In Part 2 of her biweekly column, Lookout wine expert Laurie Love picks her Wine of the Week and fills readers in on where to shop for wine around Santa Cruz County.
Laurie Love on Wine
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Laurie Love on Wine: Cab and views at Premier Cruz, Wine Enthusiast honors locals and events aplenty
Editor’s note: This is Part 1 of this week’s Laurie Love on Wine column, covering wine news and events. Click here for Part 2, with Laurie’s Wine of the Week pick and her Wine 101 lesson. Welcome to Laurie Love on Wine! I am Laurie Love, a professional wine writer and educator based in Santa […]
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Laurie Love on Wine: My Wine of the Week, reader Q&A and Thanksgiving wine pairings
In Part 2 of this week’s column, Lookout wine expert Laurie Love taps a 2013 Santa Cruz Mountains Bordeaux blend as her Wine of the Week, lends her expertise in the service of a reader question and delivers advice and recommendations aplenty on finding the perfect wines for however you do Thanksgiving dinner.
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Laurie Love on Wine: ‘Idyllic vintage’ taking shape, Wine & Roses recap and holiday wine events
In the first installment of this week’s column, Lookout wine expert Laurie Love finds Santa Cruz County winemakers waxing poetic as they put the finishing touches on the 2023 harvest, recounts what she saw and tasted at the recent Wine & Roses fundraiser and previews upcoming events you shouldn’t miss.
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Laurie Love on Wine: My Wine of the Week and a lesson on fermentation
In the second installment of this week’s column, Lookout wine expert Laurie Love reveals her pick for Wine of the Week and goes behind the scenes of the winemaking process in her Wine 101 lesson.
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Laurie Love on Wine: A corker in Corralitos, Scotts Valley’s Saison in the sun & wine walks ahead
In the first installment of this week’s column, Lookout wine expert Laurie Love relays what she saw and tasted at the Uncork Corralitos event, fills out her impressions of Scotts Valley newcomer Saison Cellar & Wine Bar and gives you some upcoming wine events to plan for.
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Laurie Love on Wine: Santa Cruz cabernet harvest, Grazing on the Green highlights & Kathryn Kennedy wines
Lookout wine expert Laurie Love reports on an “everything everywhere all at once” harvest in the Santa Cruz Mountains AVA, lists her wine favorites from this month’s Grazing on the Green, plus her Kathryn Kennedy wine of the week, the unique Zayante sand, and a lesson on what happens after harvest.
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Laurie Love on Wine: Pinot noir harvest in full swing, Madson fall releases & wine in a paper bottle?
With harvest underway for Santa Cruz County-area wineries, Laurie Love finds growers of pinot noir enthused about what they’re seeing so far. She also scopes out Madson Wines’ fall releases, spotlights a company putting wine in paper bottles, reveals her wine of the week and more.
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Introducing Lookout wine correspondent Laurie Love: Fall harvest, Bargetto turns 90, nebbiolo in Santa Cruz
In the launch of Laurie Love on Wine, meet Lookout’s new wine correspondent, get an update on harvest and vineyard conditions, find upcoming Santa Cruz County wine events, check out her wine of the week and brush up with Wine 101.