Mercy Vineyards has garnered a wealth of gold medals for its 2010 Pinot Noir, including a double gold at the 2013 San...
Crikey! Here comes another great wine from expert winemaker Randall Grahm—a Gravitas 2014 that will thrill your palate.
My friend Emma from London came to visit for a few days in early March, so I took her wine tasting in...
Sarah’s Vineyard of Gilroy is known for crafting fine wines—and one of my all-time favorites is its Chardonnay. But this time, its...
I visited the Capitola Mall recently to check out the newly launched Third Fridays Walking Art Tour, and was surprised to find...
A good way to experience Twisted Roots’ wine is with a stay at Vendange Inn & Suites in Carmel.
Easter is coming up this weekend, the perfect excuse to treat yourself and your loved ones to a little bit of bubbly...
Muscat 2012
Deluxe Foods of Aptos has a splendid selection of local wines.
High in the Los Gatos hills and along the winding Bear Creek Road is Byington Winery.
When looking for a bottle of something to have with dinner, Gewürztraminer 2012 is not the first wine to come to mind....
After enjoying its contents, I couldn’t throw away the empty bottle of Picchetti Winery’s Red Table Wine.
Jerold O’Brien has been in the wine business for a long time. As owner and winemaker at Silver Mountain Vineyards, the expertise...
When some friends invited me and my husband to a dinner of “gourmet food,” and mentioned that they had just brought back...
When I get together with my group of British women once a month—we are all transplants from Dear Old Blighty—we share food...
Pinot Noir 2012
The Santa Lucia Highlands appellation of Monterey County is a prime grape-growing region. Its proximity to the cool maritime influences of the...
Scanning the shelves of Deluxe Foods of Aptos, which carries an impressive selection of local and imported wines, I picked up a...
I was first introduced to Ser wines when I met up with winemaker Nicole Walsh for a tasting last year.
It’s around this time of year that I usually write about sparkling wine—we all love a glass of bubbly to start off...
One of Santa Cruz’s most happening areas to go wine tasting is in the westside’s Swift Street Courtyard complex. Ever since a...
At the opening celebration of the new Santa Clara Wine Trail in August, one of the wineries we visited was Fortino. This...
Looking for a fabulous wine for the holidays that’s not going to break the bank? Then try Wargin Wines Montepulciano 2011 Suisun...
It’s not just the winged goddess on the label of Mercy Vineyards’ Riverbed Chardonnay 2012 that makes it a good Christmas gift...
I was just in the process of purchasing a bottle of Big Basin’s 2012 Homestead in Vinocruz when Matt Ryan walked into...
Thanksgiving is just around the corner, so it’s time to be thinking about the wine you’re going to serve with that special...
It’s time to start thinking about which wines will take center stage at our holidays—be it to serve with dinner or to...
Looking for some blood-red wine for your Halloween party? Then I have a recommendation for a new brew.
The 2012 Pinot that winemaker Vann Slatter produced was good, but the 2013 is even better. Not surprisingly, it has become a...
Friends who are wine club members of Martin Ranch invited us to the winery’s fun and festive annual barbecue, where the wine...
