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Bob Wesley

Reporter · US

Indexed articles, last 90 days
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Latest publication
Sep 18, 2026
Outlet visibility, for The Santa Barbara Independent
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Jul 31, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 18, 2026 · Bob Wesley

    Brave & Maiden: Trapped in the Lompoc Vortex with the Santa Ynez Blues Again (opens the original)

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    Brave & Maiden Estate Santa Ynez Valley Sauvignon Blanc Limited 2025Rosé Limited 2025Grenache Limited 2025“Rule of Thirds” GSM Limited 2023Syrah Limited 2023Merlot Limited 2023Cabernet Franc Limited 2023Cabernet Sauvignon Limited 2023“Bequest” Bordeaux Blend Limited 2021 In my retail days, I preferred not to taste with winery owners or winemakers unless I already knew the lineup. This was due to cowardice, mostly. If the wines turned out to be disgraceful, or merely meh, there was no dodging the

  2. Article · Jul 31, 2026 · Bob Wesley

    Springtime Adventures in French Wine Country, Two Decades Ago (opens the original)

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    Author’s note: Long before “Pour Judgement,” I wrote a monthly newsletter for the wine shop where I worked. In March 2005, the store sent me on a buying trip through the Languedoc and the Northern Rhône. This dispatch appears essentially as written back then — sales pitches, fall arrival dates, Buffalo Bills prophecies, and all. Twenty-one years later, the Bills still haven’t won that Super Bowl, the 2003 Condrieu is long gone, and I remain unwelcome at a certain inn outside Tain l’Ermitage. Aft

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