  One of the best that we look forward to in Southern California is the Pasadena...

Zin lovers are frothing at the mouth, chomping at the bit - they can’t wait, already.  The ZAP Festival - Zinfandel Advocates and Produce...

The tenth annual STARS of Santa Barbara event brought the Santa Barbara wine country to Beverly Hills for a show I was pleased to cover. ...

The first couple of months of a new year in Los Angeles always seem to be jam-packed with wine tasting events of all shapes and sizes.  H...

There’s a great event coming in mid-February that showcases the small wine producers of Santa Barbara County - the Garagiste Festival, So...

Steve Shaw has the unenviable position of having a name which restricts a Google search for his product.  He is buried under a mountain ...

The first annual Sierra Pelona Valley Wine Festival, which was scheduled for January 26, 2013, has been postponed until April 20, 2013. I...

Spanish wine is a favorite of mine, and I love Garnacha in particular.  It’s a nice dining experience when the restaurant offers some Spa...

I keep tasting Trader Joe’s wines that are made in Santa Maria, and I keep finding them to be excellent wines for the price point.   Com...

If you do a Google search for "cult cab," you find the word "Napa" coming up a lot, but Sonoma?  Not so much.  Winema...

The Now And Zin Wine Country series continues with wine from the state of Washington.  The overview of Washington wine’s historical pers...

For those of us who like to attend wine tasting events in Southern California, January can be an action-packed month.  There’s a lot of s...

Napa Valley producer Smith-Madrone is run by two brothers named Smith.  The "Madrone" part of the winery's name comes from...

Napa Valley producer Smith-Madrone ’s Riesling was written up here recently.  Stu Smith and his winemaker brother Charles were kind enoug...

The wine tastes great, but I have a bit of a bone to pick with V. Sattui Winery over the name of this one.  Port wine comes from Portuga...

At the Las Vegas Brio Tuscan Grille , I felt like a Zinfandel, but wanted to drink Italian.  That’s an easy situation to deal with when t...

There's the old Las Vegas joke about the guy at the bus depot bumming the fare back home.  Guy gives him the money for the ticket, bu...

Now And Zin hopes you are having a wonderful holiday season, full of family, giving and love. There should be some wine in there, too.

Napa Valley producer Smith-Madrone makes wine from grapes grown on their estate at the top of the Spring Mountain district.  Stu Smith w...

Sometimes people who know I write about wine will engage me in a wine conversation.  This usually involves either asking for a recommend...