Napa Update – Sliders, Bullhorns and Bunco
Over the weekend doey-eyed Loni and I -- the 80s music-inspired driver -- headed up to Napa for a few pickups. First at Turnbull Cellars…
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Seen in Napa (Hint: think Bronze Age)
Napa has tasting rooms. Vineyards. Stories. Tales. Big machines. Little machines. It also has: history and art. Joie de vivre!
Winery Profile: Searching for Bacchus at Clos Pegase Napa (video)
Shrem's wife and partner of fifty years, Mitsuko, had passed away just a few months before our visit. I was not sure he'd accept our…
San Francisco Wine Event: Hi-Ho Rhone Rangers!
The Rhône wine region in Southern France is situated in the Rhône river valley and produces numerous wines.
A Truffle Adventure: In Napa with A&E’s Doug Duda
For digging up truffles, I learned that pigs have been replaced by dogs... at least in the U.S. Here you'll see Bill Collins' adorably cute…
Unboxing Scarecrow Napa cult wine
These Scarecrow photos here are of the 2007 vintage we finally were "allowed" to purchase. Three bottles. And befitting the velvet-rope, Loni was summarily rejected…
Charity Case: Wine for a cause
Best of all, the expenses of the foundation are naughta. Zilch. That means all "the wines, labels, bottles, corks storage, shipping and marketing efforts" are…
All-Clad d5: Addiction?
Unbeknown to Clint, last Saturday, I once again dragged him to WS on our weekend errand run and sure enough, there, leaning against one of…
Wine Event: The Ultimate Blind Date in Napa
Food will be provided by the Cindy's Backstreet Kitchen, Go Fish and Mustard's Grill so you know there will be gourmet cuisine to pair to…
Chuck the Chuck
"It's probably made in San Quentin Prison from fruit cocktail squeezed through dirty socks."