Last night we cracked open two bottles of pinot noir, both 2016 vintage. One was the Belden Barns Serendipity block. The second was Jack Creek Cellars Estate Reserve. The former is in the Sonoma Mountain AVA just east of Santa Rosa. Jack Creek is in the Westside district of the Paso Robles AVA. We are long-time club members of both these fine wineries. This is our Sonoma...
Via the American Association of Wine Economists, the new European Union planting rights are available. As you may have guessed, winegrapes are being planted. This is yet another illustration of EU...
I just heard that Kent Rosenblum passed away on September 5, 2018. Mr. Rosenblum, founder of the eponymous Rosenblum Cellars, became famous for zinfandels, sourcing grapes from all over Northern...
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There is, indeed, bad news for the Santa Rita Hills. Santa Barbara County has implemented a set of regulations for marijuana growers that are probably the loosest in the state. Among other features...
First it was Florida man. Next camp Florida woman. But the latest is Florida gator. This big boy seems to have a taste for red wine. See the PDF for details. TweetFacebook Twitter Pinterest Email
When she was still writing for Bloomberg, Megan McArdle did a winetasting of two wine clubs: National Review and The Nation. The former is conservative, the latter is very liberal. Hence, political...
We discovered En Route pinot noir at Pinotfest 2015. And we were very impressed. On Norma’s recent birthday we took a chance on The Post, a new local restaurant (full review forthcoming, stay...
It was just over a year ago that fires swept through northern California wine country. We posted a link to various resources. Now the fires are back. The two largest are the Camp Fire in Butte...
If you have a bottle of this beauty laying around, don’t hesitate to open it. Aromas of bing and black cherries. The palate features one of the finest, silkiest tannin finishes I’ve...
We’ve written about these folks quite a bit over the years. About a week ago we got our wine club shipment. The pinots can wait but the lure of the Belden Barns 2017 sauvigvnon blanc ($26)...
Our friends at Artisan Wine Depot invited us to a special food and champagne pairing on September 19. The champagne was from Piper-Heidsieck with their local expert and evangelist Kyle Kaplan. Food...
Long-time readers will remember our admiration for Hahn Family Wines. We were delighted to be invited to a tasting by our friends at Artisan Wine Depot. Hahn visits Artisan and we are there to...
[Editors note: Please welcome our new contributing author CD Schroder. We trust that she will broaden our offerings, starting with cider.] The 9th Annual Hop ‘n Barley Festival was held at the...
At last, after centuries of “scientific” chicanery, we can reveal the true story of why the dinosaurs went extinct. Tweet Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
