About Livermore Valley’s Taste Our Terroir Taste Our Terroir is Livermore Valley wine country’s signature event, this year taking place from July 24 to July 27. The event began on Thursday evening with a festive food and wine pairing extravaganza at Casa Real, the event center at Ruby Hill Winery. Eighteen Livermore wineries each partnered with a Bay … Read more
Wine club perks when you join a wine club Wineries will think of all types of wine club perks (gimmicks) to get wine country travelers to join their wine clubs. It is just about the best way for a winery to sell their wine and get a good return on profit. There is no distributor, … Read more
About Daou Vineyards in Paso Robles This is one of the latest wineries in Paso Robles (2007) and perhaps the winery with the most breathtaking views. Imagine yourself sitting on these chairs with a glass of wine pondering life. This is about as gorgeous as it gets in any wine country. The winery is situated … Read more
We stopped at the Oxbow Market for lunch on the way home from a busy two days in the Napa Valley. It was a Friday and the Oxbow was jammed with folks shopping and enjoying lunch. We remember the days when the Oxbow first opened at the end of 2007. The place had more workers … Read more
About Rutherford Dust The photo above shows a portion of the Rutherford AVA. The immediate vineyards in the photo are Cabernet Sauvignon, the signature varietal of the Napa Valley and the Rutherford AVA. Rutherford Dust refers to legendary winemaker André Tchelistcheff who said, “It takes Rutherford dust to grow great Cabernet.” Vineyard and winery owners … Read more
The state of Cabernet in the Napa Valley Veraison is well underway with red grape varietals. In these two photos we see the state of Napa Valley Cabernet as of July 17, 2014. The above photo shows vineyards in the St. Helena AVA, and in the photo below are vines from the Rutherford AVA. Most … Read more
Paso Robles Winemakers Pictured above are three of Paso Robles premiere winemakers: Justin Smith of Saxum Vineyards, Chris Cherry of Villa Creek Cellars, and Mike Senor of Ancient Peaks Winery. The three, plus two other esteemed winemakers, Steve Lohr of Lohr Vineyards & Wines and Kevin Willenborg of Vina Robles, spoke to a group of … Read more
About Bridlewood Estate Winery and winemaker Mark Williams Bridlewood Estate Winery is located in the Santa Ynez AVA in Santa Barbara wine country. It was purchased by the Gallo Family in 2004. We had the delightful pleasure of meeting Bridlewood Estate winemaker Mark Williams this last Sunday. Mark Williams has been the winemaker at Bridlewood … Read more
About Dusi Vineyard Zinfandel The Dusi Vineyards are among the most sought-after Zinfandel grapes in California. Over the years, Zinfandel wines made from the Dusi grapes have received accolades from the wine world. Our visit to the Dusi Vineyard was part of the wine bloggers Paso Robles pre-conference. Fifty wine bloggers were bused to the Dusi Ranch just off … Read more
The Niner Estate in Paso Robles is one of the newer wineries in the Paso Robles wine country. It is high atop a hill overlooking Highway 46 West. The winery began operation in 2003, but it was not until 2009 that the tasting room and cellars were completed. The Niner Wine Estate tasting room and … Read more