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 … [Read more...] about Romeo Vineyards Tasting Garden in Calistoga
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Napa Valley Dining: R+D Kitchen In Yountville
Although quality dining is available throughout Napa Valley, many consider the village of Yountville a culinary mecca with more Michelin stars than the Milky Way. While on a recent Wine Adventure, I … [Read more...] about Napa Valley Dining: R+D Kitchen In Yountville
Tasting Notes – Poggio San Polo 2010 Brunello di Montalcino
The Tuscan village of Montalcino, about 20 miles south of Sienna, lies within a region famous for producing full bodied red wines. Local vineyards are planted mostly in Sangiovese, which is the … [Read more...] about Tasting Notes – Poggio San Polo 2010 Brunello di Montalcino
Adventures In Italian Horizontal Wine Tasting
Wine Adventures often take us to winery tasting rooms where we sip a single producer’s latest releases. Sometimes we’ll be offered vertical flights of two, three or four consecutive vintages to … [Read more...] about Adventures In Italian Horizontal Wine Tasting
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 … [Read more...] about Round Pond Estate Sauvignon Blanc Revisited
Tasting Room Experience At Caymus Vineyards
As with many Wine Adventures, my recent tasting room experience at Caymus Vineyards was unscheduled and wedged in between other stops in Napa Valley. I had received a bottle of 2012 Caymus Vineyards … [Read more...] about Tasting Room Experience At Caymus Vineyards
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 … [Read more...] about Wine Tasting At Nickel & Nickel Vineyards
Wine Tasting At Swanson Vineyards
Tasting appointments are required for many Napa Valley tasting rooms these days and wine tasting at Swanson Vineyards is no exception. But with vineyards turning red, brown and gold and the wine … [Read more...] about Wine Tasting At Swanson Vineyards
Shafer Vineyards 2010 Red Shoulder Ranch Chardonnay
The Wine Adventure Journal Command Post is located less than five minutes from the Carneros region that spans southern Sonoma and Napa Counties – rolling hills that produce some of the finest Pinot … [Read more...] about Shafer Vineyards 2010 Red Shoulder Ranch Chardonnay
Hovey Winery Chardonnay – A Great Summer Wine
The Hovey Winery tasting room is on Main Street in historic Murphys, California, a Gold Country getaway in the Sierra Foothills just a few hours east of San Jose. On summer weekends the influx … [Read more...] about Hovey Winery Chardonnay – A Great Summer Wine