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Fun, fruity, opulent, and gently priced, this will make a mid-week meal feel like a weekend on the town. Rich, meaty and fruity aromas waft up from the glass, the crisp end of a prime rib, a touch of smoke, and cherry sauce. Boysenberry leads on the palate, settling into Read More

2016 Edna Valley Vineyard Chardonnay

Becky Sue Epstein

Wine Reviews

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As the wine warms in the glass, fruit and some vanilla vie for attention in the aroma. The whispered fruit turns opulently tropical and overflows onto the palate, inviting some strawberry along too. A baking spice & vanillin finish, but not overly so. Easy to sip on its own or Read More

Edna Valley Vineyard Chardonnay

David Honig

Wine Reviews

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Pear, pineapple, vanilla, and honeysuckle aromas roll up from the glass. Baked pear, fresh pineapple, and vanilla show on the palate, with lemon peel on the finish. The wine is fruity, zesty, and bright. Drink with fried chicken, preferably outside and while sitting on a blanket. Recommended. 87 points. DBH Read More

DISCOVERIES: The Other Sauvignon Blanc

Becky Sue Epstein

Features Wine Spotlight

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In Arroyo Seco - a tiny California appellation most of us have never heard of - winemakers have been perfecting a different type of Sauvignon Blanc: musqué. This particular clone [pronounced Moose-KAY] produces wine that is distinctly different from the traditional French green herb aromas or the New Zealand-style boxwood-scented Read More

What We’re Drinking – 2014 Pali “Huntingon” Pinot Noir

David Honig

Wine Reviews

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Loads of strawberries, plus sage and red clay, waft up on the nose. Strawberries of every kind, from plump and ripe served with cream to tiny, wild, and tart, to dried, come through in layers on the palate. Sage gives way to clove and a touch of cinnamon from attack Read More

Southern California Dreamin’: How Ventura County’s Micro Wineries Are Trying to Break Through

Joe Roberts

Features

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If American winemaking has a twenty-first century mantra, it’s “great wine is made in the vineyard.” The concept of terroir – of the place where grapes are born triumphing over the actions of winemakers when producing fine wine – is inescapable, even for an area that remains the young upstart Read More

2011 Bridlewood Cabernet Sauvignon

David Honig

Wine Reviews

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Juicy and soft, this is a legitimate crowd pleasure at a terrific price Black currants and a background of black plum come out on the nose. On the palate, this is juicy, exploding with black currants, black cherries, and blueberries. Vanilla and spice box flavors, then sweet pastry crust, come Read More

2006 Laetitia Pinot Noir

David Honig

Wine Reviews

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Mouth-feel is a great start, satiny-smooth, luxurious. Spices are the signature, peppery with a touch of hot pepper heat. Black cherry and cola lead to blackberries, all with black and white pepper in the background. n the finish the dark fruit and pepper linger. Tannins are firm, silky up front, Read More

Edna Valley Vineyard Merlot

2016 Edna Valley Vineyard Chardonnay

Edna Valley Vineyard Chardonnay

DISCOVERIES: The Other Sauvignon Blanc

What We’re Drinking – 2014 Pali “Huntingon” Pinot Noir

Southern California Dreamin’: How Ventura County’s Micro Wineries Are Trying to Break Through

2011 Bridlewood Cabernet Sauvignon

2006 Laetitia Pinot Noir

2018 Notturno Drei Donà Romagna DOC Predappio Sangiovese

2019 Jordan Chardonnay, Russian River Valley, Sonoma County

2018 Ghost of a Chance Wines “Gangster of Love” Red, Sierra Foothills

2020 One Flock Sauvignon Blanc

2020 One Flock Red Wine, California