Over the course of a week, my wife and I drink a bunch o’wine – almost always with food. Since I’ve always been fascinated by wine at the table with food, I thought it would be fun to recap not only the wines we’ve been drinking, but also how they pair (or don’t pair) with the foods at our table. It features…
Category: Oenophile
#WineWednesday Review-Geyser Peak Uncensored
Geyser Peak Winery was founded in 1880 as California’s 29th bonded winery by German immigrant Augustus Quitzow, one of Sonoma County’s pioneer winemakers. Geyser Peak is located in Alexander Valley in Northern Sonoma County. Although, they announced last month they will be moving to the former Alderbrook property in Healdsburg. The new Geyser Peak location will be near the…
Wine of the Week: 2009 Phillips Hill Pinot Noir Toulouse Vineyard
Every Thursday I feature a wine I particularly enjoy, whether it’s something new and different, is a great value, or from a producer worth checking out. For this week, my Wine Of The Week is the 2009 Phillips Hill Pinot Noir Toulouse Vineyard. Winery Phillips Hill Winery is a small boutique (~1,000 cases/yr) winery focused on producing Pinot Noir,…
Wines of Chile Smackdown – 8 Chilean Reds Blind Tasted!
The theme for the most recent gathering of the Pacific Point Wine Club (“PPWTC” was “Wines of Chile”. The PPWTC is entering its third year, and going strong. Initially we met every couple of months, but based on popular demand, we now meet every 6 weeks or so. It’s been so gratifying to see folks…
2013 Rhone Rangers Grand Tasting- The Best of Rhone Rosés
I attended, as media guest, the 16th annual “Celebration of American Rhone Wines” in San Francisco, at Fort Mason Center last weekend. Rhone Rangers is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to promoting the Rhone varietal wines produced in the U.S. The two-day event featured a Winemaker Dinner on Friday catered by The Girl and The Fig. The dinner also featured…
TGIF Bubbly – Bouvet Signature Brut
My wife and I make it a point to drink sparkling wine on a weekly basis. It’s typically Friday night…thus “T.G.I.F. Bubbly” It’s a celebration of sort, to the end of the workweek. She get’s to drink, and enjoy the bubbly, while I get to drink, enjoy and blog about it! This week’s sparkling wine…
Wine Tasting Along the Anderson Valley Wine Trail-Day 2
Last week I posted about our first day of wine tasting in Anderson Valley (“A.V”). We stayed overnight at the Anderson Valley Inn, nice clean choice for budget minded travelers to Anderson Valley (heads up…no TV…but there is WiFi). It’s centrally in Anderson Valley minutes away from Hendy Wood State Park with its majestic redwood trees. It’s…
Wine Tasting Along the Anderson Valley Wine Trail – Day 1
My wife and I took and overnight to trip to Anderson Valley last month. It’s been several years since we’d been, but our last trip there was a real pleasure and we’ve been looking forward to returning. “The Anderson Valley is located in the rolling hills of the coastal region of Mendocino County…Known for our…
Grenache Smackdown…10 Wines; 1 Winner!
Have you ever had Grenache as a stand-alone varietal?
ENOFYLZ 1st Anniversary…A Glance Back And A Look Forward!
It’s been a great year and I’ve had a blast! Thanks for tagging along with me during my adventures in Wine!