It is no secret that the prices of Napa Valley wines have gone up a lot over the past few years.  Getting a $20 Napa Cabernet used to be easy, but now it is extremely rare to find any that are that price.  You also need to be careful because...

There are a number of wineries that get overlooked because most of what they are known for making is low quality wine.  Mondavi, Inglenook and Beringer are a few that come to mind.  They all have some very inexpensive wines that are not very good, yet they also make some very...

I definitely do not feature Chardonnay from California that often.  It just is not my favorite style of wine.  Unless it is White Burgundy, I usually will take a pass on it.  However, I took a chance on a wine that is not very well known and was very impressed. ...

Every few years there seems to be a new trend in the wine industry.  When the movie Sideways came out, Pinot Noir became extremely popular, then Malbec from Argentina was the hot new grape.  Thanks to the emergence of The Prisoner, Zinfandel based red blends became all the rage.  With...

Hello!  Two special and limited wines today! Here is an awesome find that we came across last week!  From a winery that no one can pronounce, Donnachadh Vineyard (pronounced DON-nuh-kuh).  This is a family owned and organically farmed winery in the Sta. Rita Hills AVA of Santa Barbara County.  They...