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Billy Norris, August 28, 2025
The refrain that kept running through my head over the course of two weeks of extensive tasting in and around Santa Barbara County was, “Is there anywhere else in the world that can do this many things this well?” The tapestry that makes up the Santa Barbara wine landscape is easily one of the most dynamic in the United States, if not the world. Through the lens of a long, auspicious growing season in 2023, Santa Barbara yielded an embarrassment of riches.
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Moritaya, Tokyo, Japan
Neal Martin, August 2025
Moritaya is highly recommended as a cut-above sukiyaki or shabu-shabu restaurant with a central location, astonishing views, outstanding service and most of all, fabulous dishes from start to finish.
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2024 Santa Julia Mountain Blend Reserva, 91 points
The 2024 Mountain Blend Reserva (Malbec/Cabernet Sauvignon) is intriguing. It delivers plummy fruit and delicate herbal notes of notable purity. Dry and taut with fine tannins and a friendly finish, this is a much more complex expression of Uco Valley terroir than most wines at this price. (JH)
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2025 Aramasa No. 6 A-Type Junmai Daiginjo Sake
Neal Martin, August 2025
The No. 6 A-Type Junmai Ginjo Sake stopped me in my tracks. So refined and almost ineffably complex, this redefined my perception of the heights that Japanese sake can reach.
1924, 1929 & 1955 Meyney
1983 Joh. Jos. Prüm Riesling Wehlener Sonnenuhr Auslese
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