Winery of the Week: Holman Ranch Vineyards – Monterey County
Holman Ranch has a long, storied history complete with cowboys, famous chefs, and movie stars. Yet, while its past is full of fascination, today a major focus...
Winery of the Week: Hunt Cellars – Paso Robles
David Hunt, the owner and winemaker is blind, but he still plays the piano and names most of his wines after musical terms. David says that his blindness makes...
Wines of the Week: Gustafson Family Vineyards
At Gustafson Family Vineyards, they offer world-class wine sourced from their estate vineyards. The twenty acres of vines is planted with eight different varieties...
Wines of the Week: Central Coast Sips
The Central Coast of California is home to some wonderful up-and-coming wine regions. Any notion that all the top-notch wines from the state originate in Napa...
Wines of the Week: California’s North Coast
The Northern Coast of California is one of America’s premier regions for producing world-class wine. Made up of sub-areas ranging from the famous Napa Valley...
Wines of the Week: Vie Winery – San Francisco
Vie comes from the Old French word meaning “to invite” or “to give occasion for”. Or, in French today, it is simply translated “Life”. So if you’re...
Wines of the Week: After Dinner Delights
At the conclusion of a lovely meal, one of our favorite little indulgences is to enjoy an after dinner drink, especially a Port or a dessert wine. It simply...
Wines of the Week: Yorkville Cellars – Mendocino County
Yorkville Cellars, in Mendocino County, was one of the pioneers of Eco-friendly farming in the wine industry. Their vineyards have been certified by the California...
The Barrel Room
Restaurant, Wine Bar, Retail Wine Sales Traci Hurlow, Proprietor/Sommelier Carolyn Johnson and Esteban Brunello We are Wine Lovers but must admit that we haven’t...
Food & Beverage World’s California Wines of the Year 2013
For our final post of 2013, we highlight the best wines we tasted this year as we announce the winners of our annual California Wines of the Year Competition. ...