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Jim and Mary Dierberg brought more than 20 years experience as winery owners to the Santa Barbara County venture they began in 1996. In 19..

Dierberg’s Drum Canyon Vineyard high in the Sta. Rita Hills AVA

Dierberg Vineyards, based Santa Barbara County, produces Chardonnay, P..

I sat down with winemaker Ryan Hodgins a couple weeks ago to taste a couple of his recent FEL Pinot Noir releases. They were very good. My..

Australia has been a source of very good, value-priced wine since the early 1980’s. And I’m not talking about critter labels. I mean ..

Paso Robles tends to dominate mindshare when it comes to San Luis Obispo County wines. That’s logical, because there are so many wineries ..

While Santa Barbara County is well-known for its cool climate and expressive wines made from Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, those things don’t..

Last Friday, the Union des Grands Crus de Bordeaux held their big, annual trade tasting in San Francisco. (It alternates annually between ..

Foxen Vineyard was founded by Bill Wathen and Dick Doré in 1985. They still operate it today. Bill is responsible for winemaking and vitic..

In 1973, Jospeh Phelps bought a former cattle ranch—760 acres in eastern St. Helena—in order to plant a vineyard. Based in Colorado, his b..

During my recent trip to Santa Barbara County, Wes Hagen met with me at the lovely new J. Wilkes tasting room in Los Olivos. Wes is both w..