Now And Zin Wine

From the vaults.  My annual rant about mulled wine.  Please excuse my rancor.  Mulled wine really heats me up.

Old vines are appreciated the most in Zinfandel vineyards.  California's heritage grape has been growing nonstop in Lodi for more than...

Southern California local heroes The Hickmen do a song called, " Costco Socks ," which decries the big-box life that took over/r...

Four Ferrari-Carano wines were recently featured in an online virtual tasting session, of which I was invited to be a part.  The presenta...

From the vaults, 2012. Old vines are better.

Old vines are appreciated the most in Zinfandel vineyards. California's heritage grape has been growing nonstop in Lodi for more than ...

From a few years back, Eden's ice cider is still one of my favorite holiday sips.

San Diego's Modern Times Beer is an inventive and committed craft brewery. I tried their Orderville IPA a bit ago and loved it. More...

The wine world recently lost Don Carano , who founded Ferrari-Carano Vineyards and Winery in 1981 with his wife, Rhonda .  A Wine Spectat...

Sweet Bordeaux wines are for more than dessert. You can start a meal with them, an aperitif, or pair them with your main courses. Try to p...

There's a fast food ad campaign which includes the tagline, "We have the meats." Sorry, drive-through, but you can't hol...

Sauternes is a French appellation exclusive to sweet, golden dessert wines made largely from Sémillon grapes. Sweet Bordeaux wines are for...

Sauternes is a city in France's Bordeaux region. It is also an appellation exclusive to sweet, golden dessert wines made largely from ...

Sauternes is a city in France's Bordeaux region. It is also an appellation exclusive to sweet, golden dessert wines made largely from ...

Portugal's Douro Valley is one of the most distinctive terroirs in the wide, wide world of wine. Prats and Symington grow grapes and ...