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...
Tempting Spoonfuls I love writing and creating. I’ve been writing about wine country, telling the stories of winemakers, creating pairings, and shooting photos for over 10 years now. After writing and creating for Crushed Grape Chronicles for so long, I...
In this episode of Discovering Wine Country, we take you to the California Coast and Santa Barbara. While the beach and the city are beautiful, we will take you beyond to the wine county that sits a little further inland....
Discovering Wine Country – This is how the story begins Okay, perhaps it didn’t really start here. There is always something before right? Even the Big Bang…something had to cause the bang. We’ve all heard that there is nothing new...
Sonoma This region unlike Napa, its neighbor to the east, does not have an overarching AVA. The landscape and climates are diverse across Sonoma County, allowing for a wide range of different styles and varieties of wine. There are 18...
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...
I’m getting a little sad that we are so close to the end of the 12 Days of Wine 2021… None the less, my sadness is washed away by the beauty of today’s wine. This wine comes to us from...
Can you believe it’s Day 5 fo the 12 Days of Wine already? Today we return to something bubbly, with a Pét Nat from Elkton Oregon! Day 5 River’s Edge Winery 2019 Cascade Pétillant Naturel Rose of Pinot Noir This...
Wine Gifting at the Holidays When you need to give a gift during the holidays, most especially when heading out to a gathering or party, wine is a great go-to. Sometimes you pick the bottle because you heard it was...
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...
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...
It had been a long time since we had traveled. I mean, this past year or so has been that way for most of us, right? We packed the car for 15 days on the road, complete with masks, hand...
Tempting Spoonfuls: Pairing single bites with glorious wines
