Episode 4 of Discovering Wine Country On this episode of Discovering Wine Country, we head to the high desert of Washington’s Yakima Valley. We will discover the five nested AVAs of the Yakima Valley AVA and visit some vineyards, including...
Walla Walla Walla Walla sits in the South East of Washington. You have to mean to go there to get there. Luckily the easiest route is through the spectacular Columbia River Gorge. We ended our last episode with a bit...
We’ve been celebrating Merlot for the past month with #MerlotMe. Today is the culmination of the celebration, Merlot Day. We celebrate with the last of the sample bottles that arrived for our #MerlotMe tastings, a bottle of Silverado Vineyards 2018...
The Merlots just keep coming! I know it’s not still October, but we are still celebrating #MerlotMe! *This wine was received as a media sample. All opinions remain our own. The St. Francis Reserve Merlot 2018 from Sonoma arrived and...
In the 1970s Napa had about 20 wineries and Cab was King. Dan Duckhorn was going to school in Berkley. He and Margaret would head to Napa to get out of the city. They fell in love with the wine...
Today we tie together two of our favorite things, Merlot and L’Ecole No. 41. It’s October, so that means #MerlotMe, where we celebrate this grape all month long. #MerlotMe In 2013 the Duckhorn family decided to launch a movement called...
We continue to celebrate #MerlotMe at Crushed Grape Chronicles! Today we dive into two Merlots that are relatively easy to find and affordable. These are two you might pick up today for a pairing! We paired them with an easy...
Michael says everyone should have dark chocolate on their burgers. Yes, I said dark chocolate on your burger. Half of you groaned with thoughts of pleasure while the other half think I’m nuts. I guess you will have to try...
October is Merlot Month. It’s also the month of our wedding anniversary here at Crushed Grape Chronicles. 23 years ago, Michael and I tied the knot at Mount Charleston. I don’t know that we realized then, that Vegas would be...
It’s October and it’s Merlot Month. In conjunction with #MerlotMe, we received 7 samples of Merlot from California and Washington. We featured Merlots from Peju & LaZarre with our “Merlot from elegant to badass”, and we did a feature on...
Selby Winery – 100% owned and operated by Susan Selby. Susie Selby Winemaker and Owner of Selby Winery – Photo Courtesy Selby Winery Susie founded Selby Winery with her father Dr. David K. Selby in 1994. Her father was a...
#MerlotMe…while this is my first year participating in this event with the writers at #WinePW, it is the sixth year for this event, where writer’s partner with Merlot producers to celebrate Merlot Month. The official celebration day is Saturday, October...
Tempting Spoonfuls: Pairing single bites with glorious wines
