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Then and now in Paso Robles

Every wine region has multiple generations of winemakers. There are those who were there in the early days of the region and others of coming more recently to make their...

07 June, 2022

Please The Palate Pick of the Week: California Wines – Down to Earth Month

It is April and that means it is Earth Month. In fact, 2018 brings us the 48th Anniversary of Earth Month. It is also the 7th annual California Wines: Down to...

07 April, 2018

Live Wine Blogging – 10 wines, 50 minutes, 300 bloggers #WBC14

Speed tasting for bloggers and wine

What happens when 300 bloggers sit in a banquet room and wineries one by one have 5 minutes to introduce their wine and pour it for the table? Frantic tasting ensues! On Day 2 of the Wine Bloggers Conference in Santa Barbara, we focused on red wines. While yesterday, for white wines, I went the route of social media posts, today I thought it would be fun to see what happens if I try to live blog. Here it goes:

12 July, 2014