By the time we reached the blends, we had tried a variety of different varietals that in some cases were very different from block to block. When you had as many different Merlots, as many different Zinfandels, you end up with a lot to work...
After enjoying some wonderful Pinot Noir and great Merlot we moved on to the big mouth and big body wines that both Lisa and I have come to love, the Zinfandels and Cabernet Sauvignon that the area is known for. 2006 Russian River Valley...
Ledson Winery and Vineyards was one of many “must see” stops in Sonoma County that we like to include for our out of town guests to experience. It’s a bit different to see a castle-like estate, such as you’d see back east in the rolling...
Definitely reminiscent of the Bay Area weather by it’s sunny surroundings after the misty fog gave way, lies the first winery at the base of Rancho California Road in Temecula, California. As one of 34 wineries in Temecula Wine Country, this winery had much to...
Patrick and I recently paid a visit to Castello di Amorosa, a beautiful castle atop the hills of southern Calistoga. We were invited to Cheers to Taste, a social network of hospitality and industry people in Napa Valley. Owner of this romantic and medieval castle,...
Cheers to Taste on April 6, 2011 We stumbled upon a Four Sisters Inn in Yountville, California, called Maison Fleurie (flowering house”). This quaint French Inn, reminiscent of southern France was directly across from the Cheers To Taste event, located at the new Bardessono Resort...
All of Ahnfeldt wine grapes are grown in Napa Valley. The blending of the grapes from those different vineyards with differences in soil conditions, rootstock, clones, and micro climates produced the making of complex, yet smooth elegant wines. The Kreuse Canyon Vineyard, a hillside Cabernet...
Happy 150 years David Fulton Winery!!! David Fulton established the family’s St. Helena vineyard in 1860 and built the town’s first stone wine cellar next to it a year later. Mr. Fulton was among many things, a blacksmith, pioneer, town visionary and and inventor. His...
Happy Tenth Anniversary Newsome-Harlow Winery! Newsome-Harlow Winery claims to be all about carousing pleasure with their wine, food, friends, and an abundance amounts of laughter. Owners (a husband and wife team) Scott and Melanie Klann, along with their partners Steve and Gretchen Rael, have dedicated...
It has been cool… That may strike you as a strange way to start a review, but it will be making a difference come this harvest. This harvest will be a big one for a new name in the Napa Valley, Valley Gate Vineyards. Standing...
If you happen to be in the Napa Valley on the First...
It was a perfect May Day 2010 in Saint Helena, California. After...
We saw this video and just had to share. Its a wonderful...
I know this is a new thing, but I decided I couldn’t...
With rustic red brick walls throughout the wine bar and around the...
Over the mountains and through the woods to Sierra Foothills I went....
As I threatened, “Okay told you last week that I would occasionally...
Tasti-Pairings had participated in a rare evening event on July 26, 2010....