The Pinot of Santa Barbara County

Darin Szilagyi Wine X Online Edition   When I hear the words “hidden gem” applied to wine, I usually think about an emerging region or a new label with a savant winemaker.  Napa is full of iconic labels, exquisite juice, and a rainbow of colorful stories.  There’s a cool, sometimes hidden story in every tasting […]

Dutch Simmons Wine X Online Edition Wine X Note:  Pride is one of our short-list bottles & and destinations.  Hands-down.  Cool people, cool place, and phenomenal bottles.  Wine X’s Dutch Simmons caught up with Tim Bouchet several months ago to see how things are going in their post-COVID world and get some inside skinny on […]