Paul Hobbs' Foreword from Exploring Wine Regions: Argentina! #WednesdayWisdom

Extraordinary Winemaker Alejandro Pepe (center) of the El Esteco winery in Cafayate, Salta, Argentina. Photographed at Malbec Argentinian Cuisine restaurant in Santa Monica, California, with myself (left) and Exploring Wine Regions – Argentina's Editor and Research...

El Esteco's winemaker Alejandro Pepe and agronomist Francisco Xavier Tellechea in the barrel room of their wine cellar in Cafayate, Salta, Argentina. Alejandro is in Los Angeles today for a winemaker dinner at the Santa Monica Malbec Restaurant. Extraordinary wines!...

Winemaking History in the Sta. Rita Hills AVA (Santa Barbara County Wine Region) where PINOT NOIR grapes grow magically, and where notable winemaker Richard Stanford began in this beautifully rustic barn.

Stepping into the Bodega of Carmelo Patti is like finding yourself in another place in time... just see the time passage in these photos. Underground, castle lighting, concrete fermentation tanks build into the walls of the building, wooden vise doors to hold back the...

We are flying over the Paul Hobbs Winery in Sebastopol, Sonoma County, California. Another great experience with Paul exploring his magical Russian River Valley Pinot Noir vineyards where he created this 2012 Paul Hobbs Pinot Noir wine. If you have not tasted this...

6:45 am photo shoot this morning with Michael Higgins, PhD Author/Photographer and Paul Hobbs of Paul Hobbs Winery and Vina Cobos for the upcoming Exploring Wine Regions book showcasing Argentina. And the vineyards are so beautiful in the early morning light here in...

And so I thought I was really not interested in Chardonnay... until Agustin Ezequiel Lombroni, winemaker at Bodega Del Rio Elorza, showed me his very special 2013 Verum Chardonnay. 90% is aged for nine months in concrete tanks (no epoxy!) and 10% in used oak barrels....