My tasting companion and I started our Passport 2014 at Gold Hill Vineyards. I like starting here for a couple of reasons. First, I think they are one of the first wineries you can get to as you drive up from the Bay Area. Second, the drive from Highway 50 to the winery is beautiful […]
And so another El Dorado Passport slips into history. This one was a good one. With 32 participating wineries, it was one of the larger Passports in recent memory. There were a hand full of wineries that were participating for the first time, along with some old regulars. Passport is the premier wine tasting event […]
It is that time of year again: Passport 2014 is right around the corner! This year’s Passport will be on the weekends of April 5 & 6 and April 12 & 13. With over 30 participating wineries, this year promises to be one of the best Passport events yet. If you aren’t familiar, the El […]
Life here at the casa has been interesting. I’ve had to put the Urban Wine book on the back burner for the time being because of family and work obligations. But we are carrying on. We have been living with this motto in mind: Keep Calm and Drink Wine. I have another wine book idea […]
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 […]
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 […]
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). […]
