As I mentioned in an earlier post on this blog, there is a boom in urban wine making. This past weekend, I found some new gems in my never ending search for tasty delights within the city limits. This small collective is located on Treasure Island, the former Naval base in the middle of San [...]
Posts from ‘December, 2008’
The importance of being…
As I expand my circle of friends in the wine business, I am often asked what is a wine blog, or what is Twitter, and why should I care. As I sit here and read the newsletter from one of my favorite wineries, Manzanita Creek, I am struck by the call to action they put [...]
When the lights go down, in the City. And the sun shines on the bay!
When the lights go down in the city And the sun shines on the bay I want to be there in my city Ooh, ooh It never fails to impress me how lucky I am living here in San Francisco. I am pretty much an hour from 4 world class wine producing areas: Sonoma Napa [...]
Is it Chile in here, or is it just me?
This month, Wine Blogging Wednesday‘s host, Tim of Cheap Wine Ratings challenged us to find a Chilean Red under $20. Not having had many Chilean wines period, I was curious so I headed over to good old Cost Plus (World Market to you crazy people on the East Coast) and picked up two red blends. [...]
What happens in Napa, stays in Napa. And the blogesphere. And Twitterverse.
This past Sunday, I was fortunate enough to have my Luscious Lush self and my big mouth invited to a blogger panel discussion, hosted by Lisa de Bruin (@winedivergirl) of Hahn Estates. At this discussion were several fellow bloggers and industry folks, as well as a large contingent of the Hahn team, who were on [...]
88…89…90! Ready or not here we come!
What is the deal with all of these numbers? What do they really mean? Who decided that every wine has to be rated on one scale, 1-100 anyway? It certainly wasn’t me. For the most part I use the: HELL no you aren’t gonna pry this out of my cold dead hands! Damn that’s some [...]
