Fresh off the heels of our Santa Barbara County 2025 tasting report, Cristaldi & Co. has just unleashed another comprehensive tasting report, this time on the even-more-under-served wine regions of New York State! Titled New York State’s Wine Awakening, this report might just be the most in-depth coverage of the NYS wine scene in recent…
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Victory for Your Wallet (Some Price-Friendly Selections from Victoria)
While I’ve talked about visiting Australia’s Victoria region (over ten years ago!), highlighted wines from its unusually ancient soils, and explored selections from its primarily family-owned producers, I haven’t really talked about the fact that the region still packs quite a punch in terms of value delivered per hard-earned buck spent. Ever-changing tarriff issues aside,…
Strong All Along (2025 Santa Barbara County Tasting Report)
A quick update to let you know that another 2025 tasting report in which I had a hand in creating is now available on Cristaldi & Co., this time focusing on the under-served California wine region of Santa Barbara County.
10+ wineries and 150+ wines are deatured therein!…
“The World’s Oldest Startup” (Catching Up With Livermore Valley’s Wente Family)
At this point, I think that I’ve met most of the 5th generation of the Wente family (including jamming with Winegrower & Chief Land and Supply Officer Karl Wente at his then unfinished house several years ago, which is just the kind of thing that happens to people like me on wine travels, I guess)….