23rd Annual Passport to Dry Creek Valley – A Modern Tradition with Century-Old Roots Saturday & Sunday, April 28-29 from 11am – 4:30pm 50 participating wineries throughout Dry Creek Valley Festivities include: exquisite wine tasting, gourmet food, themed décor, and live music Fly Alaska Airlines into Santa Rosa & fly a case of wine home…
Last Thursday I was treated to a self-pour format tasting (Yes, professionals only!) of Rosé Champagnes and sparkling wines at Waterloo and City courtesy of The Tasting Panel magazine. My Facebook status pretty much described my “celebratory” mood and got many comments: “If you just saw a crazy blond seat-dancing in her car on the…
Wow!!! Here we are, Christmas is just days away and everyone is scrambling to prepare for the upcoming holiday weekend. Yes, last minute shopping, decorations and so much more that is related to the Christmas season. It seems to be everyone’s primary focus…….or is it??? Up in the northern Sonoma County community of Cloverdale, the…
For this Grape of the Night gathering the selected varietal was Meritage or Claret. Since we sampled French Bordeaux wines at our October GOTN, I thought that it would be interesting to venture to the New World as a comparison. It was interesting there were no labels that had the name Claret all were Meritage….
Eric Cioffi is a nice guy. And passionate about what he does. You can tell that as soon as you meet him. But, I am getting ahead of myself. One of the food purveyors providing samples at the Paso Garagiste Festival was Mortar & Pestle. Mortar & Pestle is Eric Cioffi. Per his website (http://farmcookeat.com),…
On Tuesday, December 13, I learned from over five reliable sources that The Cellar Wine Bar and Restaurant was closing its doors. Much like the fall of the Loose Goose, I asked wine people to share their positive memories of time spent in The Cellar: Steve Lemley, winemaker, Pulchella Winery – DiMaggio is a poster…
Okay, I know I tend to write about the same things over and over, but I don’t think I’ve written about J Dusi Wines (http://www.jdusiwines.com) for awhile. It was Sunday morning the day after the Garagiste Festival and we were riding around with Carey Babcock and Mike Ortiz, when I pointed out the Dante Dusi…
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Corkage Update The Baltimore Business Journal came out with an article about the upcoming corkage debate (“MD Wine Connoisseurs Want Another Pop at Repealing Corkage Law,” October 28) last Friday. The article profiled Cristin Dadant, co-owner of Clementine Restaurant, who asked the rhetorical question, “Why tie my hands even more to make my business accessible…
Industry & Wine Geek Friends Blind Tasting 23 Pinots from the “West” Coast… Ponderous???? Perhaps, BUT well worth the good time had by all! Overall very closely scored (BUT very hotly argued about) wines; AND pleasantly enough only 1 “Corked” Wine Entry! Highlights Of Top Scored Wines Included: 1) 09 Papapietro Perry “Mukiada” Russian River…