When Jake and Josh Beckett started researching new winemaking techniques for their new winery, Chronic Cellars, a little over a year ago, they came across a new trend in France: the use of fermentation tanks made of concrete.

If you ask Shannon O'Neill how many wines he makes, be prepared for a long answer. "I do seven cabs a year, five syrahs, three French blends, petit, merlot, a couple of zins, muscat, four desert wines, and a couple of whites," he answers. Is that it? "Oh, and we have malbec and tempranillo, too."

Now that the weather has started heating up, I find myself turning more to white wines. Here is a mélange of choices for white-wine drinkers.

Planning to throw some meat on the grill this Memorial Day weekend? Then you’ll probably be in the market for a full-bodied red. Here are three bottles — two merlots and one cabernet — from Paso Robles wineries that you should consider.

You would think Steve Goldman had it made as a future winemaker.

As summer approaches, you may be thinking about throwing a nice steak or piece of tri-tip on the grill. One of these Paso Robles cabernets would be a delicious companion.

Jack and Mary Novak purchased a historic Napa Valley wine estate named Spottswoode in 1972. Jack, a physician in San Diego, “wanted to stop being a doctor and drive a tractor,” says his daughter, Beth Novak Milliken.