Milestones tell us where we are on life’s journey. They report how far we’ve come and how far we have to go to reach our destination. A 2010 Saveur magazine listed a few milestones for California wines: 1770s: Spanish missionaries plant California’s first grapes and use them to make sacramental wine. 1976: A blind tasting... Read More

Sunday, February 18, is National Drink Wine Day! However, that’s not the reason I drink wine. How about you? The blog, “The Academic Wino,” reports on a study of alcoholic beverage consumption conducted in Australia using participants representing different backgrounds, race, sex, income, and state. Eighty-six percent of participants reported that tastewas the biggest motivator... Read More