Adam Leemon - Adam the Wine Guy http://www.adamthewineguy.com/

Loic Le Calvez & Kristin Schierbaum - Taltarni Vineyards & Winery, Australia http://www.taltarni.com.au/
tasted: 2004 Taltarni Pyrenees Estate Shiraz, 2005 Taltarni Three Monks Cabernet Merlot, 2005 Taltarni Heathcote Shiraz, 2005 Taltarni Estate Cabernet Sauvignon, Taltarni Brut Taché

Rudy McClain - Merlove http://www.merlove.com/

Natalie Bovis-Nelsen - The Liquid Muse http://www.theliquidmuse.com

Robin Goldstein http://osterialintrepido.wordpress.com/

(Encore)

Cameron Hughes - Cameron Hughes Wine http://www.chwine.com/

David Breitstein - The Duke of Bourbon, Canoga Park, CA http://dukeofbourbon.com/ with Scott Macconnell - Wine Warehouse scottmcconnell@aol.com

Nicholas - Miller Bien Nacido Vineyards, Central Coast Wine Services, Solomon Hills Vineyards http://www.nbcsb.com/

Dick Doré - Foxen Winery, Santa Maria, CA http://www.foxenvineyard.com/
tasted: 2007 Chardonnay, Tinaquaic Vineyard Santa Maria Valley; 2005 Range 30 West Santa Ynez Valley (Happy Canyon); 2006 Pinot Noir, Bien Nacido Vineyard - Block 8 Production

Steve Christian - Christian Lazo Wines, Paso Robles, CA http://www.christianlazowines.com
tasted: 2007 Sauvignon Blanc; 2006 Paso Robles Barbera; 2005 Paso Robles Zinfandel

Dave Corey - Core Wine Company, Santa Maria, CA http://www.corewine.com/
tasted: 2005 Core Mister Moreved; 2005 Core Ground Around; 2006 Kuyam Cuvee Nolan, Santa Barbara Highlands Vineyard

Derek Buono - Beer Magazine http://www.thebeermag.com/

Ryan Dudley & Cameron Tyler - The Cellar Restaurant, Fullerton, CA  http://www.cellardining.com/
 
(tasted: 2005 Domain Prieur- Brunet, 2004 J Winery Cuvee 20; 2005 Robert Stemmler Chardonnay, Carneros; 1970 Chateau Gruaud- Larose; 2005 ZD Cabernet) 
 
Tyler Colman, Ph.D. - Wine Politics: How Governments, Environmentalists, Mobsters, and Critics Influence the Wines We Drink http://www.drvino.com/ 
 
Adam Leemon - Adam the Wine Guy http://www.adamthewineguy.com/ with Kevin Stuart & Stetson Robbins - Epicurean Wines  http://www.epicureanwines.com/
 

David Breitstein - The Duke of Bourbon, Canoga Park, CA http://dukeofbourbon.com/ with Jim Clendenen - Au Bon Climat http://www.aubonclimat.com/

(tasted: 2006 Au Bon Climat Estate Chardonnay, 1999 Au Bon Climat
Hildegard, 2004  Au Bon Climat Pinot Noir Isabelle)

Jesse Porter, Jordan Marks, & Andrew Lang - The Young Winos of LA http://youngwinosofla.com/

(tasted: 2007 Caves de Perrières Pouilly-Fumé (Loire Valley), 2005 Gainey Chardonnay (Santa Rita Hills), 2007 Municipal Winemakers "Pale Pink" Rosé (Santa Barbara County), 2003 Marques de Riscal "Reserva" (Rioja), 2006 Glaetzer "Wallace" Shiraz/Grenache (Barossa Valley)

Adam Leemon - Adam the Wine Guy http://www.adamthewineguy.com/

Here's the thing about rosés and me: I buy them by the case. With other wines, maybe I'll buy a couple of bottles -- one to drink, one to stick away -- and if I really like them, I'll think about picking up a few more. It's a considered, rational purchase.

But who can be rational about rosé? At any time during the summer I'll have one bottle open in the fridge, ready for me to pour a glass or two for dinner. There'll be another bottle chilling, because who wants to run out of rosé? And there will be several more just waiting to be tapped. Read more...

Kegs of beer are not noted for their bounce, but they might be in Campustown this fall.

A rubber sidewalk will be installed next week by the city on Chamberlain Street along the side of Fire Station No. 2, which has been a traditional drop-off and delivery point for the mainstay of area bars - keg beer. 

Always a handy excuse, blame it on too much beer. Due to the lack of docking and unloading space in the Campustown area, beer distributors unload hundreds of kegs each year at that spot next to the firehouse. Read more...

Creating a wine plan for a big bold Syrah...

Michael Brill and Mike Z are working with Tom Leykis to create a Big Bad Syrah from the Premier Coastal Vineyard in the Santa Maria Valley. Tom wants a big Syrah -- one that you'll remember as the main event, rather than a wine to play a supporting role... So how do you craft a wine plan that results in this style of wine?

Watch the video here.

Follow along as Tom creates a
"pedal to the metal" Syrah.