On a recent trip up to Gold Country I was shocked to see that one of my favorite small wineries was no more. Bantam Cellars, a fun, small, family winery, associated with Karly Wines, was a welcome respite from the increasingly overly corporate and packaged wineries in Amador County. These were real people making real […]
It is that time of the year again. We’re all turning our minds towards preparing for the Thanksgiving dinner. Those of us who know a little bit about wine start getting asked “what wine goes with turkey?” Well, quite a few wines go with turkey. But the problem with a Thanksgiving Feast isn’t pairing wine […]
So this is going to be a stretch for most people, but I’m going to take a stab at it anyway. This morning I received an invitation to participate in a “virtual tasting” of a French wine. For those of you who aren’t familiar, a “virtual tasting” is a marketing event where the wine producer […]
I was shocked to see that my last post was almost 6 weeks ago. My does time pass when you’re having fun or freaking out with anxiety. Two of those 6 weeks, I was out of town feeling all soggy in the wilds of New Hampshire. We only got 3 sunny days out of 14. […]
A couple of weeks ago we ventured east to El Dorado County with a small group of friends who had never been tasting in Gold Country before. We dropped in to a couple of our favorite wineries to taste and buy. One of our destinations was Crystal Basin Cellars. CBC has revised their tasting menu. […]
I am pleased to announce that I will be participating in Gold Hill Vineyard’s Art and Wine in the Meadow event on September 18th from 10am until 5pm. I will be selling and signing copies of Pour Me Another all day. The event will be held “rain or shine”…so let’s hope for “shine”! Come on […]
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Sunday’s book signing at Andis was a real delight. Andy and Janis, the owners of the winery, could not have been more gracious. They and their staff helped to make the event a real success. After I had called it a day, Andy was nice enough to take me back into the barrel room and […]
Next weekend is going to be a busy one! On Friday, 8/12, I will be selling and signing my book, Pour Me Another, at Cafe Aquarius, in Emeryville, thanks to the generosity of the proprietor, Patrick Feehan. Cafe Aquarius is located at 1298 65th Street in Emeryville, between Hollis and Vallejo Streets. The cafe has a […]
On Sunday, August 14th, from Noon to 3pm. Andis Wines will be featuring a Semillon and Shrimp wine and food pairing. Thanks to their generosity, I will be there, too, selling and signing copies of Pour Me Another. Andis Wines is located at 11000 Shenandoah Road, about 5 minutes North East of Plymouth, California. Their tasting […]
