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Wine of the Week: 2011 Faust Cabernet Sauvignon
Every Thursday I feature a wine I particularly enjoy, whether it’s something new and different, is a great value, or from a producer worth checking out. My Wine Of The Week is the 2011 Faust Cabernet...
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Wine of the Week: 2010 Robert Craig Affinity
Every Thursday I feature a wine I particularly enjoy, whether it’s something new and different, is a great value, or from a producer worth checking out. My Wine Of The Week is the 2010 Robert Craig...
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A Taste of @DateNightWine with Phifer Pavitt
I recently received a couple of wine samples from Napa Valley based Phifer Pavitt Winery. It’s a winery that’s completely new to me. I don’t know why, but coming across new to me wineries is always a...
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Wine of the Week; 2012 Concha y Toro Cabernet Sauvignon
Every Thursday I feature a wine I particularly enjoy, whether it’s something new and different, is a great value, or from a producer worth checking out. This week’s wine is the 2012 Concha y Toro...
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#WineWednesday Review; 2012 Faust Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
From time to time, I receive wines samples from wineries or their public relations agencies for review. I’ve decided to feature such samples on #WineWednesday’s. This is the second vintage of Faust...
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A Taste of Nieto Senetiner Wines
As a wine writer, I receive offers for free wine samples from time to time (a nice perk since making any meaningful money is almost impossible – but then again, I do it for love…). Most of the offers...
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An Awesome Judgment of Paris Inspired Blind Tasting #JOP40
The Pacific Point Wine Tasting Club (“PPWTC”) does a Judgment of Paris inspired blind tasting My wife and I founded the Pacific Point Wine Tasting Club in 2010. Originally conceived as a neighborhood...
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2012 Rombauer Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Stice Lane Vineyard
2012 Rombauer Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Stice Lane Vineyard Fruit for this wine was sourced from the Rombauer Vineyards‘s estate Stice Lane Vineyard in the St. Helena AVA . A former river bed, the...
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Wine of the Day: 2012 Rombauer Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Diamond Selection
While Rombauer is best known for their Chardonnay, over the last few years they have been refining their red wine program Fruit for the 2012 Rombauer Diamond Selection Cabernet Sauvignon was sourced...
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Wine Of The Day; 2013 Concha y Toro Cabernet Sauvignon Don Melchor
2013 Don Melchor – “It shows enticing cassis, black cherry, blackberry, vanilla and extra dark chocolate with espresso bean flavors”. Concho Y Toro’s Don Melchor vineyard is situated at an altitude of...
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Wine of the Day; 2013 Silverado Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon GEO
This is an enticing, delicious,well-structured wine that is sure to please! Fruit for this wine is sourced from the Silverado Vineyards’, Mount George Vineyard located in the Coombsville appellation...
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Wine of the Day: 2013 Bumgarner Cabernet Sauvignon #WBC17
Last month, I attended the 10th Annual Wine Bloggers Conference, which was held in Santa Rosa, California. The conference is a great opportunity to connect with my fellow wine writers, learn about...
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Wine of the Day: 2014 Smith-Madrone Cabernet Sauvignon
This is an alluring, harmonious wine that offers terrific value for a top-shelf Napa Valley Cab! This wine is crafted from 100% estate fruit from vineyards sitting at 1,800 ft elevation. The vines are...
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Arrow&Branch: A Sterling Napa Valley Wine Tasting Experience
My wife and I feel blessed to be living the the Bay Area for many reasons, not the least of which is the our proximity to wine country. We live within a 90 minute drive to the Napa Valley, Sonoma,...
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Wine of the Day: 2017 Memento Mori Cabernet Sauvignon
We blend their unique characteristics–elegance, power, finish, and longevity–to create a perfectly balanced wine that seduces the palate year after year Memento Mori Memento Mori (“MM”) was founded by...
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Wine of the Week: 2019 Sosie Cabernet Sauvignon Charlie Smith Vineyard
“Sonoma County has a history of producing cabernet sauvignon for much longer than pinot noir,” Matthew Kaner, Sommelier What’s the first California wine appellation that comes to mind when you think...
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Surfing and Turfing with Livermore Valley Wines #WinePW
This month, the Wine Pairing Weekend (#winePW) group of wine and food bloggers is sampling Livermore Valley Wines and pairing with food. Disclosure: Wines were provided as a media samples. No other...
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A Taste of Potter’s Vineyard/Vino Vasai Wines
May is Oregon Wine Month and I’m excited to share a few new-to-me Oregon wineries! Disclosure: Wines were provided as a media samples. No other compensation was received. All opinions are mine. About...
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