Tag: Chardonnay
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In Praise of Disobedience: Domaine Du Tariquet
“Let us teach our children to disobey us!” ~ Michael Serres, philosopher We all grew up knowing rule breakers. Kids in school who would not sit still, be quiet, and follow the rules. Some of those rule breakers grew up to be Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Oprah Winfrey, and Mark Zuckerberg to name a few.…
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A Virtual Visit to Landmark Vineyards
I seriously need to plan a wine country get away to Sonoma. Seriously! I am a huge Pinot Noir lover and Sonoma County crafts some of the best Pinot Noirs in the world. Sonoma is a more relaxed atmosphere than its Napa neighbor. It is easy going, less commercial, with great people and great wineries.…
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Ritual Wines: A Labor of Love
What is your labor of love? For me, being a parent can be a labor of love. I don’t think there is anything else I do that is more important than stewarding my kids into being respectful, responsible, intelligent, philanthropic contributors to society. It is a role and a responsibility that comes, at times, with…
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Smith-Madrone: Bottling that Peaceful Easy Feeling
Almost exactly a year ago today The Daily Meal awarded Smith-Madrone Winery as their first ever winery of the year. The competition was fierce. One Washington winery, three California wineries, one Virginia winery, three French wineries, one Portuguese winery and one Australian winery. According to The Daily Meal there are about 8,000 wineries in the…
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Can Italian #Wine Be Cru?
What does “cru” mean to you? The Oxford Dictionary recognizes cru as “a vineyard or group of vineyards, especially one of recognized quality.” It is a French wine term traditionally recognized as the past participle of the verb “croitre” (to grow), meaning growth. Cru is tied to the French sense of terroir as a place…
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Fate + Family = Wine
I recently attended a wine luncheon launching a new wine brand in Texas. The luncheon was sponsored by Diageo Chateau & Estate Wines, was held at Forty Five Ten in Dallas and featured Truvée Wines. Before I share the wines with you I must tell you the fascinating story of Andréa and Robin McBride. Their…
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Tasting Old York Cellars on #VirtualVines
This past March I was invited to participate in a virtual wine tasting on Twitter called #VirtualVines featuring wines from Old York Cellars. I participate in Twitter virtual wine tasting regularly; however, I have never had wine from New Jersey. As you know I absolutely love trying wine from regions, states, countries, etc that are…
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The Final Four: Which Grapes Remain?
The madness certainly continued through the Sweet 16 and the Elite 8. Of course there is great joy in our house for Wisconsin’s victory over Arizona. Did you watch the Kentucky vs Notre Dame game? Wow! I thought Notre Dame was going to pull out the upset of the year but the powerhouse that is…
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A Loring Wine Company Surprise
As you know by now I am a big fan of Loring Wine Company. I have already written two articles about various wines made by Brian Loring. However, I truly had no idea their tasting room was in Santa Ynez Valley, California until we drove right by it on our way back to our hotel…
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A Visit with Renaissance Wine Maker Wes Hagen
As you know from my first post about my Santa Barbara County adventure we began our day at Rusack Winery in Ballard Canyon. From there we traveled to the legendary Santa Rita Hills to meet the Renaissance wine maker and vineyard manager of Clos Pepe Estate, Wes Hagen.
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