Clay Shannon completes a cycle
For years, Clay Shannon only dabbled in the wine world. Of late he’s been digging in — figuratively and literally — and... Read More
Wines of the Week: April 14-20
Everyday: One of the things I love about Sonoma’s Dry Creek Valley (besides the killer zins) is the number of wineries that... Read More
Hale and hearty: Gallo nails it
A guy learns a lot at gatherings like the Wine Writers Symposium, about story pitches, what goes into making good (or flawed)... Read More
Chimney Rock’s Vianna: Unusual background, uncommonly good results
Elizabeth Vianna is probably California’s only winemaker with a Brazilian father and Central American mother, and she’s almost certainly the world’s only... Read More
Wines of the Week: March 31-April 7
Everyday: I wanted a refreshing white the other night, and when I saw “albariño” on the label, I grabbed the bottle. What... Read More
Buyer and cellar: the $418 case
A couple of savvy local merchants, Darrin Minehan of Sorella and Erica Rokke of Zipp’s, provided stellar advice for last week’s day-job... Read More
Wines of the Week: March 24-30
Everyday: The notion that California can’t produce excellent $10 wines is put to the lie with every vintage of the Line 39... Read More