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...
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...
[Updated 21 October 2017 12:25 GMT-8] Here are some resources via the Palo Alto JCC: [Updated 13 October 2017 18:25 GMT-8] As you undoubtedly know, Sonoma, Napa, and Mendocino counties are...
[pullquote]We need to join their wine club right now. In a few years that will be the only way to get their wine.[/pullquote] If memory serves, we first visited Jack Creek Cellars in 2006. After...
Exciting breaking news! The Université de Bourgogne in Dijon is offering a free, online wine course starting May 21. There are a few glitches in the registration process which I’ll outline...
[Updated September 22, 2o14 with additional information from a friend who lives in Pennsylvania.] We interrupt our regular reviewing with a public service announcement. First, you need to know that...
[pullquote]In effect, the L.A. County Supervisors have told the Malibu wineries, “Drop dead.”[/pullquote] The new Malibu Coast AVA might be DOA. Today the Los Angeles County Board of...
[Update August 26 12:30 pm. Berryessa News has produced a Youtube video using an aerial drone. The Trefethen winery is the subject. A historic winery building, vintage 1886, was badly damaged...