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 Francisco [...]
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
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
Santa Cruz Mountains
Livermore Valley
And I live [...]
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.
The [...]
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 [...]