Category Archives : White


Sparkling Wines

10 Great Hot Weather Wines from Gold Country

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 […]


Wine and Food Pairing: mixed success

The other evening, my partner and I joined some friends at a dinner party in the City.  (For those of you who don’t live in the San Francisco Bay Area, “The City” always refers to San Francisco in local parlance.)  Our hosts requested that we bring the wine.  Now that I’ve written a book about […]

Dinner is served

Skinner Vineyards, Fairplay

Skinner Vineyards Makes an Impressive Debut

Skinner Vineyards is one of three wineries that I had included in my book prior to my having tasted their wines.   The Skinner family has been making wines in the Gold Country since the middle 1800’s.  Their new winery location had not yet opened at the time Pour Me Another went to press. On my […]