Chatting with James Sparks is always a pleasure. We recently met up in Solvang at the new tasting space for his Kings Carey Wines and it was so much fun. Excuse the puns, but Sparks truly does have a sparkling, sparky personality and his energetic enthusiasm for what he does is so infectious – not to mention the wines from this small-production operation are delicious – it’s hard not to smile when you’re in his presence.