Now And Zin Wine

Edna Valley is a beautiful area of San Luis Obispo's wine country.  The rolling hills, the nearby Pacific Ocean, the vineyards.  When ...

The wine list at Monsieur Marcel's in L.A.'s Farmers Market isn't expansive, but it always offers at least a few wines which w...

The Paso Robles wine region sprawls over a good part of California's Central Coast.  It sprawls so, that it was recently divided into ...

When a grape surprises me, it reinvigorates my interest in it.  Like that birdie on the eighteenth after a miserable round of hacking away...

Wines made in Dry Creek Valley have the flavor of the old West, the frontier, the pioneers.  While briar is a common tasting note for Dry ...

Château Peyros is the southernmost property in the Madiran region of Gascony, in France's far southwest corner.  The property's na...

Collier Falls is right next to Bella Winery 's property and farmed by Barry Collier .  He's caring for land that was planted by It...

Bodega Gonzalez Byass has been in Jerez -- southern Spain, the Andalusia region - for nearly 200 years.  This sherry is named after the fo...

Dining with friends is an all-too-rare pleasure in Los Angeles.  Some will say, "What's he talking about? All we do is get togeth...

A fizzy, pink Bulle-Moose de Cigare is already on the loose from Bonny Doon Vineyard .  Now, two other canned quality wines join in becaus...

If you suffer from health problems caused by sulfites, the headaches and itching probably cause you to stay away from wine altogether.  Th...

The Zabala family is in their seventh generation on their Monterey County property in the Arroyo Seco appellation.  In a dry riverbed full...

"Strength, nerve and courage" is on the label of the Matsu wines from Spain's Toro region.  Matsu means "wait" in...

When traveling, one should always try the local beers.  That's my philosophy, and it has served me well during the craft beer years.  ...