Wine

The Central Coast wine region of Paso Robles is noted for its Rhône varietals. So I was surprised to see booths pouring Cabernet Sauvignon wines outnumber Rhône wines at the 31st annual wine festival last weekend.

This guest-post comes to us from Mira Advani Honeycutt, author of California’s Central Coast, The Ultimate Winery Guide: From Santa Barbara to Paso Robles. She frequently contributes wine and travel pieces to the Good Food Blog.

Most Americans think of Riesling as a wine on the sweet side. But Rieslings from Germany’s Mosel region are dry, refreshing the palate with a riot of stone fruit aromas …

This guest-post comes to us from Mira Advani Honeycutt, author of California’s Central Coast, The Ultimate Winery Guide: From Santa Barbara to Paso Robles. She frequently contributes wine and travel pieces to the Good Food Blog.
I’ve always enjoyed Tempranillos, Granachas, Albarinos and Verdejos from Spain. Last week for the first time I tasted Prieto Picudo and Mencia.
Spanish wine aficionados, look out for these two little …

“Like a bottle of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, 
I’m fine like wine when I start to rap.” Remember that line? It’s from Body Movin‘, a Beasty Boys song from their album Hello Nasty. It’s also an example of how hip hop can launch a wine into the limelight. But that was so 1998.

Moscato is today’s wine celebrity in contemporary hip hop. In fact, according to Nielsen data sales …

This guest-post comes to us from Mira Advani Honeycutt, author of California’s Central Coast, The Ultimate Winery Guide: From Santa Barbara to Paso Robles. She frequently contributes wine and travel pieces to the Good Food Blog.
Auction Napa Valley rates high up in my wine event calendar. I advise wine aficionado friends that this is one event that should be on their bucket list! The auction …

Once again we are excited to present Stacie Hunt’s KCRW Wine Club selections for the 2013 Winter Pledge Drive. Stacie (who comes from Du Vin Wine and Spirits and Splash Productions) is our resident wine guru and she has selected three unique bottles for us. In particular, Stacie highlights emerging varietals and wine regions in this package. Listeners who pledge $20 or more per month can choose this package …

This guest-post comes to us from Mira Advani Honeycutt, author of California’s Central Coast, The Ultimate Winery Guide: From Santa Barbara to Paso Robles. She frequently contributes wine and travel pieces to the Good Food Blog.
I love the postage stamp-size hamlet of Los Alamos in Santa Barbara County. It’s what Bob Hope once called “a U-turn with a mayor”. When traveling back and forth from …

Evan talks to wine guru Stacie Hunt about the age-old debate…can you age Zinfandel? Stacie says it doesn’t hurt to try but unless you’re up for experimenting it’s probably best to drink it within 3 to 5 years of the vintage. Plus, the two discuss the lack of tannins in Zinfandel which is unique for a red wine.
Can You Age Zinfandel? …

Sommelier Stacie Hunt comes to us from Du Vin Wine and Spirits and Splash Productions. She talks to Evan about what you can expect from a $6 bottle of Zinfandel from a 7-11 and what you can look forward to in a $70 bottle of Zinfandel from one of California’s best producers.
Stacie’s list of best Zinfandel producers include Ridge, Carol Shelton, Easton and Turley. All …

Good Food’s own Stacie Hunt, Certified Sommelier, shares suggestions for bubbly beauties. (click on more below for the easily printable list)
And some thoughts from Stacie….
“As the year winds down, I like to consider the developments and trends in the wine world.  And by a glittering landslide, the most stylish development has been the ascendency of the bubbles.  Based purely on sales figures, we like …