The Sommelier Update

01/24/2023

https://winejudging.com/medal-winners/2023-medal-winners/

The 2020 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition Medal Winners

01/18/2023

An interesting graphic

11/30/2022

https://www.winemag.com/2022/04/05/rioja-vs-ribera-del-duero-wine/?utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR0j6z8QxzkDtg2NNzUPn4LEX5OtMtvjYXk3Ah7UeX79iNIJLn_kMlE21_Y

The red wines from Spain's Rioja and Ribera del Duero regions have many similarities but important differences. Learn more here.

11/01/2022

A good article on the history of wine in California, and the facts that Los Angeles was the original location of the largest vineyards in the world.....

Next time you raise a glass of California wine, remember the time when Los Angeles, not Northern California, was the state's major wine region.

10/18/2022

Christmas idea for the wine lover in your family:

Grab the corkscrew, a bottle of your favorite cabernet sauvignon or chardonnay and some fellow wine-loving friends to transport your next game night to California's legendary wine country. Top Trumps USA, under license from Hasbro, exclusively unveiled the new Monopoly Napa Valley Edition with "Good...

09/14/2022

https://www.wine-searcher.com/m/2022/09/two-buck-chuck-founder-franzia-dies

Fred Franzia, the godfather of bargain wine, was proud of the wines he made and rightly so. Read the latest wine news & features on wine-searcher

05/25/2022

Happy National Wine Day! How will you celebrate?

05/05/2022

Happy Cinco de Mayo! From Wine Enthusiast, the perfect wine & taco pairings!

04/25/2022

Not good news for the Lodi growing region....https://www.kcra.com/article/frost-damages-wine-grapes-sacramento-region/39800928 #

The frost is an added challenge to the ever growing obstacles in the agricultural business.

04/04/2022

Nice blog on the new sub-regions of Chianti Classico.

New rules around Chianti Classico subzones will only be learned by somms and wine nerds – and that's a good thing. Read the latest wine news & features on wine-searcher

04/01/2022

Here is an article for "wine geeks", like me. At first I thought it might be an April Fools joke, but apparently not....

The secret of terroir appears to have been unlocked this very day, in a groundbreaking paleontological study. Read the latest wine news & features on wine-searcher

03/28/2022

So what is your go to wine with pizza? This article has a couple interesting thoughts...particularly the Cinsault, but I think most people steer away from orange wines. I think there are some glaring missed pairings like Barbera (my go to with tomato based dishes) and Zinfandel/Primitivo. What are your thoughts? https://www.winemag.com/2022/03/16/pizza-wine/?utm_source=dotmailer&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=3114183_WEM%2003%2F28%20Top%20Shelf&bxid=638901775&leadsource=EMAIL1&dm_i=219S,1UQX3,AKDVRJ,6FZCU,1