It’s been a few years since I got to chat and taste wine with Jalama winemaker Mark Cargasacchi, but once the wine started flowing (9am appt) it felt like yesterday! We learned a lot - full article on EveWine101 early September - but here is a taste for now: Mark has moved his tasting room to Palm Springs (currently closed due to Covid) but continues to make his wines in the Lompoc Wine Ghetto where we met up. The move proved quite fruitful as he has sold all of his library wines, sold out of his 2016 Syrah and 2016 El Capitan and most of his 2017s. We got to taste a barrel sample of his Grenache Blanc/Roussanne blend, 2017 Pinot Noir, 2016 Grenache, 2016 Refugio blend of 50% Grenache and 50% Syrah, the 2016 “not so petite" Petite Sirah, and soon to be released, after about six to eight more months in bottle: the 2018 Merlot and 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon. 🍷🍷❤️❤️🍇🍇😎😎👏👏 . . . #EveBushmanWhatsInYourGlass #JalamaWine #StaRitaHillsWine #LompocWine #PalmSprings #WineTasting #WineLover #PetiteSirah #CabernetSauvignon #Syrah #Grenache @jalamawines (at Jalama Wines) https://www.instagram.com/p/CDrJHODAbTC/?igshid=1jqhskj3yez87