The very first wine that captured my attention was Brachetto d'Acqui. A slightly sweet, slightly effervescent wine from Piemonte, Italy, it stole my heart. So,...
Located 1,000 feet up on Sonoma Mountain, Panther Ridge Vineyard sits above Sonoma Valley on the eastern edge of the Petaluma Gap. Looking out from...
With temperatures in the 90s and 100s this past week, there is no doubt that summer is here. And when it is so hot outside,...
Chardonnay is a polarizing grape. Some love it but some hate it. For those who say "ABC - Anything But Chardonnay", I implore you to...
Spending the weekend in the Cienega Valley, I visited Crave Wine Bar & Shop located on the 600 block of San Benito Street in historic, downtown...
When we taste wine, we start with our eyes. Without our sight, we cannot see the color of the wine but we can use our...
Some people say sparkling wine is a wine that can be paired throughout a meal, to which I agree. But do you know what else...
On a hot summer day, a crisp and refreshing white wine is in order. So on this summer day, I opened a Sauvignon Blanc. I...
Sipping a wine on its own can be enjoyable. But when it is paired with a dish of food and both the wine and the...
Before grape varieties were identified and planted and vinified separately, people made "field blends". Field blends are made from vineyard plots interplanted with multiple grape...