Author Archives : dslocicero


About dslocicero

David is an author and architect living in the San Francisco Bay Area. He writes about wine, food and travel. His first book is Pour Me Another: An Opinionated Guide to Gold Country Wines, now one of the highest rated books about California Wines.


Fill ‘er Up!

Interesting that in Amador County, there seems to be a trend developing…or two trends that intersect. The first trend is for bottling wines in jugs. The jugs range in size from what looks like 3/4 of a litre at Dobra Zemlja, all the way up to a gallon at Sera Fina.  Amador Cellars and Deaver […]


Andis Wines

I will admit that I am holding back on posting  at the moment, saving tasting notes for the book.  We were up in Amador County finishing up some research and taking pictures this weekend.  We stopped in at Andis Wines and I simply cannot keep this wine under wraps until June! The wine maker at […]


Sera Fina’s Dancing Grape

Admittedly, this post started out as a simple test to see if I could post to the blog from my phone, but lets talk about Sera Fina’s Dancing Grape. This is a non-vintage table red.  It is a blend of Zinfandel, Barbera, Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon grapes.  It has become a household favorite.  It pairs […]

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