I am happy to say that Pour Me Another: An Opinionated Guide to Gold Country Wines will be available for purchase in three Gold Country wineries! In El Dorado County, Jodar Vineyards and Winery will be carrying my book. In Amador County, both Sera Fina Cellars and Amador Cellars will be selling my book. All […]
There are general rules of thumb about wine grape varietals and where they thrive best: Gold Country is great for Zinfandels and Barberas. Napa is the home of the oaky and buttery Chardonnay and the sumptuous Cabernet Sauvignon. The best Pinot Noirs come from Oregon or the Santa Cruz Mountains. But now and again you […]
This strangely warm winter we’ve been having in Northern California, means that weekend escapes to Gold Country don’t mean juggling snow gear or umbrellas. The Sierra Foothills are beautiful to see, with beautiful countryside and fascinating Gold Rush era towns, like Suttercreek and Placerville, to explore. Best of all, it’s winter and it won’t be […]
What has been a fairly well kept secret, that the California Gold Country is a great place to vacation, is finally getting out. The folks over at Lonely Planet, publishers of travel guides, have named the California Gold Country one of the top US10 travel destinations for 2012. Sandwiched between Boulder, Colorado at #7 and […]
As I mentioned in my earlier post looking forward to 2012, This year I will be posting the occasional interview with wine makers and wine writers. Today is the first of this planned, intermittent series of interviews. These interviews are for my next book, Wine 101, which will be an introduction to wine and wine […]
At long last, and by popular demand, Pour Me Another: An Opinionated Guide to Gold Country Wines, will be available in the Kindle format tomorrow, 10 January 2012! The Kindle edition contains all the same information about 68 different wineries in Amador and El Dorado County, along with recommendations about where to stay and where […]
Ah, you can almost hear the siren song of the bloggers as they wrap up their year’s blogging exploits, successes and failures. ‘Tis the time of year when we are all wont to reflect on our year just past and begin to plan for the year not yet arrived. And I’m no different. 2011 was […]
Hey, buddy, wanna buy a winery? I got one right here. Or so it seems. According to the Wine Spectator there are a record number of wineries for sale or taking on new partners. The reasons have to do with the increased competition among wineries, the sour economy, and a large group of aging wine […]
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 […]
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 […]
