FROM THE VINE Wine Spectator magazine was originally based in San Francisco, and in 1989 I was invited to become the assistant wine tasting co…
FROM THE VINE Wine Spectator magazine was originally based in San Francisco, and in 1989 I was invited to become the assistant wine tasting co…
FROM THE VINE This is a great home that we consider akin to paradise. After all, we live in the heart of Central Coast wine country, halfway b…
The annual Wine & Chili Festival will return to Buellton on Sunday, Sept. 12, featuring over 30 wineries, craft breweries and spirit compa…
Former owner of Rideau Winery and Vineyard in Solvang Iris Duplantier Rideau — the first Black woman to own a winery in the United States — wi…
Pioneering winemaker Bryan Babcock, owner of Babcock Winery & Vineyards, was named 2021 Vintner of the Year by the Sta. Rita Hills Wine Al…
FROM THE VINE This is a great home that we consider akin to paradise. After all, we live in the heart of Central Coast wine country, halfway b…
FROM THE VINE Recently, I was invited to the media opening of The Hilt, the newest tasting room to open in the Sta. Rita Hills appellation.
The weekend event, slated for Thursday, Aug. 12 to Sunday, Aug. 15, will pay tribute to the establishment of Sta. Rita Hills as a designated A…
FROM THE VINE Winemaker's dinners and more offer opportunities to engage in great wine and food.
Participants are invited to walk a 4.3 miles course that includes three rigorous quarter-mile inclines across Alma Rosa's 628-acre estate loca…
FROM THE VINE I recently read an article about the six best wineries on Foxen Canyon Road, and three of them have been longtime favorites of mine.
FROM THE VINE The pandemic is finally fading out, and thanks to our creative vintners who struggled to survive it, they are coming up with som…
FROM THE VINE When I visit a tasting room I love enjoying live music while I taste, which has become more commonplace as we ease out of the CO…
FROM THE VINE Who says California wines don’t age long, you’ll never believe that once you taste Lane’s library wines. Cheers!
Regional winemaker Jim Clendenen — the pioneer and visionary behind Au Bon Climat winery — died in his sleep May 15, leaving an indelible mark…
FROM THE VINE Who says California wines don’t age long, you’ll never believe that once you taste Lane’s library wines. Cheers!
FROM THE VINE I am so happy to report the good news that our great Central Coast wineries are reopening quite successfully. Not only that, the…
FROM THE VINE It’s really quite rare to find a winery that sells exclusively to wine club members and online, or to anyone visiting the tasing…
FROM THE VINE Wine tasting is back in SLO and Santa Barbara counties, although it’s still limited to small parties of six or less. That’s okay…
FROM THE VINE Last weekend I attended a wine club pick up party that was practically in my backyard, it happened in Avila Beach at the Sinor-L…
FROM THE VINE While Los Olivos gets plenty of tourists, locals are eager to check out Nella Kitchen. So should you.
FROM THE VINE Rick Longoria makes an array of fine wine varietals, from Burgundy, Bordeaux, and the Rhone to Italy, Spain, and Port style wine…
Most people think of an India Pale Ale (IPA) as bracingly dry and bitter, and practically no one expects that to taste great with dessert. But…
FROM THE VINE As soon as February rolls around it always feels like the month of romance. It’s all about sweet pleasures like dining out in sp…
FROM THE VINE Our great restaurants are quite focused on local wines, and most of them at reasonable pricing. Now, during this pandemic, the r…
Happy New Year! We often have a bone-in prime rib roast for Christmas dinner each year. When we do, I always make a vegetable beef soup with t…
FROM THE VINE We may still not be allowed to visit wineries to (gasp) taste their wines, at the least until Jan. 29. But the wineries are offe…