Posts By Josie Cowden
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Food & DrinkAlfaro Family Vineyards’ Well-Rounded Chardonnay
The 2018 Chardonnay is brimming with ample flavors of pear, apple and white peach
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Food & DrinkSoquel Vineyards’ Best-of-Class Pinot Noir
Superbly-made Pinot is a wild-ride of aromas and flavors
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Food & DrinkA Tempting Tempranillo From Sonnet Wine Cellars
This smooth wine is a perfect pairing with tapas
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Food & DrinkMartin Ranch’s Hearty Zinfandel
Martin Ranch produces a polished J.D. Hurley 2017 Zinfandel
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Food & DrinkGhostwriter’s Vigorous 2016 Pinot Noir
The full-bodied wine highlights bold flavors of spice and cherry
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Food & DrinkRiver Run’s Spicy Cote D’Aromas
River Run makes a full-bodied Cote D’Aromas
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Food & DrinkA Superb Sparkling Rose from Equinox
The 2014 Monterey Sparkling Rose from Equinox is perfectly sweet for Valentine's Day
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Food & DrinkA Luscious Pinot Noir 2017 from Sarah’s Vineyard
An easily-paired pinot noir
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Food & DrinkThe Layered Integrity Wines 2017 Old Vine Zin
The 2017 Old Vine Zin from Lodi is a lush zinfandel
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Food & DrinkDeVincenzi Cellars’ Voluptuous Sangiovese 2016
This family-run winery produces a striking crimson wine
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Food & DrinkSerene Cellars’ Satisfying Sauvignon Blanc
This fruity-floral white wine is one of the most popular from MJA Vineyards
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Food & DrinkBonny Doon Vineyard’s Savory Vin Gris De Cigare
Bonny Doon Vineyard is closing its Davenport tasting room, but its signature wines live on
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Food & DrinkLester Estate’s Celebration-Worthy Chardonnay
A white wine to start 2020 off on a high note
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Food & DrinkLoma Prieta Winery’s Mountain-Top Pinotage
Loma Prieta Winery has built a reputation for producing rare Pinotage
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Food & DrinkSC Mountain Vineyards’ Zesty Grenache
A classic vine making a comeback in California
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Food & DrinkA Pelican Ranch Rosé to Remember
UCSC chemistry professor blends up a winner
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Food & DrinkA Turkey-Ready Bargetto Merlot
Soquel winery’s 2017 Santa Cruz Mountains blend is primed for pairing
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Food & DrinkBlack Ridge Vineyards’ Mountain Hideaway
A luxe 2015 Chardonnay
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Food & DrinkMuccigrosso Vineyards Makes Anti-Wimpy Wine
Muccigrosso makes a powerful 2014 Pinot Noir
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Food & DrinkSoquel Vineyards Superior 2018 Chardonnay
A crisp white wine, served with views of the Monterey Bay
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Food & DrinkMorgan Winery’s Zesty 2017 Sauvignon Blanc
A bargain buy bursting with lemongrass and citrus notes
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Food & DrinkBartolo’s Spirited Merlot 2013
A bold red wine primed for a haunted holiday
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Food & DrinkAn Aptos Outpost for Greek Wine
Domaine Gioulis’ Sofos is a Mediterranean vacation in a glass
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Food & DrinkSante Arcangeli Moves South
Pescadero winery’s new Aptos tasting room features a stellar Rosé of Pinot Noir
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Food & DrinkBargetto’s Golden 2017 Pinot Grigio
Corralitos grapes lend striking color and flavor
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Food & DrinkVilla dei Sogni’s Stateside Vino Rossi
Santa Cruz vintners had to overcome life-altering health scare
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Food & DrinkMargins Wine’s Aromatic Muscat Blanc 2018
A standout white blend from a rising star of natural wine
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Food & DrinkA Taste of Uruguay in Artesana Tannat 2015
International winery has Santa Cruz roots
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Food & DrinkArmitage Pinot Noir Channels Ghosts of Hitchcock
Armitage vineyard on former Hitchcock estate produces a show-stopping 2017 Pinot
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Food & DrinkEquinox’s Sparkling Rosé to Remember
A long-weekend-ready Rosé of Pinot Noir
