I am not the target audience for the Duck Commander Miss Priss Moscato. I have never watched the TV show that shot the Robertson family to fame, nor do I like sweet wines. The name […]
Regular readers of the blog may recall our wine blending experience at Conn Creek last year. A year later, it was time to taste those wines in the 2017 Wine Competition. California Girl won the […]
When I think of the Beringer name, I think of bottles on grocery store shelves and White Zinfandel, rather than a luxury estate and luscious Cabernet. Last week, I had the opportunity to challenge those preconceptions […]
This week’s bargain wine of the week is Quail Oak Merlot. Quail Oak is Safeway’s own brand wine; an attempt to tap into the market created by Trader Joe’s infamous Two Buck Chuck. We have […]
We were very excited to visit the brand new CIA at Copia Restaurant in Napa. I had been watching people on my news feed rave about the food for weeks before we finally got the […]
Materra means Mother Earth in Latin and is the name of a Merlot focused vineyard that California Girl and I recently visited. The vineyard and the tasting room are just outside of Napa just off […]
I am addicted to watermelon. Seriously addicted. It’s a joke at my house because I don’t slice the watermelon, I clean and cube the whole thing and put it in a bowl for ease of […]
We have had several Bargain Wines of the Week from Trader Joe’s including a couple of excellent finds for under $10. Therefore, we had high hopes for Trader Joe’s 2014 Platinum Reserve Russian River Pinot […]
The Brit and I met fellow blogger Penny Sadler from Adventures of a carry on for lunch at St. Helena Bistro on a Sunday afternoon. It was just after lunch time and it was a […]
I had the opportunity to grab lunch with a friend at Michael Chiarello’s new restaurant Ottimo, located in the V Marketplace in Yountville. It is situated across from his famous restaurant Bottega. Ottimo is an […]
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