Old School Santa Maria Valley Pinot Noir Shines at Foxen
Santa Barbara County wine pioneer Bill Wathen and homegrown winemaker David Whitehair are making Pinot Noirs worth seeking …
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8 Exciting West Coast Chardonnays Up to 92 Points
New reviews of whites from California's Russian River Valley and Washington's Columbia Valley, many priced $32 or less
Wines Outside the Lines at Domaine de la Côte
In California's Sta. Rita Hills, Sashi Moorman and Raj Parr pushed the limits of where Pinot Noir can succeed. Their risks …
12 Enchanting California Pinot Noirs Up to 91 Points
New reviews of Golden State reds from Sonoma, Santa Barbara, Monterey and beyond, including several values priced $30 or …
Wine Industry Iconoclast Fred Franzia Dies at 79
The co-founder of Bronco Wine Company was known for launching "Two Buck Chuck" and for his outspoken opinions of the wine …
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Golden State bottlings, European values, Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc and a quartet of Andean reds
Getting to Know Robert Kamen
The screenwriter-turned-winemaker, who makes great Cabernet on mountain land in Sonoma, is the real deal
Randall Grahm Goes Doon a New Road
Grahm's latest wine venture has philosophical questions at its root
Keeping an Open Mind on 2020
All was not lost in a Napa Cabernet vintage turned upside-down by wildfires and a pandemic: Hope, and great winemaking, …
You Are What You Make: Greg Brewer's Energetic Pinot Noirs
In Santa Barbara County, Brewer-Clifton's founding winemaker has a distinct lineup of single-vineyard Sta. Rita Hills Pinots
California Rhônes
Paso Robles and Santa Barbara take center stage on the Central Coast