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Article: 2010 Alpha Omega Syrah Krupp Brothers Vineyard Napa Valley
Alpha Omega first opened the doors of their hip yet inviting
Article: Spotlight on the Santa Lucia Highlands AVA
The Santa Lucia Highlands AVA was established in 1991. Commercial wine grape cultivation there started in the early 1970’s. Today, there are 45 vineyards and just o...
Article: 20+ Wine Events for the Weekend, January 13 - 15, 2012
Now that all the New Year's hoopla is over and the consequent hangovers are past, Northern California wineries are celebrating winter. Those wineries that don't have snow — and most d...
Article: Kick Off the New Year with these Wine Events this Weekend
This weekend is actually a little quiet due to remaining bowl games, lingering fatigue and New Year's resolutions involving abstinence. So, you can ease your way into 2012. Frankly,...
Article: 4 Wines from Thacher Winery of Paso Robles, including the 2008 Thacher Zinfandel
The Paso Robles AVA is both the largest undivided official viticultural area in California (meaning that it has no smaller AVAs within it) and the fastest growing. Just ten years ago, there were only 35 wineries in the 609,673 acre...
Article: 10 Big Wine Events to Look Forward to in Early 2012
As many people are looking forward to a spending this weekend at home with family and friends, there aren’t a lot of wine events. So, with the New Year just around the corner, this...
Article: Fort Ross-Seaview AVA Approved within Sonoma Coast
On December 14, 2011, the Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB)
Article: Introducing the Coombsville AVA in Napa Valley
Yesterday, December 14, 2011, the Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB)
Article: A Good One Day Napa Valley Itinerary for First Timers
Last Saturday I led a group of five friends on a wine-tasting trip through Napa Valley. I always enjoy doing that. It’s an added treat when the people haven’t spent much tim...
Article: Green Winery Opens Tasting Room at Solar Living Institute
In what I suspect is the first such tie-in ever, Mendocino County's
Article: 10 Entertaining Wine Events for September 24 - 25, 2011
While the...
Article: How Big is the California Wine Industry?
Article: Wine Tasting in Paso Robles - 3 Winning Wineries on Live Oak and Arbor Roads
This is the final installment our series of articles on where to taste wine in Paso Robles. Today, we look at three of my favorite Paso Robles producers of Rhone...
Article: New Tasting Room Opens - Stark and Cartograph at Garagiste Healdsburg
Garagiste Healdsburg, a...
Article: Wine Tasting in Paso Robles - 3 Top Stops on Anderson Road
Anderson Road is today’s area of focus in the NorCalWine 5-part series of articles on tasting wine in Paso Robles region-by-region....
Article: Wine Bloggers in Action at the North American Wine Bloggers Conference
I'll provide my thoughts on the 2011 North American Wine Bloggers Conference in a separate article soon, as well as separate articles on my perceptions of the Virginia...
Article: 2008 Black Sears Estate Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain Napa Valley
Drive about as far up Howell Mountain as you think you can. Then keep driving to reach Black Sears. Their 24-acre estate vineyard sits at...
Article: Thomas Jefferson's Wine Cellar at Monticello and Trivia Answers
This article is a little later being published than I'd hoped. Because I had an opportunity to hang out in Thomas Jefferson's wine cellar and I took it. Wouldn't you? Sadly,...
Article: Wine Tasting in Paso Robles - My Top 4 Picks in Southwest Paso
Today’s post offers my best recommendations for wineries in Southwest Paso Robles, near the intersection of 46 West and Vineyard Drive. I’ll also tell you whe...
Article: Who's Afraid of Virginia Wine?
By day, and often by night, I am a California wine guy. My personal tastes in wine are more catholic than that though. And I’m not referring to sacramental wine. I h...