David Rosoff

1 month ago | latimes.com | David Rosoff

A redo of one of the world’s most notable wine competitions — the 1976 Judgment of Paris — will pit U.S. wines against French Chardonnay, Chenin Blanc, Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah. To select the finalists for this competition, judges tasted nearly 400 wines in a single day. Would I survive, and what would it tell me about the state of American wine? Tasting wine can be hard work. Really. I’m not talking about a weekend with friends tooling around wine country in a fun bus.

2 months ago | latimes.com | David Rosoff

The Santa Cruz Mountain range — as far as its wines go — is shrouded in relative obscurity despite its rich history and undeniable potential. But there are signs that the region might finally be emerging from behind the shadows of its California redwoods, bay laurels and Douglas firs.