I believe that wine tasting is really a very simple activity that can be as nuanced or as straight forward as you are comfortable with.
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Read more »A couple of weeks ago we ventured east to El Dorado County with a small group of friends who had never been tasting in Gold Country before. We dropped in to a couple of our favorite wineries to taste and buy. One of our destinations was Crystal Basin Cellars. CBC has revised their tasting menu. […]
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 […]
I wish this really was an option! Wouldn’t it make working with a PC so much more enjoyable? *snickers* Share this:Share
Sunday’s book signing at Andis was a real delight. Andy and Janis, the owners of the winery, could not have been more gracious. They and their staff helped to make the event a real success. After I had called it a day, Andy was nice enough to take me back into the barrel room and […]
Next weekend is going to be a busy one! On Friday, 8/12, I will be selling and signing my book, Pour Me Another, at Cafe Aquarius, in Emeryville, thanks to the generosity of the proprietor, Patrick Feehan. Cafe Aquarius is located at 1298 65th Street in Emeryville, between Hollis and Vallejo Streets. The cafe has a […]
On Sunday, August 14th, from Noon to 3pm. Andis Wines will be featuring a Semillon and Shrimp wine and food pairing. Thanks to their generosity, I will be there, too, selling and signing copies of Pour Me Another. Andis Wines is located at 11000 Shenandoah Road, about 5 minutes North East of Plymouth, California. Their tasting […]
Recently at the 2011 Wine Bloggers’ Conference, Eric Asimov, the NY Times wine critic, and Janice Robinson, a wine writer from the UK, spoke about the role of wine bloggers and wine writers. While I was not able to attend the conference, I have been able to watch their keynote speeches courtesy of Richard Jenning’s […]
Many people I speak with about Gold Country wines are unaware that there are wineries in Amador and El Dorado counties. Some don’t even have a clear idea of where Gold Country is. So, I thought I would do a series of posts with recommended drives through various parts of Gold Country, with suggestions about […]
It seems that my wine guide is one of the first guide books to make extensive use of QR codes. What is a QR code? It is a bar code of sorts that looks like the illustration below. When you scan a QR code with the bar code scanner app on your smart phone, it […]
Pour Me Another: An Opinionated Guide to Gold Country Wines is once again for sale at Barnes & Noble online. Although, they are listing it as “currently unavailable” which is entirely false. Not sure what drugs these people are on, but whatever they’re taking, I don’t want any. Just go to Amazon.com. Share this:Share
