Technically there was a holiday this month, but I could not bring myself to hazard conjuring up some long-shot wine pairing for St. Patrick’s Day in March. Just… uhm… No. No way. Anything along that vein is (being kind here) a desperate stretch. I mean, look, why would you even do that? What’s wrong with…
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The Godfather, The Orc, & Timeless Spaghetti Westerners (Ravenswood Single Vineyard Zinfandel Recent Releases)
My third run-in with Joel Peterson – founder of Ravenswood, ZAP Association board of directors member, and dubbed “the godfather of Zinfandel” – might have been the most interesting one to date. And that’s saying something, considering that the first time I met him (to talk about the potential of East Coast wines) he tried…
What We Drank With My Wine Searcher Signature Dish (Monteverro And Kracher Recent Releases)
A few weeks ago, Wine Searcher asked to interview me for their “Signature Dish” series, in which wine personality type folks share a favorite meal along with potential wine pairings. Around here, we have the dual blessings of often eating and drinking very, very well, to the point where it’s getting difficult to eat out…
Paving The Off-The-Beaten Southern California Wine Path (Four Brix Recent Releases)
Depending on who you are, California’s Ventura County will spark up a number of mental images: beach stay-cations; Tony Stark’s mansion; a place to refill the gas tank en route to wine country in Northern California. But there are a host of urban wineries (now numbering over a dozen) that are attempting to carve out…