TastingRoom.com recently sent us a package of their 50ml tasting bottles called “Everyday Roses”. I think these “tasting kits” are a perfect thing for both the consumer and the wineries. The consumer benefits by being able to taste different wines and then picking the … [Read more...]
Chardonnay Symposium: ABC, Anything But Complainers
This whole ABC (anything but Chardonnay) movement has me at a loss, how do you dislike one entire varietal? I can totally understand disliking Bud Light or Coors Light because each can (or bottle) is the exact same as the one beside it, but Chardonnay runs the gamut…just like … [Read more...]
Recent Sips and Slurpings
Not sure I like the word “slurpings”…our friend Kendall that works at Edward Sellers Winery calls late afternoon wine “shmackins”; which I think sounds better. So kudos to Kendall! Anyway, this isn’t about Kendall (sorry KC), it’s about recent things I have been sipping on since … [Read more...]
Memorial Day Thoughts and Reflections
It's Memorial Day, we hope you all have a fun and festive day with family and friends...but a few quick thoughts. - "Happy" Memorial Day seems unfitting yet I've always said that. - Everyone should be safe today...use a designated driver if you choose to drink. Everyday should … [Read more...]
Hospice du Rhone: The Final Day…Until Next Year!
The final day of Hospice du Rhone 2012 here in Paso Robles is always bittersweet…you're sad it’s over soon but your liver is ecstatic with that fact! This day started as the second day did, arriving at around 8 am to the Paso Robles Event Center to snag some breakfast and coffee … [Read more...]
Eat This With…Such a Pretty Food and Wine Pairing
Food and wine pairings are all the rage…and why not, it’s a fun adventure with your taste buds. We were recently invited over to our friend Lisa Pretty’s (owner of Pretty-Smith Winery and "Eat This With..." Cookbook) house to help her with some “research” for her next food and … [Read more...]
Hospice du Rhone, Day 2: Watch Out Now!
By saying Day 2 of Hospice du Rhone, we might be throwing some of you off a little bit. Officially it was day 2 because Thursday night was a small reception but this was the first day of seminars and everything Rhone. But I digress… The first day of seminars is always a blast, … [Read more...]
Sip, Slurp, and Chug
One thing we have noticed over the months and years is that we end up with a bunch of photos on our phones of wine and beer we have drank as well as food we have eaten…so, we’ve done it a couple times before but we thought we’d start regularly posting a slideshow of recent things … [Read more...]
Wise Villa Winery & Cante Ao Vinho – Good Stuff!
We visited Wise Villa Winery while in Sacramento visiting my (Hoot’s) dad. His wife Mary Ann had this on her list so we drove through some pretty countryside to get there and found a damn beautiful spot right in the middle of the Placer County Wine Trail; the vineyards were … [Read more...]
Sacramento, Old Town: Adventure #16
We recently adventured up to the Sacramento area where my (Hoot’s) dad lives and decided to head off to Old Town Sacramento because Annie and I had not been there together and neither of us had been there in at least a couple of decades. It’s a really cool scene with rich … [Read more...]
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