Just recently I posted about wineries going organic, and it is nice to see that wine folks out there in the industry actually read my little ol' blog here because I soon heard from the nice folks at Charles Krug... Continue .

Organic produce has already got a large foothold in most grocery stores these days. You may even have an organic farmer's market or whole-foods store near you, but even the smallest and oldest of food markets now seem to boast... Continue .

We have a lot more choices these days when it comes to good quality everyday wine packaged in a bag-in-box format.  This is a response to quickly changing attitudes about wine packaging in the USA.  The box used to mean "cheap"  and "unsophisticated" wine was inside, but this is changing ...

2002 Turjanis Pinot Noir Steiner Vineyard Sonoma Mountain $35.95 www.turjanis.com Any lover of Napa Valley cabernet can tell you: mountain-grown fruit is a very good thing. With its rich tannin and black currant concentration, cabernet sauvignon from the slopes of Diamond, Howell or Spring Mountains is indeed pretty special. Be ...

Watch this Episode! Wines tasted in this episode: 2001 Bennett Lane Cabernet Sauvignon 2001 Thomas Fogarty Cabernet Sauvignon 2001 Delectus Stanton Cabernet Sauvignon Super Tasting Tickets Today Gary Vaynerchuk tastes through 3 different California Cabernet Sauvignons. Also Gary wants you to ask whatever wine questions you have in the comments section that you want him...

... change, it is one that will add a little more clarity to the California wine industry. Governor ... regarding Napa wines and regulations may eventually be put in place to regulate other wine-growing areas, such as Mendocino County, and restrict the use of those names. Not too many wines should ... to change their labels to reflect a non-Sonoma origin. A California appellation will probably...

In Show 49, we answer a few more listener questions and correct a major omission from Episode 48. Show Notes: • Wines from Spain Book Request In Show 50, we take a tour of Sonoma County, California. It may...

Meridian is currently offering outstanding value on all their classic everyday wines, whose white labels feature Patrick McFarlin paintings.  Their 2005 Central Coast Pinot Noir may be the best on the market right now in the under-$10 range. Tasting Notes : Color: Medium purplish ruby, translucent.  Aromas: Cherry, strawberry, plum, spice and hints of vanilla.  Light-bodied, fleshy...

Dancing Bull * is owned by E&J Gallo Winery, the largest U.S. wine company (2005 figures).  Mass produced, yes, but everything is right about this racy California Sauvignon Blanc.  The wine is more distinctive than you expect, the package sings with its new screw cap, and the price is right. The composition of Dancing Bull Sauvignon Blanc 2005 is 94+% Sauvignon Blanc, with added Semillon...

After spending a couple of weeks with several premium Box Chardonnays in the refrigerator, I'm looking for more of them to try.  In addition to the benefits of lower cost per glass, freshness, convenience, and ease, there is another benefit: the easy to recycle box. Instead of hauling four glass ...