THE ENTHUSIAST 100: THE BEST WINES OF 2022 Our reviewers went on a hunt for discoveries this year and were not disappointed. Out of 21,000 blind-tasted wines reviewed and scored, thousands of bottles were outside the mainstream of wine retail offerings—and a good portion of those received high scores. Continue »
Margerum Wine Company is typical of many of the small, boutique winery tasting rooms that dot the Santa Barbara wine region. As a follow up to Santa Barbara being named Wine Region of the Year in 2021, Doug Margerum was recently designated as one of the finalists being considered by Wine Enthusiast Magazine as Winemaker of The Year for 2022. Continue »
We welcome pioneering Santa Barbara winemaker, retailer, and restaurateur Doug Margerum to the studio for an episode all about Southern Rhône blends from beautiful, sun-drenched corners of the world. Doug shows off the latest vintage of his flagship red blend M5, while we answer with a stately Châteauneuf-du-Pape from Domaine Bois de Boursan. Continue »
Day in the country in the Santa Ynez Valley an idyllic chance to reset, replenish, restock — and get some inspiration for Thanksgiving. Continue »
A few years back, when Doug Margerum sold his interest in the Wine Cask — the Presidio Neighborhood restaurant, one-time bottle shop, and critical incubator of Central Coast vintners that he’d run since 1981 — he never intended to get back in the restaurant business. But upon hiring Carolyn Kope to captain the tiny kitchen inside of the Margerum Wine Company tasting room down on Mason Street in June 2020, he suddenly slipped back into the culinary scene, with their food becoming as much of an attraction as his wines. Continue »
Santa Barbara, California, September 14, 2022 – Doug Margerum and the Margerum Wine Company announce Doug’s nomination as Winemaker of the Year for the 23rd anniversary of Wine Enthusiast’s coveted Annual Wine Star Awards, which honors individuals and companies that make outstanding contributions to the wine and alcohol beverage world. Winners will be announced in the magazine’s Best of Year Issue in December 2022. Continue »
Margerum 2018 Mute-Age Design and illustration by Tom Adler and Evan Backes. Judges praised this logo for managing to be classy and whimsical at the same time. Continue »
The Margerum Estate Cinsault, 2020, the first time I’ve had this wine, was very juicy fresh and spicy with plenty of zippy character, it shows a lighter framed palate of tangy red fruits, making it a wine that benefits from a good chill and Summer cuisine. Continue »
So when Doug Margerum emailed me to see if I’d like to check out a new sausage that he’s serving at his tasting room down by the beach on Mason Street, we found ourselves seated together for lunch four days later. Before even eating, though, I quickly realized how much food was now part of the Margerum Wine Company experience: Everyone sipping wine there that day was eating as well, enjoying the pizzas, paninis, salads, and small bites prepared by Chef Carolyn Kope. She’s mastered the location’s tiny kitchen so well that their monthly “Supper Club” dinners for wine club members are instantly sold-out affairs, with hefty waiting lists. Continue »
n Santa Barbara County, few winemakers have proven to be more influential than Doug Margerum. His Margerum Wine Company, which has a long history of producing outstanding Rhone and Burgundian varietals, has brought well-deserved attention to Santa Barbara County, Wine Enthusiast’s reigning wine region of the year. Continue »
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