California's Wine Regions, Terrior, Day Trips, Wine Tasting
Essays Exploring The Abundance & Variety of California Wines Why devote time and resources to writing about California wine tasting experiences? What is it so important about wine for us … Continue Reading Why Write About California Wine Tasting Experiences?
The Rise of Rhône and Fall of Cabernet ‘Psssst, hey you wanna buy some great wine on the cheap, Napa Cabernet to be specific. Yeah, I got 30,000 gallons and … Continue Reading Glut Of California Cabernet Sauvignon Means Discounts For The King of Bordeaux Wines
For California wineries, 2024 was the year sale declines became obvious to wine makers. The state lost 222 commercial wineries last year, declining to 41% of American wineries. Let’s put … Continue Reading CBW 2024 Top Stories: Bankruptcies, Discounts & California Winery Closures Impact on Wine Prices
The California Winery sales slump continues into 2025 forcing vintners to rethink estate wine tasting and sales strategies. They want you to visit because they can’t sell you wine unless … Continue Reading In Napa All Californians Receive Wine Discounts During January 2025
California wine regions were pummeled by wild weather spouting atmospheric rivers drenching us in the winter of 2022-2023. The big question all year has been, ‘What affect will that water … Continue Reading Water Into California Wine: Is This 2023 Vintage the Best Of The Decade?
What is your comfort zone when paying for a flight of estate wine tasting? Is it $20, $30, $50 or higher? Alpha Omega Collective’s tasting room in Paso Robles is … Continue Reading $100 Flights of California Wine Tasting Land in Paso Robles
The cost of tasting an estate California bottle of wine has escalated since the pandemic altered our lives (just one more inflation hit.) There are a few ways to mitigate … Continue Reading Cutting the Cost of Estate Wine Tasting With Regional Winery Passports
“Do you smoke, use drugs or drink alcohol?” Classic questions from a doctor but the next question surprised me after I shared my wine proclivities. “Do you like Napa wine?” … Continue Reading With California Wine, ‘Love The One You’re With’
It’s a California Golden Age of Wine Bottles of Wine Throughout the State Deserve Our Attention, Not Just Napa There are just too many good appelations and bottles of wine … Continue Reading What About Napa Valley Bottles of Wine?
As spring approaches, so do bottle of wine deliveries. Three club deliveries arrived in the last week, Denner, Scheid and Hahn. Scheid Vineyards is in Monterey County, sheltered on the leeward … Continue Reading Salinas Valley’s Bottle of Wine – Monterey’s Scheid Vineyards