Californian Wine

Continuing with the current theme of zinfandel, tonight we're reviewing a cult classic of sorts in the zin drinking world.  7 Deadly Zins is...

Summer is quickly approaching, and that means grilling season.  And grilling season means it's time for zinfandel.  While summer is a great time to...

We review a lot of wines here, but surprisingly only a handful of them end up on my personal list of trusted favorites.  This...

A couple weeks ago, I did a lengthy writeup about my recent visit to Paso Robles.  But I didn't highlight any of the...

The May/June issue of Mutineer Magazine will be on shelves any day now, including my Wine Steals column.  In this issue I do...

I really want to like this wine.  The overall look of the packaging is clean and simple but the blazoned red “181” on the...

I have often dissed sauvignon blanc from California.  I've called it bland, boring, lifeless.  I'm guilty of badmouthing the whole category based on a...

It’s been close to 3 years since we’ve reviewed Twisted’s 2005 Old Vine Zinfandel.  It represented a great value back then at it’s...

We're back to another box today, or an Octavin to be more precise.  This is a cabernet sauvignon from the Central Coast of California....

Muscat, also know as muscatel or moscatel, is a varietal that is produced in many of the major wine growing regions around the world....