Breaking
  • One French Drink from Summer thru Fall: Pineau des Charentes
  • 2022 Merriam Blanc de Noirs, 25th anniversary sparkling wine: sustainably made
  • Santa Rosa Craft Beer and Food Take Center Stage
  • A Sea (or SEE) Adventure off Santa Barbara
    • Home
    • Wine

      Wine

      2022 Merriam Blanc de Noirs, 25th anniversary sparkling wine: sustainably made

      Features
      1 min read

      Love Letter to a Volcano-with White Wine

      Feature Stories
      4 min read

      Startlingly Vivid Prosecco-and More-from this Castle Winery in Italy

      Feature Stories
      3 min read

      Random

      2005 Hayman & Hill Meritage Reserve Selection

      Becky Sue Epstein
      Wine Reviews
      1 min read
      • Feature Stories
      • New Releases
      • Wine Reviews
      • Taste and Travel
    • Spirits

      Spirits

      Wohlfert Distilling Craft Spirits Ride on Prohibition Heritage

      Spirits
      3 min read

      Why Low-Alcoholic Wine May Be Increasing & An Adult Beverage Option; Even No-Alc can be Tasty

      Features
      4 min read

      A Dog, a Mountain Hike and Gin

      Feature Profiles
      1 min read

      Random

      Wine under attack: UK guidelines discount moderation

      Simon J Woolf
      Feature Stories
      3 min read
      • Feature Profiles
      • New Releases
      • Taste and Travel
    • Travel

      Travel

      Santa Rosa Craft Beer and Food Take Center Stage

      Destination Features
      6 min read

      Downtown Healdsburg for Fine Wine and Gourmet Dining

      Destination Features
      6 min read

      Enjoy Cancun-adjacent Isla Mujeres at Coco B Villas

      Travel
      7 min read

      Random

      Roman Wine Cooperative Gotto d’Oro

      Becky Sue Epstein
      Destination Features
      2 min read
      • Destination Features
      • Hotel Reviews
      • Restaurant Reviews
      • Sights
      • Bar Highlights
      • Travel Tips
    • Hospitality

      Hospitality

      Classic Chinese Fine Dining at Z&Y Peking Duck

      Restaurants
      4 min read

      Montréal Chefs Star in the Culinary World

      Features
      8 min read

      Recharge-Relax-Decompress-Dine in Monterey CA

      Features
      4 min read

      Random

      Women Chefs Seed Plant Forward Dining at The Grove in Napa

      Deborah Grossman
      Hospitality
      5 min read
      • Bars
      • Local Insights
      • Restaurants
    • About
      • Editors
    • Contact Us

    Plush and Forward Thinking: 2018 Alma Rosa Winery La Encantada Blanc

    Becky Sue Epstein
    Wine Reviews
    1 min read
    Santa Barbara County’s pioneering winemaker Richard Sanford has been known for his unexpectedly wonderful wines for many decades. He was recently honored as 2020 vintner of the year, a visionary in planting and producing wines in what is now called the Santa Rita Hills AVA [aka Sta Rita Hills]. His

    To Drink before Dinner: 2017 Ron Rubin Russian River Valley Pinot Noir

    Becky Sue Epstein
    Wine Reviews
    1 min read
    When I opened this wine before dinner I found it way too easy to drink. There’s an appealing lively acidity that makes you keep wanting another sip, and another. Then I remembered I had opened the bottle to review the wine, so here’s a description of what’s in the bottle:

    A Good Choice for a Warm Evening: 2016 Tenuta di Fessina Erse Etna Rosso

    Becky Sue Epstein
    Wine Reviews
    1 min read
    “Volcanic wine” is an important new subset of vital wines. Grapevines grown on volcanic soils can impart more complexity to many aspects of the finished wines, from aromas and flavors to structure and overall quality. This red wine is from one of the new, well-known volcanic wine growing regions in

    A Red Blend and a Resort: 2018 Herdade Dos Grous Red

    Becky Sue Epstein
    Wine Reviews
    1 min read
    The wine has an earthiness in its aroma and tannins, a vigorous structure and fruit-forward, ripe dark plum flavors, with lively acidity throughout. Grapes for this wine are harvested by hand, and the vineyards boast drip irrigation for water conservation. Incidentally, this location also has a hotel, olive groves, and

    2014 Carmin­ Reguengos Garrafeira Dos Sócios

    Becky Sue Epstein
    Wine Reviews
    1 min read
    This richly textured wine is released after 30 months in oak and a further twelve in bottle. The wine is mature now, and a pleasure to drink. It is made by a cooperative in the Alentejo region of Portugal that was founded fifty years ago. This is a classic blend

    2018 Casa Relvas Sul Red Blend

    Becky Sue Epstein
    Wine Reviews
    1 min read
    The label on this bottle is made of cork, because it comes directly from the Portuguese region of Alentejo which has cork forests that are known for their biodiversity and ecological balance. While this family-owned winery works within the region’s increasingly rigorous sustainability requirements, they still produce a very traditional

    Lively yet Sustainable: 2018 Esporão Colheita Branco

    Becky Sue Epstein
    Wine Reviews
    1 min read
    Made by a large, innovative, family-owned company with organically certified grapes from their own vineyards. Most Portuguese white wines are blends that may vary slightly with each vintage, and this is no exception, though the main varieties in this wine are listed: antão vaz, viosinho and alvarinho. The wine has

    New Rare Wine from a Historic Grape: 2017 Cameron Hughes Muscat Canelli Lot 648

    Becky Sue Epstein
    Wine Reviews
    1 min read
    Very dusty bottles, nearly hidden at the back of shelf in an old wine shop: this was my first encounter with Muscat Canellli, soon after I began visiting Napa and Sonoma to learn about wine. Because the labels and the bottles were unknown to me, I was intrigued. I bought
    1 … 24 25 26 27 28 … 434

    NEW BOOKS IN REVIEW

    Vinitacora Baja California award-winning bilingual wine guide The Award-Winning Bilingual Book Showcasing Mexico’s Wine Routes by Lorena Hernández & Fabián Jáuregui Also available on Amazon

    Popular Categories

    • About (141)
    • Beer Reviews (9)
    • Book Review (2)
    • Features (1,561)
    • Hospitality (13)
      • Bars (3)
      • Local Insights (4)
      • Restaurants (8)
    • Spirits (60)
      • Feature Profiles (6)
      • New Releases (11)
      • Taste and Travel (2)
    • Travel (26)
      • Bar Highlights (4)
      • Destination Features (14)
      • Hotel Reviews (11)
      • Restaurant Reviews (10)
      • Sights (8)
      • Travel Tips (1)
    • Wine (2,290)
      • Feature Stories (468)
      • New Releases (8)
      • Taste and Travel (9)
      • Wine Grapes (1)
      • Wine Reviews (1,822)
    • wine grape (2)
    • winery (5)
    • Home
    • Wine
      • Feature Stories
      • New Releases
      • Wine Reviews
      • Taste and Travel
    • Spirits
      • Feature Profiles
      • New Releases
      • Taste and Travel
    • Travel
      • Destination Features
      • Hotel Reviews
      • Restaurant Reviews
      • Sights
      • Bar Highlights
      • Travel Tips
    • Hospitality
      • Bars
      • Local Insights
      • Restaurants
    • About
      • Editors
    • Contact Us
    Type to search or hit ESC to close
    See all results
    Username
    Password
    Remember Me
    Enter username or email
    Cancel