Leave it to the folks Anarchist Wine Co. to make a port-style dessert wine that's not all that sweet. With its concentrated 100% #SonomaCoast Syrah flavors, supported by fine-grained tannins, Ad Infinitum's just the ticket for those who prefer sips in this category on the dry side.

Late-autumn Napa Valley hues Titus Vineyards. Excellent media tour and tasting with owner/GM/vineyard manager Eric Titus (pic 3, right) and winemaker Stephen Cruzan. More on my IG: instagram.com/p/CXW7hp2vXrO/

Stone barn Ehlers Estate aglow in afternoon light. Sipped Bordeaux-style reds w/winemaker Laura Díaz Muñoz (2018 vintage = her debut). Write-up (bit.ly/Ehlers_Estate_…) and itinerary featuring Ehlers (bit.ly/3_St_Helena_Wi…) now on my website. Check 'em out.

Two new drops on DannyMangin.com . . . bit.ly/Chappellet_Win… review and bit.ly/Chappellet_Phi… with longtime winemaker (left in pic 3, w/Dominic Chappellet). Chappellet makes some of the best Cabernet Sauv and Cab Franc in the Napa Valley. Read all about it.

Congrats owner-winemaker Susan Tipton @AcquiesceWine for impressive showing at recent SF Chron Wine Competition. 2020 Viognier (left) won best white wine, Roussanne (right) best in class (so did 2 others). Acquiesce makes splendid Rhône whites. Check it out when you Visit Lodi!.

Excellent weather for the next week or so in Napa and Sonoma! Three short DannyMangin.com vids suggest 33 wineries for outdoor tastings. Find out where to bask in the ☀️😎☀️ while you sip🥂🍷🍾: bit.ly/Springlike_Wea…

Crazy-good NoCal weather. Pray 4 rain—but meantime enjoy excellent outdoor #AmadorCounty wine tasting, including Vino Noceto Winery (for Sangiovese), Terre Rouge & Easton Wines (Rhônes, Zins, Cabs), Scott Harvey (Barbera, Syrah, Zins). See top DannyMangin.com picks at bit.ly/Amador_Wine_Co…

Loads of fun sipping Zinfandels yesterday BialeVineyards and chatting w/winemaker David Natali, vintner Robert Biale (light blue shirt), and Christopher Sawyer holding the bottle. Full deets on my IG or FB (also [@]dannymangin). Biale is Zin HQ in the Napa Valley!!

Just a few more days of Napa Lighted Art Festival Downtown Napa. Check it out by March 13th, or you'll have to wait until next year. Map of installations: donapa.com/lighted-art-fe…

Epic Pinot blind tasting yesterday – Christopher Sawyer + Keith Casale poured eight 2002–2011s from Oregon to Santa Barbara. With winemakers & sommeliers attending, the gathering was enlightening + entertaining. 2007 Dehlinger RRV Estate Pinot was personal fave. Thx, #SawyerCasale!

Tasting impressions of nine fantastic current-release wines from @ACORNWinery -- debut vintages of two new whites, plus seven reds -- now on DannyMangin.com. Check 'em out at bit.ly/ACORN_2_New_Wh…

Part 1 (Saturday): Here's to #StagsLeapDistrict Vineyard to Vintner weekend's triumphant return. Such #NapaValley bliss sipping 2019 Stags Leap District Appellation Collection Cabernets (mid-Oct. release) & catching up with SLD wine folk and annual guests. #SLDV2V. Details on my IG/FB.

Lotsa fun hanging out @CollectiveNapaValley's Barrel Auction @RaymondVineyards. Good food, wine & entertainment. Mr. Bill loved chatting w/Carlton McCoy of CNN's "Nomad" among other wine & food celebs. Napa Valley Vintners group raised $1.5 million for children's mental health. Yay!

Informative "Truck Talks" tour Pedroncelli Winery last month focused on winery's Sonoma Winegrowers' sustainability practices. Sipped Sauv Blanc, Cab Sauv, and Zin where the wines' grapes grew (Dry Creek Valley). Tour was part of terrific #HealdsburgWineandFoodExperience. Thanks, Mitch B!

Ended three fun@days in #LodiCA Bokisch Vineyards catching the view and sipping wines from Spanish grapes. Find out where else I went and what wines I liked in “8 Ways Lovable Lodi Tickles My Fancy” on my website: bit.ly/Lovable_Lodi.

Loads of fun under the big tops @sonomavintners' #TasteofSonoma last Saturday. Highlights and pics on my FB: bit.ly/Taste_of_Sonom…

Wonderful reunion w/Kathleen Inman, owner-winemaker Inman Family Wines. Pratt Sexton Road Ranch Pinot Noirs was one of several excellent 2019 Russian River Valley Pinot Noirs she poured. Love her wines and commitment to sustainable farming & winemaking.

Fun time w/Thea @ WineBratSF #csw #css #mba Christopher Sawyer's Rosés & Aromatic Whites tasting. So many good wines and winemakers. Read all about it on my IG and FB (same handle).

Celebrated redesign Kimpton Sawyer Hotel’s #RevivalSacramento rooftop lounge w/a Can’t Passion This Up #specialtycocktail: Grey Goose, Griffard vanilla, grapefruit, orange, Orgeat, and passion fruit. I cover #SawyerHotel, a Kimpton property, for fodorstravel’s CA & NoCal guides.

Insightful vertical 2012-2015 tasting last night Gary Farrell Winery, led by winemaker Theresa Heredia (pic 1, right, with GM Nancy Bailey). Then a cool dinner w/more Chardonnays & Pinots. Great wine convos, too.