• Tom Klein of Rodney Strong talks about his 2009 vintages for Cab and Meritage

    Updated: 2012-11-30 11:00:23
    I’m very lucky to be living in Russian River Valley, where so many wonderful wine companies are based. Little did I know on my very first trip to California, when I visited Rodney Strong Vineyards in the early 1900s, that someday I’d be living five minutes away by car. My interest in Rodney Strong wines [...]

  • Bubbles & Chocolate ~ Washington Wine Country’s Delicious Treasure

    Updated: 2012-11-28 11:00:53
    When Jose and I visited Washington Wine Country, Bubbles & Chocolate was a gem of a find. Wine critic Paul Gregutt and his wife Karen Stanton Gregutt are leaders of commerce in their home town of Waitsburg. Not only does Paul write for Wine Enthusiast and his wine blog PaulGregutt.com, but he’s also the sommelier [...]

  • Seventh Annual PS I Love You’s Dark & Delicious™ event is at it again ~ February 22, 2013

    Updated: 2012-11-26 11:00:30
    Dark & Delicious is the preeminent, annual Petite Sirah event in all of the world: enjoying 60 important California wineries pouring their Petites, some very rare, older vintage over 30 fine food restaurants, specialty food producers, and caterers …all of whom support this Seventh Annual Petite Sirah extravaganza. Each year, the National Pork Board sponsors [...]

  • Happy Thanksgiving To My American Readers

    Updated: 2012-11-23 01:39:41
    Sometimes I hear that some Americans think it odd that we Canadians celebrate Thanksgiving near the beginning of October. We do – however, that is no reason for me to not wish my American readers a wonderful Thanksgiving Holiday! I appreciate your visits and comments and am thankful for you! I hope the rest of [...]

  • Happy Thanksgiving!

    Updated: 2012-11-22 11:00:39
    Dark & Delicious is the preeminent, annual Petite Sirah event in all of the world: enjoying 60 important California wineries pouring their Petites, some very rare, older vintage over 30 fine food restaurants, specialty food producers, and caterers …all of whom support this Seventh Annual Petite Sirah extravaganza. Each year, the National Pork Board sponsors [...]

  • Non GMO brands, and is wine genetically modified?

    Updated: 2012-11-21 11:00:53
    [UPDATE: from Larry Mawby's comment: "The variety chancellor has existed for a number of years, and has been in use to you might wish to change your note to self to avoid ‘improved chancellor’ wine, rather than chancellor wine. Not that you are likely to run into either…."] Since this is a wine blog, let’s [...]

  • Pinot Noir Nouveau, a Rosé of Pinot Noir produced by River Road Family Vineyards and Winery

    Updated: 2012-11-19 11:00:57
    … the beginning of an American family tradition… Fresh off all the Beaujolais nouveau hoopla ~ At one past midnight on the third Thursday of each November, banners proclaim the good news: Le Beaujolais Nouveau est arrivé! “ (Nov. 15, 2012) Beaujolais Nouveau, the delicious and much sought after wine made from Gamay grapes, is [...]

  • The Curious World of Wine and Eklektikon examples, it’s all Greek to me

    Updated: 2012-11-16 19:42:02
    The Curious World of Wine I was asked to review Dr. Richard Vine’s book, The Curious World of Wine. Being a book lover, I accepted the offer to add this delightful book to my both my library and to my mind’s expansion. I’m so glad I did. What an easy, fun read about the world [...]

  • What are the Currrent Issues In Vineyard Health + Head’s up if you’re into viticulturist, U.C. Davis has a course for you

    Updated: 2012-11-14 11:00:43
    As part of a wine sales and marketing degree program at Santa Rosa Junior College, I took a viticulture class. I love the earth, and have been organic gardening since I left home in the 1960s. I’ve had a whole chapter of successfully propagating African violets, and I’ve continued to have organic vegetable gardens… I’m connected [...]

  • Chenin Blanc, Not Your Fathers Wine

    Updated: 2012-11-12 19:11:17
    Chenin Blanc wines are probably quite familiar to most wine consumers. Since the 11th Century, France’s Loire Valley has always produced lovely Chenin Blancs, such those from Savennieres and Vouvray. The French wines have varied from dry to sweet, and both seem to last decades or more. On the other hand, this is usually not [...]

  • Wine Wand – WOW!

    Updated: 2012-11-06 04:56:57
    Yet again, it has been a while since my last post…can’t say it has been writers block anymore.  I have so much to say… My infatuation with tasting wine hasn’t waned and I was recently in touch with a new friend, Jeff over at Vini Wine Bar in Davis, CA.  He is one of the [...]

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