Just days after being crowned America’s Best Boutique Winery by the United States Wine Coalition (USWC), beloved San Diego winery, Gianni Buonomo Vintners, was stripped of the prestigious award amid non-compliance allegations.

Spring came late to both Eastern Washington and the Sierra Foothills where I source my grapes. During the unseasonably cool spring, predictions were that harvest of some of the late ripening varietals would stretch well into November. In San Diego while preparing for a late and extended harvest, the sugar and pH of my Washington... View Article