When writer Daedalus Howell left Hollywood and returned to his native Sonoma County in Northern California, he expected to find the rural, rolling hills of his youth. Instead, he found the landscape quilted with vineyards, dotted with tasting rooms, and calling itself “Wine County.” Howell soon embarked on a journey of words and wine to discover exactly what that means. He found a Sonoma wine country that is as confounding as it is enchanting. In these personal essays collected from his award-winning columns, Howell recounts his experience “through a wine glass, darkly” and rosé-tinted glasses. The result is a fine…