Red wine..not too dry
I often have friends come and ask me for wine recommendations. Mind you, I love wine, but I am not a Somm. My thoughts and recommendations come from the wines that I have tasted and most of those come from...
The call of Natural Wine
I ran by the farmers market to drop something to a friend, say hello and then grab a quick and delicious lunch. I love the farmers markets. Finding the season fresh produce, meeting the farmers and hearing their stories. You...
Santa Barbara Vintners Spring Weekend 2016
This past weekend was the time for our Annual trip to Santa Barbara for the Vintners Spring Weekend. The weekend was filled with great food, great wine and great people. We will start out with the overview here and then...
Tablas Creek Vineyard – The Rhones, the new Adelaida AVA, natural fermentation and the use of foudres.
While on the Central Coast in April we were lucky enough to meet with Jason Haas, General Manager of Tablas Creek Vineyard in Paso Robles. Jason graciously took time out of his busy schedule to spend a couple of hours...
Santa Maria Valley, Santa Barbara County’s 1st AVA
Santa Maria Valley is the northernmost appellation in Santa Barbara County. The average temperature here is 64 degrees. The area is bounded on the north by the San Rafael Mountains and on the south by the Solomon Hills. They get...
The varied and amazing wines and wineries of Santa Barbara County
It’s no secret, I’m in love with the Santa Barbara County Wine Region. It is laid back with an incredible range of variety. “Sideways” got it right. This is the best up and coming wine area in our country. Up...
Santa Barbara Vintners Spring Weekend
The vineyards are seeing bud break, it’s spring and we are all ready to burst outdoors and enjoy the new season. It’s a beautiful time of year to visit Santa Barbara and enjoy a weekend with the vintners! Beginning Thursday...
Shopping for wine…..
I spent the afternoon at Total Wine. I know…it’s a big corporate wine store. But I find I am lacking on small wine shops on my side of the valley. Khoury’s, you know I love you, but you are on...
Exploring France, the Loire Valley, beginning with Sancerre & Touraine
I will admit that I typically drink domestic wines. I like to buy local and so I support California Wineries as they are the closest. I am finding that I want to expand a little and find out how my...
A harvest vineyard walk at Tablas Creek Vineyards
We gathered in the shade just outside the Tablas Creek tasting room. You could tell why we were here by our sturdy shoes. Yes it was almost 100 degrees, but we were wine lovers ready to brave the elements to...
Shale Oak – a holistic sense of sustainability
In researching for our trip to Paso, I came across CellarPass. Cellar Pass provides online reservations for tastings at wineries. I found Shale Oak through them and scheduled a 10 am tasting. This stunning tasting room is off of 46W...
Sculpterra Wine & Art – Roaming the sculpture garden
Sculpterra is located on the East side of Paso off of Linne Road. This unique winery greets you with a magnificent sculpture garden. Surrounded by gorgeous iron fencing by master black smith Robert C. Bentley the garden itself is filled...
Tempting Spoonfuls: Pairing single bites with glorious wines (On Sale Now on Amazon)!
Tempting Spoonfuls: Pairing single bites with glorious wines
Tempting Spoonfuls, Small bites with wines from around the globe. on sale now on Amazon
Tempting Spoonfuls - small bites paired with wines from around the globe
