Egg-xcellent Wines for Easter ~ Getting Ready to be with my family once more for food and wine
This is one title I didn’t make up myself, Egg-xcellent Wines for Easter. It’s very campy and cute, and is what it is, and is the brainchild of Domaine Carneros. [UPDATE: The painting of the egg is the brainchild of Domaine Carneros. the creation of it is from the French company, Nomblot, that has been making [...]
Sensual Toasting with Valentine Bubbly from Champagne Taittinger
For a long time, I viewed Valentine’s Day as a perfect time for Petite Sirah… PS I Love You et al. And, I still think Petite is a great wine for the heartiest of beings among us… Those who crave only RED wine. I can’t blame them for that. I have a love for all [...]
Seventy Five Years Later, Who is That Eponymously Sparkling Woman?
“Wake up dear, we’re going to take a walk across the bridge today!” Imagine being six years old and your father insists that you make history with him, by walking across the newly finished San Francisco Gold Gate Bridge. Fast Forward to College… Attending Stanford University, you fall in love with and marry the perfect [...]
Bubbles for the Dragon ~ Iron Horse went off to China to Celebrate
[The Sterlings with San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee.] Iron Horse Vineyards shipped 880 cases of its Year of the Dragon Chinese Cuveé to Beijing, on January 10, 2012. It was specifically created to celebrate this year’s Chinese New Year, the Year of the Dragon, which began on January 23 and continues until February 9, 2012. [...]
Looking to Quickly Educate Your Palate? Try Tasting Old World Versus New World Wines ~ The White Version
This is a lead-in from yesterday, because it sets the stage, if you didn’t read yesterday’s blog… My friend Chang Liow of Chinois Asian Bistro had me stand in for him at a recent wine tasting and luncheon. His restaurant Chinois is located in Windsor, and the food is wonderfully delicious. If you’re a wine [...]
Putting Some Sparkling in Your Step for New Year’s Eve and Day ~ Ones that have delighted me in 2011
I’ve had a fabulous year with bubbles, and those are the ones I’m going to share as being HIGHLY RECOMMENDED for this coming weekend’s celebrations. I’m going to start with a new one… I’m calling it a “Bubbly on Training Wheels.” It’s a great one for a younger generation that may also love adventure, innovation, [...]
Wines of Note with Wine Notes ~ Take II
I need to first write that I began this blog, and had it sitting in my scheduled blogs. I was going to be tasting the Malibu Oaks on a Monday, and when that Monday came along, my computer’s motherboard fried itself. Yup… all of a sudden, nothing worked. I had about seven screens open, but [...]
Wines of Note with Wine Notes
I need to first write that I began this blog, and had it sitting in my scheduled blogs. I was going to be tasting it on a Monday, and when that Monday came along, my computer’s mother board fried itself. Yup… all of a sudden, nothing worked. I had about seven screens open, but nothing [...]
