by Lauren Voigt | Jan 9, 2023
Pet Gap Pinot Noir Sonoma | Petaluma Gap AVA Winemaker Leo Hansen of Leo Steen Wines Petaluma Gap | Where Wind Makes Wine Just north of San Francisco is the Petaluma Gap—a break in the Coastal Ranges where Pacific winds roll in from the coast. This diurnal shift...
by Lauren Voigt | Dec 29, 2022
Quivira Vineyards California | Sonoma | Dry Creek Valley Certified Organic & Biodynamic since 2005 This small, family-owned winery comprises four distinct vineyards in the Dry Creek appellation and produces 100 percent estate-bottled Zinfandel, Sauvignon Blanc and...
by Lauren Voigt | Oct 29, 2022
Sean Thackrey Califoria | St Helena Sean Thackrey is one of the most influential people in the Bay Area Food & Wine community, and has been for nearly three decades. Along with luminaries like Alice Waters and Kermit Lynch, Sean Thackrey is deeply linked to the...
by Lauren Voigt | Jun 8, 2021
Kita Wines & Camins2Dreams Wines California | Santa Ynez Valley Growing up in the Santa Ynez Valley, winemaker Tara Gomez has always enjoyed science and nature. Raised in wine country and by wine-enthusiast parents, Tara fondly remembers her feelings of excitement...
by Lauren Voigt | Aug 5, 2020
LIOCO California | Mendocino, Santa Cruz The hunt for compelling vineyards often requires a path less trodden LIOCO was conceived in the alley behind Spago Beverly Hills by wine director Kevin O’Connor and wine salesman Matt Licklider. The two colleagues, critical of...
