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Finding a good bottle of wine from Southern California can be a challenge for those who enjoy the softness of cooler climate wines like Paso Robles, Santa Barbara, Sonoma and … Continue Reading Bottle of Wine From Laguna Canyon Winery
While we enjoy a bottle of wine from Lodi, a major zinfandel& syrah producing region (plus a lot of other wines labeled as ‘Californian’), we’ve not posted anything about the … Continue Reading A Bottle of Wine From Lodi – The Zinfandel Wine Treasure of California’s Central Valley
When you hear the word Cucamonga used in a song or a joke it implies it’s a far off distant land that really does not exist. It’s like referring to … Continue Reading Cucamonga Valley Filippi Family – Southern California Pioneer Wine Makers
A pristine cork, pulled from a bottle of wine, is an elegant sign of a savory things to come. But not all is perfect in this world. Overheated bottles or … Continue Reading Bottle of Wine Cork Vs. Screw Cap – The Weakness of Sealing Wine With Cork
Over the years former Wall Street Journal columnists John Brecher and Dorothy Gaiter lamented wineries choosing animals for their wine bottle labels. They labeled them ‘Critter Wines.’ As you can … Continue Reading Critter Wine Worth The Taste – Rabbit Ridge of Paso Robles
When wine tasting, you have to kiss in lot of ugly frogs (at the beginning of each flight) until you find your beautiful/handsome princess or prince at the end of … Continue Reading Bella Winery – The End of the Road in Healdsburg
Finding elbow space at wineries in the Pleasant Valley Trail (the northeast quadrant of Paso Robles) isn’t hard. So the next time you’re in Paso Robles make sure you visit … Continue Reading Graveyard Vineyards – Paso Robles’ Quiet Wine Tasting
While visiting Sonoma County recently, we found an old friend we hadn’t seen for years. At the very southern bottom of the county there is a winery we visited over 10 … Continue Reading Ancient Vine Carignane – An Out of the Ordinary Taste of Wine