My wife and I usually 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…
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Wine of the Week; 2011 Bodegas Basilio Izquierdo B de Basilio Blanco
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 2011 Bodegas Basilio Izquierdo B de Basilio Blanco. The Winery My wife and I had the pleasure of meeting Basilio Izquierdo…
Wine Words Demystified; Vin de Garde
You know the deal; the more some folks learn about a topic, the more shortcuts/slang/acronyms/initials/technical jargon can be tossed around. I’m here to help you understand those sometimes mysterious words and phrases, thus – Wine Words Demystified! This week’s term is Vin de garde… According to Oxford Dictionary Vin de garde is… Wine which will significantly improve in…
Ten Commandments of Wine
My wife and I are in Spain! One of the highlights of our trip is our stay in quaint town of Haro, in the heart of La Rioja – Spanish Wine Country. While staying at Los Augustinos Hotel in Haro, we saw this sign… As near as I can figure it out, this is how…
Wine of the Week; 2009 Tablas Creek Roussanne
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 Tablas Creek Roussanne. The Winery Tablas Creek Vineyard (“TCV”) is probably the best-known of all Paso Robles wineries specializing in Rhone style wines….
Cuando en Barcelona…
My wife and I started a deferred vacation in Spain today. First stop – Barcelona! It was a challenging day because we woke up at 5AM PST. We’ve been up for more than 30 hours with only a few hours of off and on sleep on the plane, before calling it a day (I think…
Lodi Zinfandel Smackdown; Old Vines v. Not So Old Vines
The most recent gathering of the Pacific Pointe Wine Tasting Club featured a blind-tasting of Lodi Zinfandels. My wife, and I started the Pacific Pointe Wine Tasting Club in 2010. The club is going strong. We have a solid core group 8-10 tasters, and we’ve had as many as 25 tasters at our gatherings. The…
Wine of the Week: 2010 Campovida Zinfandel Chiarito 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 2010 Campovida Zinfandel Chiarito Vineyard. The Winery Campovida is a family owned and operated certified organic farm and working vineyard located…
Merlot Smackdown! 10 Wines Blind-Tasted!
The August gathering of the Pacific Pointe Wine Tasting Club featured a rooftop tasting in Oakland at the home of Blago and Luiza. It’s the first time our wine tasting club, which was started in 2010, gathered for a blind tasting outside of our community. And it was big fun! Here’s how it went down……
Wine of the Week; 2009 Old World Winery Folderol
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 Old World Winery Fulton Folderol. The Winery Old World Winery (“OWW”) is a Fulton (just north of the city limits of Santa…