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Amapola Creek Vineyards & Winery debuted when veteran winemaker Richard Arrowood and his wife Alis released a 2005 Estate Cabernet Sauvignon and a 2005 Monte Rosso Vineyard Zinfandel. The Cab, per pro tasting notes, was “made in the modern, cult style” with “lush, almost decadent flavors.” The Zin, which I

I love art and I love words, and Ed Ruscha is a favorite visual artist. Reading his artwork adds connection and intensity, warmth, to my appreciation, and for Ed, too. “Words have temperatures to me,” he once said. “When they reach a certain point and become hot words, then they

While enjoying a bottle of 2022 Jolie-Laide North Coast Grenache Syrah Mourvèdre on Sunday afternoon, the horse on the label melted into abstraction. The text on the label led me to believe that it was a work by painter Francesco Clemente. The label was a reproduction of an ad for

It’s the middle of the night here on the east coast and I can’t sleep. I turn the radio on to keep me company, to hear what’s happening late into the night somewhere far away that will entertain me to sleep. Plus, wine. KVMR is a community

There’s a guy on social media who starts each day with a record and a cup of coffee. Here’s the scene: The guy puts an album on the turntable, first record of the day, then starts recording a video with his phone, same spot in his kitchen every

In Mendocino by bottle and England in song this evening. Enjoying a 2019 Drew Pinot Noir from Wendling Vineyard in Anderson Valley. There’s a rugged elegance to these wines from Jason Drew. He’s been making wine on a Mendocino County mountain ridge 1200 feet up and three miles

When I pronounce the word Future, the first syllable already belongs to the past. These are the first two lines from “The Three Oddest Words” by poet Wisława Szymborska. The photo above is the cork from a bottle of 2020 Once and Future Zinfandel from Old Hill Ranch. Cheers.