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…
Peering out from the Terrace Bar in Chisnau’s luxurious Savoy Hotel, I have a wonderful view of the capital’s city center. Considering that Moldova is one of the poorest countries in Europe; the Savoy is a welcome surprise of total elegance and a stylishness that one would not expect to find in the former Soviet…
Anaba Wines www.anabawines.com We were planning our very short visit to Sonoma to coincide with the Sonoma Wine Country Weekend. While the main event was scheduled for Saturday, September 1st, and we were scheduled to return home on Sunday, I was determined to get in one winery visit before our scheduled dinner Friday evening at…
Paso Garagiste Festival www.pasogaragiste.com There is an old joke that the best way to make a small fortune in the wine industry is to start with a large one. Winemaking can be a very expensive proposition. online pharmacy zoloft no prescription pharmacy But, what if you don’t have a large fortune and still want to…
Westberg Cellars www.westbergwine.com One of the last wines we tasted at the Paso Robles Zinfandel Festival earlier this year was the Estate Zinfandel from Westberg Cellars. Admittedly, I was unfamiliar with this winery, but their Zin tasted darn good. But, it was near the end of the tasting and at that point everything was tasting…
First Crush http://firstcrushwinemaking.com/ First Crush’s full name is First Crush Winemaking Experience, and First Crush does in fact offer a variety of different experiences. They provide programs for picking, crushing and eventually bottling your own wine, vineyard tours, blending seminars, all the way through complete winemaking education. There are lots of choices depending how deeply…
Striated with colored hues of magenta and amber, sunset slowly covered Tbilisi’s skyline.buy Buspar generic buy Buspar online generic As the sky slowly purpled above us, Medea and I hustled to meet Shorena, our fellow sommelier. Tonight we planned to meet in Old Town’s poplar jazz spot, Cafe Kala. Shorena had arranged for us to…
For some reason, when I mention Tobin James to certain wine people [snobs?], they turn up their noses. Why? I’m not really sure. Is it because Tobin makes wines for a wide range of wine lovers, at lots of price points? Or is it because people have fun in his tasting room? Or is it…
Monday Night Ritual Visits Wine and Food Regions Around the World WHO: A.O.C. Los Angeles WHAT: A.O.C. Restaurant and Wine Bar, the groundbreaking wine bar on 3rd Street by Chef Suzanne Goin and business partner and Sommelier Caroline Styne, announces the June 2012 line-up of their popular Monday night series, “Flights & Bites” where guests…
Here’s a wine story to inspire–it comes with more than 150 years of history, great wine (of course) and a fun video. It’s the story of Peter Mondavi Sr. of Charles Krug Winery, who’s 97 years old and still comes into work most every day. Mr. Mondavi recently celebrated the 150th anniversary of his family’s…