Then come on over to Rosenblum Cellars this Wednesday (July 9), from 6:30 to 8:30! With the help of one of our winemakers—John Kane— we’ll learn how oak goes from the tree to the barrel. And then, more importantly, how that affects our favorite beverage. The hospitable Mr. Kane will lead us on a tour […]
The other night I taught a wine seminar called Be Your Own Critic. If you pressed me, I might admit it was—in my opinion— the best one in the series so far. For a combination of reasons. Part everyone laughing and having a good time, part learning about critics like Parker and Laube and understanding some […]
As I mentioned a couple posts ago, I’m finding it hard to concentrate on my writing these days. Part of that was this weekend, where we were celebrating BK’s birthday and our one-year anniversary, which is today. Sweet guy that he is, he suggested we replay our first date, which happened randomly on a Monday […]
Three years ago, while I was living in Jackson, Mississippi and dreaming of finding a job in the wine business, an event came along that made the wait a little easier. It’s called Sante’ South, featuring wines from over forty producers, many of which are poured by the winemakers themselves. It was my first large tasting […]
Before that trip to Ridge this past Sunday, BK and I headed over to Cupertino to help bottle the Bonfire Vineyards Chardonnay. I tasted it before we got everything set up and was quite impressed with what I found: apple, pear, coconut, pineapple, and light butter. In fact, it seemed familiar to me, so I […]
Just a quick post to ask if anyone has advice for my trip (finally) to the Mendocino/Anderson Valley area….
Staying in Fort Bragg and plan to get in some hiking, sightseeing (not sure if it’s a good time for watching whales but I’m open to whatever), etc.
I’m wondering if anyone knows of a restaurant that’s not to […]
I’ve mentioned in past posts that you should be ‘practicing’ your nose every chance you get. Sniff those spices, go crazy in the produce section, etc. That’s why I had so much fun with the component analysis seminar I co-taught on Wednesday evening. Getting ready for it was a great deal of work, but it wasn’t a […]
I had some experience with Dashe Cellars before trekking through Jack London Square in Oakland in the attempts of finding the winery. Pam Maners often brings us the Riesling to sip on Saturday afternoons while working the busy crowds at Rosenblum, and I had tasted the Vin Gris at the East Bay Vintners Festival […]
When BK and I went to Sacramento in August, we decided to hit a few wineries before heading back. Turns out we only had to make one stop: at the Old Sugar Mill, where five wineries find their home. They call it Galeria Do Vinho, and there is also art on display and little […]
The first full day KB was here, we got off to a late start and only made it to two wineries in Napa. One of those was Robert Mondavi, where we headed straight past the shop, tour sign-ups, and regular tastings to the reserve tasting room. I learned that was the best course of action […]
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