The Naked Vine: Wine Advice for the Rest of Us.™

Anyone who’s spent time around this little shabeen of mine knows that the Sweet Partner in Crime and I love our pups. One of the real str...

Let’s talk for a second about climate change. The planet is warming. One immediate impact is going to be on terroir.  Tour any winemaki...

One of my first turns on the pouring side of a tasting table was back in 2007 at a fabulous fundraising event called Wine over Water . Th...

After our recent spin through some of their new organic Chilean wines, I had the chance to try a few bottles from Emiliana Winery’s “Novas...

The next item in the St. Pat's Pack is not a stranger around these parts: There are few more distinct brandings than the offering...

By this point in our online relationship, none of you should be surprised that I keep box wine around the house . As I've said before...

The Sweet Partner in Crime and I made our first trip to Sonoma County in 2005. Our first stop upon entering the county, before even check...

I’ve long said that brunch is my favorite meal of the day. I find something deliciously decadent about getting up late and having enough re...

When we checked in with Geyser Peak back in the summer , they were rolling out some new packaging, logos, and such to bring their California...

(Reposting, since I've had a few requests for this...) The stretch from Hallow’een to New Year’s is often the most heavily-packed time...

“Just in time for the holidays,” started the release that accompanied the latest set of samples from O’Neill Vintners – California-based mak...

Wine at Great American Ball Park? Really? Walk into GABP and you’ll run across a cornucopia of food and drink options. At its heart, th...

Our tour of Turkish wines takes us to Izmir in the heart of the Aegean winemaking region and one of the “older modern” wineries in Turkey, ...