Category Archives : Not Gold Country


What To Do? What To Do?

This is a big weekend in the Bay Area for local, urban wineries. This is the Urban Wine Xperience weekend! I posted about this event a couple of weeks ago. Well it happens on Saturday, August 2nd at Jack London Square in Oakland. BREAKING: the Urban Wine Xperience is SOLD OUT. No more advance tickets […]

Jack London Square

Jack London Square

The Urban Wine Xperience

The East Bay Vintners Alliance is putting on the 9th annual Urban Wine Xperience on Saturday, August 2nd from 1 to 5pm. The event will be on the Jack London Square Ferry Lawn in Oakland. This is your opportunity to taste wines from 20 different East Bay wineries, as well as foods from local restaurants who […]


Go Niners!

A Miscellany of Wine-y Goodness

1. (Not so wine-y, nor so good) Although I have disabled all commenting on this site, I am still being barraged with attempted SPAM comments to the tune of 100+ per day. Commenting will remain turned off until I can figure out how to stop this. 2. Stage Left Cellars is open for tasting this […]


Cover for Wine 101: An Introduction to Wine and Wine Tasting

Post, Post, Where Are The Posts?

Yes, it has been a while since I posted much here, which I feel bad about.  But no regrets. I’ve been working feverishly on completing my second book, Wine 101: An Introduction to Wine and Wine Tasting.  The book will be released at the end of this month. It has been a sprint here at the […]


Urbano Cellars Grand Re-Opening

Yesterday was the Grand Re-Opening of their new tasting room / wine making facilities for Urbano Cellars in Berkeley, California.  The party started around 1pm and lasted well until after we departed. The party featured free tasting of five of their wines: a Chenin Blanc, Rose, 5 Barrel (a red blend), Sangiovese and a Zinfandel. […]

Urbano Cellars

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Gifts for the Wine-o in your life

‘Tis the season for gift idea summaries!  Oh Joy!  At least I waited until after Thanksgiving. So here is my list of the best gifts for the beloved wine-o in your life.  Since most wine drinkers have strong preferences about what wines they want to drink or try, and you may not be able to […]