We were staying in Santa Rosa to attend a Wine Bloggers Conference. This was our first visit to Sonoma County since the fires and…

If I am asked whether I like sweet wine, my immediate answer would be no. I do not enjoy White Zinfandel, sweet California Riesling,…

We were driving through the rolling hills of Sonoma County to lunch in Geyserville when we saw a massive iron sculpture of what looked…

Locations is a wine label that brings a different approach to both the paper label and the wine in the bottle. The physical labels…

Quintessa is a winery that you approach from a driveway that leads from Silverado Trail. I use that description, because not only are the…

This week we had the opportunity to taste wines from a relative newcomer to Napa Valley, Arrow&Branch Wines. They have just opened a by…

On a recent trip to Napa California Girl, a friend from Chicago, and I dropped into John Anthony tasting room. It is on First…

Our latest Bargain Wine of the Week is Scratchpad Sauvignon Blanc from the Central Coast. We opened the bottle last Friday. It seemed an…

Coming to the Blue Victorian evokes happy memories for me.  Close friends were recently married here.  It was here that I took my very first…