Chances are you’ve seen, read or heard the term “field blend” in relation to wine. On one level, its meaning isn't super difficult to parse: a field blend is wine made from at least a...

For our first release of the year we will be focusing on the wines of Kira Ballotta. A fifth generation Californian from Sacramento, Kira’s love for economics and dream of working on Wall Street led...

As the days grow shorter and the few weeks of warm weather we have here in San Francisco fade away, we get into the winter season, one of my favorite times of the year as...

Santa Cruz Mountain AVA      The Santa Cruz Mountains comprise some of the most important places in California wine history. While Napa and Sonoma are more famous today, this rugged, alpine region, with vineyards planted above...

If you love red wine, chances are you love Spain. And vice-versa - it’s almost impossible to imagine even the shortest visit w/out vino roja. Indeed, just add an “i” to that Spanish word for...