By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Wine Blogger When one thinks of "California wine country," Napa immediatley comes to mind. That's due in part to its close proxmity to San Francisco (about an hour) and the many wine tours that are available from there for tourists. Yet there is another wine country that is actually a bit closer to "the City:" Sonoma County. Known to some … [Read more...]
Calfornia’s Half-Mile High Ojai Mountain Winery Releases Its First Two Wines
The new Ojai Mountain Winerya in Central California has released its first two wines, an Estate Red and an Estate White, and winemaker Erich Bradley along with Viticulturists Phil Coturri and Martin Ramirez are, well, quite high on them. Thus is due on part to the winery's location; it is atop Sulphur Mountain more than a half-mile (2,800 feet) above sea level, making it … [Read more...]
Paso Robles Winery McPrice Myers Releases Five New Wines
McPrice Myers, a Paso Robles (CA) winery, has released five new wines after its fall 2022 harvest. They are: • 2020 The Brightest Star - named in honor of Venus, who has been a great partner to me since we acquired the estate in 2017 and together have shaped the vision for the winery. As for the wine itself, this Zinfandel-dominant blend from Paper Street Vineyard sells … [Read more...]
September Is California Wine Month And Here’s How To Celebrate
September is California Wine Month and there are several opportunities to raise a glass or two to mark the occasion. California Wine Month celebrates the annual harvest season and there are festivities that include immersive harvest experiences to special wine tastings to wine festivals, along with suggestions for ways to partake in the enjoyment of Golden State wines at … [Read more...]
Get Ready For Great Deals On California Wines
A 'Grape Glut' Is Good News For Wine Lovers By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Wine & Spirits Blogger The great "grape glut" has hit the Golden State again with supply outpacing demand, and that means to get ready for cheaper California wines. According to the industry newsletter from the Allied Grape Growers (AGG), as much as 10% of the "grape crush" was left on … [Read more...]
A Guide To California Wineries And Wine Tasting Rooms
To experience wine tasting in California, you no longer have to go to the wineries. Instead, a number of wineries have opened tasting rooms in smaller cities and towns, and that is something that gets a big "cheers" from PubClub.com. The cool thing is that it's not just one tasting room, but several. So you can bounce around to four, five or, in the case of Santa Barbara and … [Read more...]
September Is California Wine Month, A Fine Time For #WineLovers
Wineries, Tasting Rooms & Events Highlight Harvest Season In the eyes of some, every month in wine month in California. After all, the state has several wine growing regions – Napa, Sonoma, emerging areas in Monterey and Paso Robles, as well as Santa Barbara, Temecula and even Malibu in Southern California – and has thousands of wineries. But the Golden State's … [Read more...]
Price of Trader Joe’s Two Buck Chuck Wine Rising In California
Increase Goes From $1.99 to $2.49; Well It Was Good While It Lasted Two Buck Chuck, the Charles Shaw signature wine of the affordable and loveable gourmet grocery store Trader Joe's, is now Two-And-A-Half Buck Chuck in California. Effective Jan. 16, the price of a bottle rose from a buck-99 to $2.49. “We work hard to have every item in the store at an intersection of … [Read more...]