SONOMA & NAPA VISITS

This was a fun trip to Sonoma and Napa wine country. It’s good to have enough time to mix in a few drop-in visits to tasting rooms, and the stops at Lynmar, Joseph Swan,...were all good ones. (...more)

TASTING NOTES FROM TOM HILL

We tried last night (2/6/13) Some More New Wines: UBY IGP: Cotes de Gascogne (80% Colombard/20% UgniBlanc; 11.5%) Domaine d'Uby/Cazaubon 2012: Pale yellow almost colorless; strong cat pee/SB-like/pungent/herbal/...(...more)

SAY WHAT?

“Paso Robles is the ultimate terroir for Cabernet and Bordeaux varieties. Bordeaux gets one great vintage out of five or seven years. Here we can achieve ripeness every year. Here, we might get it wrong (once) every seven or ten years.” Daniel Daou, Paso Robles vintner

HOSPICE DU RHONE TASTING

Report on the 20th annual wine tasting presented by Hospice du Rhône (HdR), on Friday April 27th and Saturday April 28th, 2012,in Paso Robles, Calif.(...more)

VISIT TO THOMAS FOGARTY

...The wines of Thomas Fogarty is particularly known for Pinot Noirs and Chardonnays, but there were two areas of special interest for us... (...more)

CENTRAL COAST VISITS

One of the surprises I found along the way was the increasing number of very good wines made from Bordeaux grape varieties, both white and red, grown in Santa Barbara County... like growers have discovered better... (...more)

IN PURSUIT OF BALANCE TASTING

Report on the 3rd annual In Pursuit of Balance (IPOB) Tasting, on February 4th, 2013, at Bluxome Street Winery in San Francisco. The event showcases current releases of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir from California producers. (...more)

CELEBRATING 20 YEARS !

SIERRA FOOTHILLS VISITS

Since we were stretching this trip into two days, we had time to explore a more of the Sierra Foothills wine country than usual. In addition to El Dorado & Amador counties, we ventured farther south into Calaveras County this time. (...more)

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