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Waves and vines
There’s never been a shortage of reasons to scoot up Pacific Coast Highway from L.A. to Malibu on a warm weekend— surfer-coated swells off iconic beaches, a mystic spirit in chaparral-covered hills. But a product of those hills has become the newest reason to come: wine. Malibu Coast is now an official AVA (American Viticultural Area). And while the current drought has prompted a temporary ban on new vineyards here, the existing ones are producing excellent Chardonnays and Pinot Noirs closer to the coast, and warm-weather varietals like Cabernet higher up in the Santa Monica Mountains. Now, when you claim a patio table outside the everpopular Malibu Seafood— which has never owned a liquor license—the bottle you bring can turn your fresh-fish feed into a hyper-local…
