Cinnabar Wine's Tasting Room is a pretty cool little spot on the main drag in downtown Saratoga, CA., well...it's actually a pretty good sized tasting room for being right downtown. We tasted through a few wines including a great 2007 Marsanne (Paso Robles fruit), a 2007 … [Read more...]
A Little Weekend Explanation
We don't post on the weekends anymore but as we were gazing at our glorious wine blog, we realized we never gave a proper explanation of the four banners on the right side of the screen. The World of Pinot banner is for a Pinot Noir event coming up in March which we are huge … [Read more...]
Our Travels With Wine in Hand
After our trip to Sacramento and San Francisco this past six or seven days, wine has become a "top of mind" thing again in our lives. Not that it wasn't prior to our trip, but certain things happen, and our awareness of those things makes us think and ponder and evolve as … [Read more...]
Stop and Smell the Wine at Zin Alley
If you like wine, and you like off-the-beaten-path places to try wine...then you'll love Zin Alley! They're all about the small production place and the theory is to let the vines do the work. They use head-trained vines that are dry farmed...so the wine you're tasting is … [Read more...]
Nobilo Sauvignon Blanc and Fresh Crab
We got some New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc to celebrate the greatness that is Dungeness Crab Season! Can you really imagine anything better than a little tasty treat of crab paired up with some refreshing and delightful Sauvignon Blanc? Yeah, us either! We took our Sauvignon … [Read more...]
Boss and Dignity Cigars, with Roxo Port
So we headed down to Boss Cigars in Arroyo Grande to meet Don Juan, who owns Dignity Cigars, and gather with about 15 or so cigar afficionados. Don Juan was there to tell us the story of how he got in the cigar biz and why he wanted to make more organic cigars. While listening … [Read more...]
Four Vines Winery…Ehemmm, Now Cypher Winery
Cypher Winery, formerly known as Four Vines Winery....some changes made but not as much as you may think. We stopped in recently after hearing about the change to see what was going on, and as of our visit, they were still in the midst of the change. The name Four Vines was sold … [Read more...]
Charity Case: Helping People With Wine
In this episode of Hoot n Annie we tasted a 2009 Sauvignon Blanc from Charity Case…but back the train up!! Yes, we are in a hotel room, and yes we still kept this PG. Back to the wine…this Sauv Blanc was nice, but more like a Chardonnay in our opinions. The color, the nose, … [Read more...]
Fratelli Perata Winery: Unique Name, Interesting Wines
Fratelli Perata was a great little stop with a very quaint, cozy tasting room that can easily get overcrowded because it’s small. The wines though, are anything but small, we enjoyed tasting through their list while talking to the ladies about the family history…and wow, what a … [Read more...]
Ecluse Wines – Real Winners!
This was a fun spot! Steve and Pam Lock owners of Ecluse Winery, were in the tasting room and while Steve poured us through his substantial list of wines, it showed right away that he loves talking wine. He shared a lot of interesting information about his winemaking processes … [Read more...]
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