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 […]
Starmont Winery and Vineyards Tasting Adventure
My visit to the Starmont Winery tasting room was another one of those “while we’re passing by…” Wine Adventures. Even though Starmont has produced excellent Carneros-grown Chardonnay and Pinot Noir for over 25 years, their Napa tasting room opened for the first time in mid-July of this year. Visitors entering Napa Valley from the south […]
Romeo Vineyards Tasting Garden in Calistoga
On this past warm northern Napa Valley Sunday afternoon I had the good fortune to experience a new Wine Adventure in beautiful Calistoga. Downtown, where Highway 29 is called Lincoln Street, Romeo Vineyards operates their tasting garden a block south of the Napa River, just a few doors down from the Calistoga Inn. This is […]
Wine Tasting At Jamieson Ranch Vineyards
Spring Wine Adventures continue to yield refreshing summer wines as we stock up for the warmer months ahead. This week’s Adventure lead me to wine tasting at Jamieson Ranch Vineyards, Napa Valley’s southern-most winery just a few miles east of the Los Carneros AVA (“The Rams,” also called just “Carneros AVA”). The hilltop tasting room is […]
Round Pond Estate Sauvignon Blanc Revisited
In March 2014 I wrote that Napa Valley’s Round Pond Estate Sauvignon Blanc had returned to top billing on my summer wine list with release of their 2013 Rutherford Sauvignon Blanc. Yesterday I had the good fortune to return to Round Pond for a tasting of excellent wines paired with a selection of light appetizers […]
Wine Tasting At Nickel & Nickel Vineyards
Nickel & Nickel produces single-vineyard wines that originate in Napa Valley and the Russian River region of Sonoma County. Having driven by the winery on Highway 29 in Oakville for years, it seemed time to get past the gate for an adventure. Unlike many U.S. wineries that put a lot of effort into looking like […]