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 […]
Header Photo: Yountville in Winter
The current header photo on our homepage was taken on the eastern edge of Yountville in Napa Valley in December 2016, where a residential neighborhood borders post-harvest vineyards. Vines are covered in brown that will soon fall away to leave cordons bare. Low morning clouds shroud the eastern hills. Grass and shrubs are seasonally green, […]
Wine Questions: Rutherford Dust and Rutherford Case
Welcome to our Wine Questions Of The Week submitted by followers of this site and our social media accounts. Questions this week focus on the central Napa Valley’s Rutherford area. Here are our two Wine Questions Of The Week: Question 1: “On a recent tasting trip to Napa Valley I heard Rutherford dust mentioned several times. […]
Napa Valley Red Wine For A Warm Summer Day
Warm summer days are usually paired with chilled white wines, but when the lunch or dinner menu calls for something a little more full-bodied, a lighter Napa Valley red wine can be the solution. A great wine for summer sipping or dining is the 2012 Elizabeth Spencer Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon ($60). Warm weather reds usually trade heavier […]