The holiday season is here and many people are big fans of Pinot Noir with their turkey and ham dinners. Yes, there are other selections you could be making in pairing wine with your family holiday meals, but I have had so many questions about suggestions for wines to pour I felt it was a…
An Evening with the Umbrian Wines of The Briziarelli Estate I can’t help myself, I know this story is all about a great Italian wine and food pairing, but first I just have to tell you that I TOURED ONE OF WINE SPECTATOR’S 74 GRAND AWARD WINNING WINE CELLARS – OVER 90,000 BOTTLES – WITH…
In a recent trip to Napa, Eddie and I caught up with Suzanne Phifer Pavitt and tasted her recent release of 2008 Date Night Cabernet. (And one other surprise tasting!) The story on Date Night follows my tasting notes. But before we get to that I asked Suzanne – while she stood behind the split…
Event: DIVINO TUSCANY 2012 Date/Time: May 17- 20, 2012 Location: Florence, Tuscany. Description: One-of-a-kind, 4-day celebration of the best Tuscan wines, food and culture. Divino Tuscany will offer a distinctive program that highlights premium wines: wine tastings with Tuscany’s top winemakers, seminars and grand tastings curated by James Suckling, former Senior Editor and European Bureau…
George M. Taber, made famous in the wine world for writing about how Napa winemaking beat out France in the infamous Judgment of Paris tasting, has a new offering, it would seem, for those of us thwarted in our wine buying by the current economic woes felt nationwide, in his book A Toast to Bargain…
On March 21, 2012, at 6:30, at Salt Creek Grill, Adam Lee of Siduri/Novy Wineries will conduct a wine and food pairing to benefit the SCV Boys & Girls Club. Siduri is a highly-acclaimed Sonoma winery, focused on creating ultra-premium Pinot Noir. Robert Parker, the dean of wine critics, says of Siduri, “One of California’s…
2011 was a great year for Sonoma County wines, as the wine industry’s top publications and wine competitions honored many of the region’s top producers, and the 2009 vintage of Sonoma County wines, most notably Pinot Noir, garnered outstanding coverage. The 2011 San Francisco Chronicle’s Top 100 American Wines report featured 27 Sonoma County wines,…
Monday, December 05, 2011, die hard GOTN members put on their winter clothing and went to Valencia Wine Company to taste and learn about the various differences and nuances of Malbec wines. This cold winter night was a perfect venue for the full bodied characteristics of this varietal and good friends. As Christmas was at…