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…
Category: California wine
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…
Blast From A Cult Winemaker’s Past: Buehler Vineyards 1985 Cabernet Sauvignon
In the world of winemakers, Heidi Peterson Barrett is a household name, and not just because she shares a last name with her husband, who founded the only winery that can rightfully claim to be a full-fledged movie star. That Heidi Barrett is a household name, a winemaker’s winemaker, can be attributed to two words:…