If you serve our Wine of the Week, Four Vines 2010 "The Sophisticate" Sonoma County Zinfandel ($25) to, say, your brother-in-law from Bakersfield, you might want to turn the label away from him. I can ...

Had a reader earlier in the week ask how many wineries in the region had vines older than 20 years. The thought is that the older vines tend to produce better and more complex wine. According to the ...

If you’re hankering to drink a big old-vine California Zin, it’s now or never. You need a chill in the air — and a big piece of beef braising on the stove. These intense, almost syrupy wines aren’t ...

Color the year 2010 red, as in red grapes and wine. Eight of the 11 red wines in the 2013 Governor’s Cup Case were 2010 vintages. Of the 18 red wines that received gold medals, 15 came from 2010.

If you serve our Wine of the Week, Four Vines 2010 "The Sophisticate" Sonoma County Zinfandel ($25) to, say, your brother-in-law from Bakersfield, you might want to turn the label away from him. I can ...