That day they were featuring Bogle wines, so I picked up a 2008 Petite Sirah( $9 ) and a 2009 Old Vine Zin( $10 ). California Petite Sirah ZinfandelA few weeks ago, while out shopping, I passed by a local wine shop that I haven't been to in quite a few years. That was a great move. Taste like much more expensive Zins. MORE >>

Shirley picked up two nice cuts of Filet Mignon for Pam and I and Pam wanted them done on the grill (Shirley doesn't eat red meat) and so I obliged. Finish was smooth and extra long and full of elderberry, black cherry and maybe even a little boysenberry (I've be eating boysenberry jelly all week and that may be why I picked that up). MORE >>

The New York Times magazine ran an infographic on Sunday that compiled the picks of 18 wine industry types. But the list raised questions for Ray Isle of Food & Wine, since he tweeted: The lack of California wines is understandable for a couple of reasons. Yes, California makes a lot of wine and much of it is under $12. MORE >>

Coopers had tried to bring the wood to California for aging but it was too dry in the summer for Draper’s taste.). Tags: American wine wine picks Paul Draper is, without question, one of the world’s great winemakers. The road to Monte Bello. The four-and-a-half mile road to Ridge starts as two lanes. But nothing is as small as 0.9%. MORE >>

Bloggers around the world picked up a copy of my book, Wine Politics: How Governments, Mobsters, Environmentalists, and Critics Influence the Wines We Drink , this month for the latest installment of Wine Book Club. plugged the whole title in to Google Translate in order to warm up to the Korean wording. On to the roundup! Kori at WinePeeps. MORE >>