Tag Archives: Santa Barbara

Video Wine Review: Desperada Sangiovese 2016

Posted on October 23, 2020 by waywardwine

Check out this wild child Sangiovese fermented and aged in clay pithoi from Desperada, a hip female-run winery in Paso Robles:

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Nebbiolo, Palmina, Santa Barbara County CA 2005

Posted on March 8, 2011 by waywardwine

Palmina‘s nebbiolo will enchant you into almost believing it is Italian. Steve and Chrystal Clifton manage this finicky Piedmontese grape in Santa Barbara with a deft touch. If you’ve drunk Barbaresco or Barolo, you know nebbiolo. The two communes in … Continue reading →