California's Wine Regions, Terrior, Day Trips, Wine Tasting
Wine Industry Struggles And 1/2 Price Case Offers The slow down in California wine sales continues forcing wine makers to push tasting room pricing downward. Sonoma currently has 50 wineries … Continue Reading Looking For An Affordable California Wine Tasting Fee? Sonoma Offers $15 Tastes Through March 15
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
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
Discovering Library Wines: Experience the Richness of Aging In this library there’s no need to be quiet. There is actually a lot of slurping and oohs & ahhs as 20 … Continue Reading Exploring Library Wines: A Journey Through Aged Flavors While Enjoying A Party
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?
Lodi’s Harney Lane Winery Creates Wine From 100+ Year Old Grape Vines Old Vine grape wine is interesting, tasty and of course it has a great back story. Also marketed … Continue Reading Old Vine Grapes: The Secret To Better California Wine?
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
Eberle Winery’s Approach: Free Tastings = Happy Customers & Good Business The Godfather of Paso Robles wine has spoken: There shall be no fees for sampling my wine. But everybody … Continue Reading The Joy And Economics of Complimentary Wine Tasting In Paso Robles
Everybody loves a value priced California wine but finding one can be elusive. In Lodi, California’s central valley wine emporium, we found just such a winery, Peirano Estate. Winemaker Lance … Continue Reading Pierano Estates Wine: California Zin Fest With Lodi’s Ancient Vines From 1895
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
The Rise of Rhône and Fall of Cabernet ‘Psssst, hey you wanna buy some great wine on the cheap, Napa Cabernet to be specific. Yeah, I got 30,000 gallons and … Continue Reading Glut Of California Cabernet Sauvignon Means Discounts For The King of Bordeaux Wines
It’s easy to miss the small store front of Polynesian Girl Winery when you’re cruising to your next grand estate tasting of California wine. Who would think you would find … Continue Reading Polynesian Girl Winery Blooms In California’s Gold Country
The Wine Debate: Moderation vs. Risks So wine is bad for you because of the alcohol content. But so is sunshine (melanoma), red meat (cholesterol), sugar (diabetes & heart disease) … Continue Reading The Social Benefits of Wine: Enjoying Life Responsibly Amid The Rush To Prohibition 2.0
Zinfandel, Barbera and Syrah are some of the great California wines produced in the Shenandoah Valley in Gold Country. The oak dotted golden hills are perched 1,600 feet above the … Continue Reading Art and Wine: Unveiling Karmere Vineyards’ Unique Tasting Experience
With declining California winery visits and sales, the dilemma for tasting rooms from Lake County to Sonoma to Paso Robles to Temecula: Does it make sense for tasting rooms to … Continue Reading California Wine Tasting: Navigating Weekday Closures
Edna Valley sits in the shadow of Point Arguello sheltered from the harsh coastal storms sweeping this part of California’s coast. Locals tell us it has the longest growing season … Continue Reading This Quiet Central Coast Winery’s AVA Feels Like California Wine Country 20 Years Ago