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 JC Cellars Iron Hill Zinfandel. The Winery JC Cellars (“JCC”) is an award-winning urban winery located in Oakland, CA. Jeff Cohn…
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Wine of the Week; 2009 Tercero Syrah Larner 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 Tercero Syrah Larner Vineyard. The Winery Tercero Vineyards is located in Los Olivos, California. Larry Schaffer is the owner/winemaker. Schaffer…
Holiday Gift Idea for Wine Lovers: Angle 33 Wine Thermal
The Angle 33 Wine Thermal is a great way to store, chill, and serve wine. I received this product as a sample several months ago and used it almost daily all summer long to keep my wines at the appropriate serving temperature. I didn’t stop using it after summer though. Serving whites and rosé chilled to…
Wine of the Week; 2010 New Clairvaux Vineyard Petite Sirah
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 New Clairvaux Vineyard Old Souls Block Petite Sirah The Winery The Abbey of New Clairvaux is the first Cistercian Monastery…
All-American Wine Pairing Guide for Being Thankful #SundaySupper
For this week’s #SundaySupper we celebrate Thanksgiving and Hanukkah with a bounty of tasty dishes for which to be thankful. And this year also presents a rare opportunity to be thankful, because it’s the first time since 1888 that any of the eight days in the Jewish celebration of lights has fallen on the same…
Wine of the Week: 2010 Carlisle Zinfandel Old Vines
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 Carlisle Zinfandel Old Vines. Winery Carlisle Winery & Vineyards is a small Sonoma County based winery based in Santa Rosa. According…
Sparkling TGIF…2011 Yorkville Cellars Sparkling Malbec
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…
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….