Yearly Archives: 2014


Crystal Basin Cellars Cabernet Franc

A couple of days ago I made a mustard/wasabi encrusted pork roast. I wanted to serve it with a Grenache. For some reason (glug, glug), we had no Granache in the house. Shock! So I rummaged around in the racks and cases of wine until I found a wine that I thought might pair well. […]

CBC 2009 Cab Franc

2010 skinner dry diggings

Tasting Notes: Skinner 2010 Dry Diggings

I’ll come right out and say it: this is a perty darn good wine. The Skinner family has deep roots in the Sierra Foothills. The winery hit the ground running when they opened a couple years ago with some nice reds. They continue to improve with every new release. Sharing it’s name with the original […]