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. My Wine Of The Week is the 2011 Ridge Vineyards Geyserville. The Winery Ridge Vineyards is a California winery with two estates, Monte Bello in Cupertino, and Lytton Springs in Healdsburg. They are best known for producing…
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Family Winemakers Recap – Best of the Newbies!
I attended the Family Winemakers of California (“FWC”) Grand Tasting at the San Mateo County Event Center on August 17th. The FWC is the trade advocate for California’s “small family” wineries (although behemoth wineries like Kendall Jackson and Gallo are also considered family wineries most are in fact smaller family run wineries ). And a huge tasting…
Wine of the Week: 2011 Faust Cabernet Sauvignon
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. My Wine Of The Week is the 2011 Faust Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley. The Winery Faust Winery is the creation of Augustin Huneeus and it continues to satisfy his long-held desire to produce a wine that…
Champagne Chronicles-Day 2
I recently had the privilege of traveling to the Champagne region in France as a guest of the U.S. Champagne Bureau for the 2014 Champagne Harvest Media Trip. Here’s what the Champagne Bureau said about the trip… The trip to Champagne will be an opportunity for you to learn more about the production of Champagne and…
Wine of the Week; 2010 Stage Left Cellars – The Emcee
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. My Wine Of The Week is the 2010 Stage Left Cellars – The Emcee. The Winery Stage Left Cellars is an urban winery located in Oakland, California not too far from Jack London Square. By urban…
Wine of the Week; 2011 Kokomo Pinot Noir Gopher Hill Block Peters 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. My Wine Of The Week is the 2011 Kokomo Pinot Noir Gopher Hill Block Peters Vineyard. From The Winery Perched on 120 acres of prime Dry Creek Valley east benchland vineyards known as…
Champagne Chronicles – Day 1
Dreams do come true. When I first got into the “wine thing”, as I call it, I dived head first into the pool of knowledge. One of my resources was Karen MacNeil’s The Wine Bible. And one of my favorite chapters in that tome is “Champagne“. Ever since then, the Champagne region has been on my…
A Taste of Louis Roederer Champagne
I recently attended a private tasting of Louis Roederer Champagne at my favorite wine store – K&L Wine Merchants in Redwood City. It was my first taste of Louis Roederer Champagne. The House Louis Roederer Champagne is one of the last great independent and family run Champagne houses. The family has been managing the business since…
Cognitive Dissonance And Champagne
Cognitive dissonance refers to a situation involving conflicting attitudes, beliefs or behaviors. I don’t know why, but was the first thing to pop into my head when I was contemplating my first trip to the Champagne region as part of the 2014 Harvest Media Trip (more on that later). The term perfectly describes my relationship with Champagne,…
Wine of the Week; 2005 Caymus Cabernet Sauvignon Special Selection
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, since today is #CabernetDay my Wine Of The Week is the 2005 Caymus Cabernet Sauvignon Special Selection. The Winery Caymus Vineyards is a part of the Wagner Family…