Decoding Acronyms: What Is A "GSM" Blend?
When shopping for a bottle of wine, it’s often helpful to look at what the grape variety is. From there, one can deduce what the wine might taste like.. Read more
5 Tips for Navigating a Wine Tasting Like a Pro
Wine tasting events and festivals are an excellent way to taste a lot of different wines in a short amount of time, but they can be very overwhelming and the abundance of wine can get to your head.. Read more
Wine Workshop: How to Make a Decorative Tray
Decorative trays are the new "it girl" when it comes to designing a room. Not only can they help display your magazines, books and knick knacks but they are super functional.. Read more
Where To Drink Wine In Santa Barbara’s Funk Zone
The Funk Zone. Ever heard of it? It’s the funkiest, hippest place to be in Santa Barbara, as the name suggests. Originally a slightly sketchy area filled with nothing more than run-down warehouses, it has since transformed over the last decade into an eclectic place for wine, food and art.. Read more
The People Behind Skinner Vineyards: A Winery To Watch
More and more people are starting to take notice of El Dorado Hills as a winemaking region and especially the wines coming from Skinner Vineyards.. Read more
What Are Wine "Legs"
Have you ever heard someone say, "Check out the legs on that wine." Well, a lot of people tend to associate thick and/or slow moving legs on a wine with high quality. However, as sexy as those legs might be, they don't actually tell you anything about the quality of the wine.. Read more
Harvest In Spain: Beer & Chorizo at 10am
Tastemaker Michele D’Aprix takes a yearly trip to Spain before harvest starts in Bordeaux (where she is a winemaker at Château Beauséjour). In Spain, Michele works on a wine made from Marselan and other projects with her friends Pep Aguilar and Patri Morillo at Cellar Comunica.. Read more
