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The Bakersfield Breakfast Rotary Club is bringing back its popular Wine Place and Show event at the Luigi's Event Center.

Sofia Nilsson/@goodcleanfundtla Magdalena ONeal  – May 12, 2021 | Updated May 21, 2021 Over the last few months, as my friends and I drank our way through more than a dozen bottles of natural wine, I began to think: Maybe I should write about this? Natural wine seemed simple, fresh, exciting, and popular—I could put together a beginner’s guide, with sommelier-approved bottle recommendations! That was a month ago. Today, I know, natural wine may be fresh, excitin...

: This story originally ran on our blog in 2018. It has been updated to reflect recent changes. Walk into almost any Trader Joe’s store and you’ll spot a behemoth display of Charles Shaw wine — or, as it’s more affectionately known, “Two Buck Chuck.” Priced at a mere $1.99 to $3.79 per bottle, this magical ether is cheaper than most bottled water. It’s been knighted as the “darling of the discount wine world” by critics, and boasts a cult following among price-minded consumer...

Which wine was Chrissy Teigens $13,000 surprise? Our wine critic guesses Why Twitter is asking Teigen all the wrong questions, in this weeks Drinking with Esther newsletter FacebookTwitterEmail Chrissy Teigen tweeted about having unwittingly bought a $13,000 bottle of Cabernet in a restaurant, and the Internet had some strong reactions.Chris Pizzello / Associated Press Wine doesn’t often make it into mainstream Internet conversations outside of the insular (and surprisingly catty) corners of...

June Riley Combellack June 28, 1930 – Jan. 4, 2021 June Carolyn Okland was born in Rockville Centre, N.Y., on June 30, 1928 to Nils Johannes Okland (Norway) and Louise Josephine Linder (Germany). Still sharp, driving and living in the family home at 92, June passed away Jan. 4. June was the yo