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...
by Lauren Voigt | Jan 10, 2020
Leo Steen Wines California | Dry Creek Valley, Napa Valley , Santa Cruz Mountains, Santa Ynez Valley Working toward that place where style and vineyard authenticity naturally meet. In South Africa, Chenin Blanc is known as Steen. It might be a coincidence — or perhaps...
by Lauren Voigt | Oct 8, 2019
Lavinea Single Vineyard Wines Oregon | Willamette Valley Building on years of critical acclaim and focusing on some of the oldest, renowned vineyard sources in the Willamette Valley, Isabelle Meunier and Greg Ralston are committed to producing wines crafted to be the...
by Lauren Voigt | Sep 4, 2019
Tortoise Creek | Le Charmel California Handcrafted, small-production wines from California with an emphasis on sustainable farming. The concept with Tortoise Creek is to work with small farmers in California who focus on sustainable farming. Tortoise Creek is...
