The Region

Central Coast Wine Region

Description of California’s northernmost, up-and-coming wine region

Daniel Hoey
Publisher, All About The Grape

The Central Coast is comprised of five main growing areas: Arroyo Grande Valley, Edna Valley, Paso Robles, Santa Ynez Valley, and Santa Maria Valley. And although similar in climate and topology, each have slightly different microclimates which affect the varietals grown and the styles of wines produced.

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The basics of decanting old and young red wines.

Decanting has two purposes: The first is to remove the sediment from a wine, and the second is allowing the wine to breathe. This typically applies to red wines as white wines do not usually need to be decanted.

Learn About the Grape with winemaker Matthew Loso

We were in Walla Walla, Washington right after a harvest that was sped along dramatically by a frost the previous week. I met with Matthew Loso, award-winning Washington state winemaker, and talked with him about harvest – the “crush”.

Top Ten Wine Destinations for 2012

Where people are planning to wine tour and taste in the coming year

A recent survey of U.S. respondents found 48 percent planned to visit a U.S. vineyard in 2012. The top ten planned destinations were:

How to Pair Wine with Chicken

When pairing wine with food, it is much more critical that you think about the sauce than the particular kind of meat. For example, because chicken is a light white meat...