Come on, confess. You know a lot about wine and you have never been asked that question.  Nor would you know that answer if someone asked it.  But the answer to that weird question is not some tricky Zen thing; but the real issue with wine ratings of any kind.

Keeping alive the legacy of her winegrowing parents, Cecilia Harris is the driving force behind the new Pedras wine brand.

As Pat Stotesbery puts it, this has been “the harvest of fits and starts.” Triple-digit temperatures resulted in a frenzy of picking earlier this month, but a string of cool days has allowed growers to relax and take stock as they prepare for cabernet sauvignon grapes to mature. So far this vintage can be summed up as low-quantity, but high-quality.