This month the Wine Pairing Weekend bloggers will be exploring Petite Sirah and Petite Sirah wine and food pairing. Our host this month is Wendy of A Day In The Life On A Farm. About Petite Sirah (“P.S.”) For the uninitiated, here’s a quick 411 on Petite Sirah (“Peh-teet sear-ah”) Created by in France by François Durif,…
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Arizona Rising: A Taste of Aridus Wine Company
My wife and I visited Arizona a couple of years ago for her birthday. We visited the Grand Canyon (it was her first time!), went hiking in Sedona, and of course did some wine tasting. I came away from the wine tasting experience so impressed with the quality of wines in Arizona, that it was my…
Lodi Chronicles; Get To Know Lodi Petite Sirah
As you may know if you follow this blog, I’ve been contributing to Visit Lodi! Conference & Visitors Bureau blog. Visit Lodi is the official travel website for Lodi, California. From time to time I share the blog posts I’ve written for Visit Lodi here. My latest piece written for Visit Lodi is entitled Get to Know…
2015 Dark & Delicious;Top 15 Favorite Petite Sirahs
Last week, I attended the 9th annual Dark & Delicious Petite Sirah™ wine and food event held at Rock Wall Wine Company in Alameda. The event is put on each year by P.S. I Love You, an association of Petite Sirah growers, producers and winemakers. There were about 50 wineries pouring. My guess would be there were over 100…
Dark and Delicious 2015 – A Petite Sirah and Food Extravaganza!
One of my favorite Bay Area food and wine events, the 9th annual Dark & Delicious Petite Sirah™ is coming to Alameda in two week on Friday, February 20th! Dark & Delicious (“D&D”) is the preeminent annual Petite Sirah event in the world. It’s put on each year by P.S. I Love You, an association of Petite…
Dark and Delicious 2014 – A Petite Sirah and Food Extravaganza!
One of my favorite Bay Area food and wine events, the 8th annual Dark & Delicious Petite Sirah™ is coming to Alameda in February! Dark & Delicious (“D&D”) is the preeminent annual Petite Sirah event in the world. It’s put on each year by P.S. I Love You, an association of Petite Sirah growers, producers and winemakers….
Recap of Dark & Delicious 2013 – The Petite Sirah Event Of The Year!
I attended the 7th annual Dark & Delicious (“D&D”) last Friday, February 22nd. D&D is an excellent opportunity to take a walk on the “dark side” for Petite Sirah (“P.S” – a.k.a. “Pet”.) and food lovers. The event is put on by an advocacy group of P.S. winegrowers, and producers known as P.S. I Love You. Here’s a quick 411…
Petite Sirah Paradise…Dark and Delicious 2013!
One of my favorite Bay Area food and wine events, the 7th annual Dark & Delicious Petite Sirah™ is coming to Alameda later this month! Dark & Delicious (“D&D”) is the preeminent annual Petite Sirah event in the world. It’s put on each year by P.S. I Love You, an association of Petite Sirah growers, producers and…
Wine of the Week; 2010 Bedrock Wine Co. Heirloom Wine Pagani Ranch
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 Bedrock Wine Co. Heirloom Wine Pagani Ranch The Winery Bedrock Wine Co. is an “itsy-bitsy winery making wine in…
Tasted: A Trio of V. Sattui Winery Wines
V. Sattui Winery is located in Napa Valley town of St. Helena. It’s one of the most popular stops (over 400k visitors annually) along Highway 29. And with a plethora of wonderful wines (over 45), an on-site gourmet deli and cheese shop, great picnic grounds, and a reasonable ($10) wine-tasting fee (down-right inexpensive by Napa…