Did you know that there are wineries in Berkeley? There used to be vineyards in Berkeley until the late 1970’s. The wineries in Berkeley are part of the growing urban winery movement. Wine makers in urban areas have access to top quality grapes grown throughout Northern California. They choose to make their wines in urban […]
I’ll come right out and say it: this is a perty darn good wine. The Skinner family has deep roots in the Sierra Foothills. The winery hit the ground running when they opened a couple years ago with some nice reds. They continue to improve with every new release. Sharing it’s name with the original […]
There are general rules of thumb about wine grape varietals and where they thrive best: Gold Country is great for Zinfandels and Barberas. Napa is the home of the oaky and buttery Chardonnay and the sumptuous Cabernet Sauvignon. The best Pinot Noirs come from Oregon or the Santa Cruz Mountains. But now and again you […]
I was acquainted with Urban Legend Cellars primarily through their Twitter feed. The relaxed and friendly voice behind their tweets encouraged me, and all their other followers, to stop in to their new tasting room located in the Jack London Square neighborhood of Oakland. On a recent weekend afternoon, I did just that. There isn’t […]
On my recent Gold Country wine tasting trip, I travelled with a group of friends. Some of them were using my book, Pour Me Another, to keep track of their tasting and to get an overview of each of the wineries that we visited. I encourage wine drinkers to keep track of the wines they […]
Last weekend, I ventured eastward to Gold Country with a group of friends. The travelling band of wine tasters varied in size from 7 on Friday to 14 on Saturday and 4 on Sunday. It was a wonderful opportunity to share my passion for Gold Country and Gold Country wines with friends, some of whom […]
I am a big advocate for keeping tasting notes. Being a fan of the analog life, I still keep my notes using the old fashioned tools called pens and paper. The photo above is of the notebook I used while writing my book, Pour Me Another. It is a handy size and fits right in […]
