Most of the wines we’re offered these days are too expensive. I could have written this article several times in the 45 years I’ve been writing about wine, but it’s probably more relevant today than ever. And the reasons are so many and varied that I could probably write an entire book on the subject….

With apologies to James Garner and the film company that made his superb comedy-western about a local sheriff, I recommend that wine lovers support their local winery. There are several reasons why this is not only a sound idea, but potentially enlightening, especially since many people may once have done this in the past with…

Here in wine country, where the weather always turns warm or hot about this time of year, everything is in a heightened state of frenzy. The wine business really is a 365-days-a-year enterprise, and in Napa and Sonoma counties, which represent a tiny fraction of the wine made in all 50 states, the business is…