California's Wine Regions, Terrior, Day Trips, Wine Tasting
The Pleasant Valley District of Placerville in California’s Gold Country is home to some wonderful California wineries. One is Miraflores Winery, founded in 1988. They produce white and red wines … Continue Reading Explore Miraflores Winery: A Gold Nugget Found In The Hills Of California’s 49er Country
The Value of Wine Club Pickup Events One perk of California wine club membership is the pickup party. As a club member you can opt to have your wine shipped … Continue Reading Join Your Perfect California Wine Club: What to Expect at Pickup Parties
Tasting Minor Varietals at Paso Robles California Wine Festival There are plenty of Wine Festivals throughout the state of California but we prefer to visit two local ones. One is … Continue Reading Small California Wine Makers Pour Their Wares At Upcoming Garagiste Festival
November 7-9 Small Batch Wine Makers Pour Their Vino For You Attending a wine festival can be overwhelming. You can’t taste every California Wine in the room. There is simply … Continue Reading How to Maximize Your Wine Tasting Experience at The Garagiste Festival – Paso Robles
Essays Exploring The Abundance & Variety of California Wines Why devote time and resources to writing about California wine tasting experiences? What is it so important about wine for us … Continue Reading Why Write About California Wine Tasting Experiences?
Exploring Old Vine Wine At Mettler Family Vineyards California produces much of our country’s Old Vine Grape. They can be tasty, and there’s certainly a good story line when grape … Continue Reading Lodi ‘s Legacy of Old Vine California Wine Grape
The town of Murphy , CA, population 2,213 , hosts 24 California wine tasting rooms on its downtown. That’s one for every 92 residents. Some might call this a small … Continue Reading Exploring Murphy, Ca: Gold Country’s Home To Great Wine & 24 Tasting Rooms
Besides being known for their California wine, Saluti Cellars is also known for its menagerie of animals ranging from barn cats, chickens, a Clydesdale horse (and others horses) and their … Continue Reading Wine, Weddings, Unique Animals & Beautiful Sierra Views At Gold Country’s Saluti Cellars
Some California wineries are edifices. Some are glass cathedrals and some are humble farm buildings. Sobon Estate is your humble farmer’s sancutary. Their small museum of 19th-century weaving and sewing … Continue Reading Shenandoah Valley’s Sierra Style Wines Thrive at Sobon Estate: A Hidden Gem in California Wine Country
An Old Ghost sits on our table. Created by Klinker Brick Winery this California wine is an example why Lodi is the heart and soul of Zinfandels in the U.S. … Continue Reading Lodi’s California Wine is The Epicenter of the State’s Zinfandel & Barbera World
A wave of lavender aroma greets you at the door of this California winery. Lavender Ridge pegs its name on the purple flower common in the central valley and rolling … Continue Reading Aromatic Gold Country Winery: Lavender Ridge’s Rhone Blends Delight The Senses in Historic Murphy
Every region in California produces a different tasting wine and the flavors of the Central Valley Gold Country exemplify the great tastes of The Golden State. Cielo Estates just outside … Continue Reading Cielo Estate: California Wine in the Sierra Gold Foothills
In California’s world of wine there are two competing camps sprouting up from Temecula to Paso Robles to Napa. The first camp of wineries are estates, places where you can … Continue Reading Rising California Winemakers Eschew Estates For Industrial Space
Many hobbyist California winemakers aspire to create a wine loved by others. Dave Dart & Helen Rommel started down that path in Lodi’s wine appellation 13 years ago when they … Continue Reading Lodi’s New World California Wine: Barbera, Syrah & Zinfandel
Discounters can sell some great California Wine too, so we dropped by Costco to see their offerings. With Christmas and Hanukkah family gatherings coming up drop by and see their … Continue Reading Holiday California Wine At Discount In Costco
Few winemakers plaster their full name across a bottle of California wine. But winemaker Scott Harvey has participated in 50 vintages of wine, 49 in California where he created the … Continue Reading After Creating Two Successful Commercial California Wines: How Do You Top That? Create More Great Amador County Wine