Can you believe it? The 90 days in the Amazon Kindle Select program is over! How much fun was that? Not much as it turns out. The 90 days of Amazon exclusivity is over and now I can let you know, once again, that Pour Me Another is available not only at Amazon (as a […]
It is finally Summer and the temperature is rising. What wines do you drink when the temperature is up? I know what I drink, and I thought I’d share with you my “go to” hot weather wines from California’s Sierra Foothills. White Wines, Duh Well, it’s kind of a “no brainer” to suggest drinking […]
It is officially Summer and I’m sure your mind is wandering in the neighborhood of “where can we go for vacation?” Well, if two weeks in Hawaii or Europe or Australia aren’t in your budget, how about a long weekend in Sierra Foothills for some wine tasting? The weather is warm. The people are warm. […]
Passport is not the only wine event in El Dorado County. It is the biggest, but not the only one. One of the other events is coming up on Memorial Day weekend. Five of the wineries in the Pleasant Valley region of El Dorado County put on the 2 day Rocks & Rhone event. Rocks […]
Now that some time has passed, I am able to reflect on this year’s El Dorado Winery Association’s Passport 2012 with a bit more objectivity. It was fun and fabulous! My partner and I have been venturing to El Dorado County for Passport events since 2006. Our first introduction to the region was a […]
Just back from an outstanding Passport 2012. This post will have to act as a placeholder and tease for upcoming posts about the event and the wines tasted. A visual log perhaps? Our merry band of wine tasters managed to visit 11 wineries in two days. We were able to visit David Girard – where […]
Oh, man, there are times when I read something really phenomenal about a subject I’m knowledgeable about and think, “Man, I wish I’d written this”. Well, today I had just that experience. Patrick Frank, one of the writers at Palate Press, wrote a great piece about the old growth Zinfandel vines in Amador County that […]
It is that time of the year again. The El Dorado County Wine Makers Association’s Passport event is only a few weeks away. The food and wine pairing event will be held on the weekends of 14-15 April and 21-22 April. The roads around Placerville will be buzzing with wine-o’s! (In the best possible way). […]
This is the next in my occasional series of interviews with wine makers and others in the industry. Late last year I interviewed Mark McKenna by email. Mark is the wine maker and General Manager at Andis Wines in Plymouth, California. I recently uncorked a bottle of the Andis 2009 Reserve Cabernet Franc. I raved […]
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 […]
