In “The Mad Crush: A Memoir of Mythic Vines and Improbable Winemaking,” author Sean Christopher Weir weaves together stories that trace the history of Saucelito Canyon winery and some of the earliest vines to be planted on the Central Coast.
Central Coast craft breweries take off
Microbreweries have sprouted up in nearly every town, trailblazer Firestone Walker continues to grow and expand and two ambitious young breweries are gaining a foothold with distribution locally and around the state.
Formal wines, informal training
What it takes to garner acclaim as an independent winemaker: Unbounded creativity, a fine-tuned palate, heartfelt passion and the drive to work hard and take risks. What’s not a critical part of that equation: Formal training in enology. Meet four winemakers who took non-traditional routes to their craft.
The new crop of Central Coast winemakers
A Renaissance of sorts is taking hold in the Central Coast’s wine regions, driven by small-lot vintners willing to take risks, experiment and do most of the work themselves.
The new Garagistes
Meet five of the Central Coast’s new crop of Garagistes—winemakers who produce small high-quality lots, obsess over every detail and do things on their own terms.
Putting Edna Valley wine on the map
Jack Niven planted vineyards in Edna Valley 40 years ago, pioneering modern grape growing in the area. The family has been shaping the wine industry there ever since.
Sally Buffalo Taylor 
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