. >> others, like wine journalist and sommelier chris sawyer, regard it as something close to an art form. >> a really well-crafted wine that actually finishes dry instead of sweet. so, this is a real pure expression of what the grape would taste like. you drink, you enjoy, you remember that flavor component. i think wine now is more important to us than ever before, because it brings us back to the table. >> whether it's a hip new rose from provence or bubbly made in california, our enthusiasm for wine is uncontainable. and wine country doesn't just mean napa and sonoma anymore. california's central coast wine region stretches for 300 miles along the pacific ocean between san francisco and los angeles, and across more than 14,000 square miles of spectacular land. what makes this area unique is its coastal mountain ranges that run east-west, instead of north-south. much of this area is former ocean bottom, and has an unusual soil composition. the high concentration of sand, as well as limestone and rocky soils deposited by the run-off from the surrounding mountains. there are foggy m