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I was recently tasting through wines with an Ontario producer. One was a very attractive white blend and, as we discussed it, he told me that at one restaurant, the wine buyer had declined even to taste it, as he didn’t like white blends and said they...

The Highlight Reel and Beyond Last week we brought you our highlights among the California wines in VINTAGES March 15 release, and they were, as usual, very tasty but very pricy. Our critics (David Lawrason, John Szabo and Sara d’Amato) combine...

I tasted 173 BC wines in a row which was both fun and exciting but kind of slightly vexing, like if you took Taylor Swift’s “Shake It Off” and replaced that phrase with “Meritage” for the entire duration of the song, and then played the song 50 times...

The 2014 Newport Seafood and Wine Festival’s Amateur Wine Competition took place on Sunday, January 26th. The Greater Newport Chamber of Commerce received a total of 44 wines from amateur winemakers to be entered into the competition. Each...

SANTA BARBARA AREA 5.1 WINERY 137 Anacapa St., Ste. B, Santa Barbara, 805-770-7251, a51wine.com. Unearth secret blends and otherworldly varietals found only at Area 5.1, located along the Urban Wine Trail. AU BON CLIMAT 813 Anacapa St., Ste. 5B, Santa...