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2 weeks ago by wineadventurejournal Over 90 degrees in #Napa CA today, great time for a Strawberries Wild at #JambaJuice corner Trncas & Soscal.
2 months ago by wineadventurejournal It's the final day of #WSETweekUSA - hope to see you at @NapaWineAcademy (2016 #WSET Educator Of The Year!) open house this evening! #wine 
2 weeks ago by wineadventurejournal Glass of #Merlot while watching #SFGiants victory at #RutherfordGrill #Rutherford #NapaValley
2 months ago by wineadventurejournal Quail eggs and bacon on cubes of fresh sourdough at #DuMOL Winery's annual open house in Windsor #SomomaCounty today. Tasted great #Chardonnay #PinotNoir and DuMOL's 2014 inaugural #NapaValley #CabernetSauvignon .
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Pour A Small Glass Of Chilled White Wine
Few drinks are more refreshing on a hot afternoon than a glass of chilled white wine. Sauvignon Blanc or a steely Chardonnay are my go-to varietals when the warm waters of San Pablo Bay send anabatic summer winds racing over the Carneros. They blow past Wine Adventure base camp like a freight train on fire, creating conditions that make it […]
Prime Time At Elizabeth Spencer Wines
Elizabeth Spencer Wines operates their tasting room in a small brick cottage on the southeast corner of Highway 29 and Rutherford Road in Napa Valley. Perhaps the only building in the area of comparable size is the tiny Rutherford Post Office across the street, which shares a parking lot with the Rutherford Grill. But things are changing […]
Become A Scratch & Sniff Wine Expert – Book Review
We’re kicking off a new feature at Wine Adventure Journal – book reviews! Each month we’ll present a new title that will be of interest to those who love wine, food, travel and the world of adjacent amusements. We’re getting started with an educational and very funny primer on the subject of enjoying wine and […]
Tasting Notes: 2015 Miraval Côtes de Provence Rosé
Making its way to the Wine Adventure tasting table during our recent days of warm Northern California weather is the 2015 Miraval Côtes de Provence Rosé. This is an affordable (about $20) French blush from the Côtes de Provence AOC (Appellation de’Origin Contrôlée) along France’s southeastern coast (see map below, hat tip Wine Folly). Rosé makes up about […]
Flying With Corkscrews
Flying with corkscrews has become a Wine Adventure in the years since 9/11. Those of us who carry on luggage and drink wine from bottles with corks have left more corkscrews in hotel rooms than Gideons have left Bibles. But TSA carry on regulations are evolving. It’s now possible to carry on corkscrews if you have the […]