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Bill and I have been on a brief hiatus. Let’s just say we have been adjusting to a new way of living our lives during th... Read more

Bill and I recently had the opportunity to chat with Alex Guarachi, founder of Guarachi Wine Partners.  Guarachi Wine Pa... Read more

Two more big wine deals were announced this week, as E & J Gallo and Vintage Wine Estates make a bid to broaden thei... Read more

Rachel Signer has a list of ten things every woman should know about wine, but her list could apply to guys as well. Mic... Read more

If it seems like the frequency of counterfeiting, embezzlement, data breaches and fraud have been increasing in the worl... Read more

I first became acquainted with the wines of Fausto Albanesi  by happenstance.  I was purchasing wine from an online pro... Read more

It’s been a tough couple of weeks for Californians. Bill and I can add evacuee to our resumes as residents of Sebastopol... Read more

Are you a points chaser and you only drink wines that have scored 90 or more points? If you hurry you might be able to f... Read more

Sonoma County wine world recently lost another former winery owner. Chris Smith of the Press Democrat pens an obituary a... Read more

What goes up must come down. It holds true in the stock market and real estate, but are Napa winemakers immune to prevai... Read more

Wine journalist Jamie Goode recently posted a short blog about three of the world's largest wineries. Fred Swan felt tha... Read more

Last week one of Napa Valley's legendary winemakers passed. Peter Mondavi Sr. was an innovator and was most proud of not... Read more

                                                         Supermarket Champagne DealsHow low can supermarket Champagne pr... Read more

Happy New Year! Thirty-one cases of the world's most expensive wine have disappeared from a northern port in France whil... Read more

Harvesthas concluded in Sonoma County and vintners are happy with what they have tasted thus far. Bill Swindell gives us... Read more

Roughly ten percent of the bottles in convicted wine counterfeiter Rudy Kurnaiwan's wine cellar were deemed fakes and we... Read more

Bill and I start this weeks podcast talking about British Master of Wine Tim Atkin’s article Why You Shouldn’t Care Much... Read more

Ste. Michelle Wine Estates makes another investment in Northern California, while Jackson Family Wines adds to its portf... Read more

Chalone Vineyards has changed hands again. The new owner Bill Foley plans to put new emphasis on promoting the brand.Dor... Read more

Taco Bell is setting its sights on the urbanites of Chicago and San Francisco. Their first pilot stores Taco Bell Cant... Read more