This week we will not be writing about flavor, aroma, labels, bottles, wineries and all the other stuff that we usually write about. This week we will look at the upcoming 2012 vintage. You know that this is an election year and things usually go topsy-turvy during...

How about the real thing; at least in wines. There is no one who will question that California makes some of the best wines in the world. The operative word there is world. Few, if any of our indigenous grapes are made into wine. For some reason they develop an off...

With our constant complaining about the quality and types of labels consumers are exposed to, we now report that wine labeling has hit a new plateau; labeling the bottle with the identification number of the specific grape clones used to make the wine along with the...

Every year, the celebration of Halloween seems to be getting bigger and bigger. We all know of the kids celebrations, with trick or treat and going to large gatherings at malls, schools an churches in costume, but besides these events for children, adults are holding...

Cannonball; now there is an interesting name for a wine, but what Cannonball are they referring to? Could it be the 12 pounders used in the cannons of the Revolutionary and Civil Wars? Is it possibly that fictional train of song and story the Wabash Cannonball or...

Mirassou, the name may be French but the wines are definitely Californian. The Mirassou family has been growing grapes and making wine in California for over 150 years and today, the sixth generation of the Mirassou family are still making wine and still under the...