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...
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...
1313 Main is the place to be and be seen in Napa Valley! This sophisticated yet intimate wine bar and lounge is the cutting edge that Downtown Napa needs. Its jazzy food and wine setting is sure to please the pickiest wine enthusiast to the...
In Memory of Dick M. Yee Napa Valley is an incredible destination, which is known best for their restaurants, wines, and lodging. This particular restaurant seems to have it all under one “hat”. La Toque with it’s reputation as a fine restaurant boasts a local...
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...
Tasti-Pairings had participated in a rare evening event on July 26, 2010. We were excited to meet a football player/wine vintner at Ristorante Allegria. (Special thanks to Baris Yildiz.) The restaurant was turned into a classy night club for that evening with cocktails and dancing....
A lovely summer evening at Somerston seems to be ideal for those who want to kick back and enjoy a warm summer night in Yountville, California. It’s rare to find such wineries that are open until 10:00pm as some admirers of wines under the...
Well, I ended up with an interesting combo today. When I was...
Happy Tenth Anniversary Newsome-Harlow Winery! Newsome-Harlow Winery claims to be all about...
By the time we reached the blends, we had tried a variety...
Happy 150 years David Fulton Winery!!! David Fulton established the family’s St....
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....