Surfing and Turfing with Livermore Valley Wines #WinePW

This month, the Wine Pairing Weekend (#winePW) group of wine and food bloggers is sampling Livermore Valley Wines and pairing with food. Disclosure: Wines were provided as a media samples. No other compensation was involved. All opinions are mine. Livermore Valley Wine At A Glance Livermore Valley has a long history of winemaking that dates back…

Wine of the Week: 2019 Sosie Cabernet Sauvignon Charlie Smith Vineyard

“Sonoma County has a history of producing cabernet sauvignon for much longer than pinot noir,”  Matthew Kaner, Sommelier What’s the first California wine appellation that comes to mind when you think of Cabernet Sauvignon? I’d bet dollars to donuts it’s the Napa Valley! And rightfully so! It’s diverse soils, microclimates, and elevations make Napa Valley…

Wine of the Day: 2017 Memento Mori Cabernet Sauvignon

We blend their unique characteristics–elegance, power, finish, and longevity–to create a perfectly balanced wine that seduces the palate year after year Memento Mori Memento Mori (“MM”) was founded by friends Hayes Drumwright, Adriel Lares, and Adam Craun. Hayes and Adrial met while in high school in Texas. Hayes attended Boston University where he met Adam…

Wine of the Day: 2013 Bumgarner Cabernet Sauvignon #WBC17

Last month, I attended the 10th Annual Wine Bloggers Conference, which was held in Santa Rosa, California.   The conference is a great opportunity to connect with my fellow wine writers, learn about ways to improve one’s writing, social media influence, photography, etc. Of course there is wine!  Lots and lots of wine! As if we…

Wine of the Day; 2013 Silverado Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon GEO

This is an enticing, delicious,well-structured wine that is sure to please! Fruit for this wine is sourced from the Silverado Vineyards’, Mount George Vineyard located in the Coombsville appellation of the Napa Valley.  It was one of the first vineyards planted to vitis vinefera in the Coombsville AVA. Under the care of pioneering Napa vintner,…

Wine Of The Day; 2013 Concha y Toro Cabernet Sauvignon Don Melchor

2013 Don Melchor – “It shows enticing cassis, black cherry, blackberry, vanilla and extra dark chocolate with espresso bean flavors”. Concha Y Toro’s Don Melchor vineyard is situated at an altitude of 2,145 feet, at  the foot of the Andes Mountains on the northern bank of the Maipo River.  It is part of the Puente Alto (“high…

Wine of the Day: 2012 Rombauer Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Diamond Selection

While Rombauer is best known for their Chardonnay, over the last few years they have been refining their red wine program Fruit for the 2012 Rombauer Diamond Selection Cabernet Sauvignon was sourced from the Rombauer estate vineyards and top grower vineyards in Stags Leap, Calistoga, Atlas Peak, St. Helena and Howell Mountain AVAs.  It is…