A while back at the urging of a friend, we went to a local spot downtown to taste through the flight being poured by a local winery called Clos Solene. We had not heard of them prior to that but after tasting through the three wines and chatting with Guillaume, the owner and … [Read more...]
Blending Port with Roxo Port Cellars and First Crush Winemaking
If you saw our post about blending port last week, you know all about First Crush Winemaking! You know about how they like to take wine drinkers through every stage of the process; from the vines to the berries to the bottle! Well, one of those processes is blending. Blending … [Read more...]
Central Coast Wine Country
We've been very fortunate to live in wine country year round and watch the life cycle of the vines. From empty twigs that don't promise much to the budding spring and lush canopies, to the rich colors of fall that captivate and amaze. We live where people vacation...and here's … [Read more...]
How to Choose a Wine, or How Not to!
Choosing a wine can be daunting, but the one thing we have in our favor is that wine, like most things in life, is subjective. So rule number one from us to you is, drink what you like regardless of what anybody says. We like the San Francisco 49ers but we suspect not all of you … [Read more...]
In the Vineyard with Estancia, in the Santa Lucia Highlands
We were wandering around in the Stonewall vineyard, in the Santa Lucia Highlands AVA of Monterey County, where Estancia Estates carefully grows some of their Pinot Noir grapes. They had just finished harvest and were still tending to the vines in preparation for Winter and the … [Read more...]
Port Blending with First Crush Winemaking and Roxo Port Cellars
Another first for us, we went to a port blending seminar put on by First Crush Winemaking and Roxo Port Cellars. This was a can’t-miss for us due to our love of port wines, and to have it hosted by Becky and Lowell Zelinski of First Crush was awesome. First Crush puts on … [Read more...]
Venteux Vineyards Industry Party
We lucked out and got invited to the Venteux Vineyards Industry Party! All we can say is "WOW"!!! So, an industry party is thrown by a winery and others in the wine and wine-related industries are invited. The point is to come and learn about the place, the wines, and the … [Read more...]
Robert Hall Winery – Our First Tasting Together
This is probably the very first winery we ever went to together about four years ago. It had been a couple of years since we had been back so we dropped in to see what was happening. The building and grounds are still as beautiful as ever, surrounded by rolling hills of … [Read more...]
Firestone- Want Some Tires With That Wine?
Okay so they don’t serve tires in the tasting room but you’ve heard the name Firestone right? Tires? Beer? Wine? Politics? Or maybe from TV’s The Bachelor? They have a rich and diverse family history that you're welcome to Google if you’re interested in learning more. There … [Read more...]
Making Wine at Wild Horse
We were lucky enough to go behind the scenes with winemaker/ co winemaker Clay Brock. It’s always amazing to see all the stuff that goes in to creating that lovely, delicious bottle that we get to sip on. From the time the grapes roll in to the winery on big trucks, there … [Read more...]
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