The point of view seems wrong to me as most California and New World wines are made for the market -- the most obvious taste--than the product of a carefully matched grapevine to land and climate and a passionate winemaker who is part artist/philosopher and part scientist. Are there exceptions to the awfulness of California wine for you? MORE >>

Hermon" wines, but the GH Winery has a 2nd label you should all familiarize yourselves with - GAMLA. But as the wine industry has matured (vineyards & wine making techniques have improved) and customers have become more sophisticated, the wines of Gamla have improved by leaps and bounds. Buy it up, drink it and be proud. category. MORE >>

Although it is a Monday, the deadest night in the food/beverage industry, we waited about 20 minutes for a place to sit. The waitress recommended a California Pinot, but at $80 bottle, kinda steep, especially for someone who is not a big fan of California Pinot - too fruity!  On to the wine. The lady I was with likes sweet wine. MORE >>

It is not from California and it is not from Europe. had to try this bizarre mutation of industrial wine marketing. And when I read what would normally be placed on the back label of a "bottle" I knew it was time to get the crew together for a quick crack. I had never seen anything like it. But have you ever heard of Iron Wine? MORE >>

When shopping for wine in a place like Sam's Club one should focus on bottles not from California (unless the wine buyer caught the wine geek bug one day and ordered some boutique stuff that is quite good and in that case stock up before it is gone) but -in my experience- South American and certain Spanish and Italian wines of good quality. MORE >>