“Stay out of Malibu, deadbeat!!!” As a stunning display just how behind I am on everything, my take on the upstart, bootstrapping wineries of Southern California’s Ventura County was recently published over at PalatePress.com. Yeah, that’s the one I talked about back in January when we featured the recent releases of Ventura’s Four Brix Winery…
Category: California wine
Whistle-stop Sonoma Wine And Food Tour, British Style (The Guardian’s America Uncovered)
This past weekend, The Guardian (the one “over the pond” in the UK) published my recommendations of wine and food places to hit when driving from Seattle to northern California, as part of their America Uncovered series. Like 99.9% of all of my other paying gigs, this one found me [ editor’s note: this is…
Bohemian Severity? (Ross Cobb And Claypool Cellars Team Up To Make Serious Sonoma Pinot)
At this point, I think we can agree that Sonoma winemaker Ross Cobb now owes me some money. Certainly I’ve reviewed and featured a few of his wines here, with quite favorable results – though that’s not, of course, why I think he should be paying me (really, we’ve had enough of that alleged behavior…
Dude, Where’s My “Wine?” (Marijuana And Wine Remain Popular Pairing For California Winemakers)
I recently had a conversation with a celebrity involved in the California wine biz that went something like this: CA Wine Celebrity: “Hey – have you ever had cannabis-infused wine?” Me: “Cannabis-infused?” CWC: “Yeah. Totally. Pot wine?” Me: “No – but I wouldn’t be surprised if every other winemaker in California was drinking it; and…