It’s the day after the WBC, and my trusty drinking buddy Megan (@sonadora) were wandering around Napa Valley, eager to make some new discoveries. As luck would have it, we were personally invited to a Bloggers Day at Hall Napa Valley, a fairly large production facility, in St Helena. Little did I know, I would [...]
So here we are, leaving the CIA on the second day of the conference. We decided to keep our Bus 4 shenanigans going, so we all piled back on and were excited to see where the day might take us. Soon, we learned we were to lunch at the nearby Cuvaison. Unfortunately, upon arrival to [...]
Previously, I have written about the importance of supporting the little guy. I still think it’s very important to find boutique wines that are limited production and unusual, so we can spend our dollars differently.
The Winery Collective, an urban tasting room and wine bar here in San Francisco, is currently offering a Summer Sipper series [...]
We interrupt the blog to announce that the 2nd Annual North American Wine Bloggers Conference will be held in Sonoma and Napa, July 24th – July 26th. I don’t envy the event planners because I know they made every effort not to conflict with other events. I will miss some of my friends, but hopefully [...]
Gary Vaynerchuck, VAY NER CHUK, is the rambunctious, loud, opinionated host of Wine Library TV, a video wine blog that tries to change the wine world by getting people to ignore those big critics and discover their own palate with some heavy encouragement.
Take him for what you will, he is celebrating his 500th episode at [...]
The 4th of July is made for picnics, beer, lemonade and potato salad.That makes the 5th of July perfect for wine!Urbano Cellars is having a release party to celebrate their new wines.
2006 Dry Creek Syrah – 290 cases
2007 Green Valley (Solano) Vin Rose’ – 135 cases
2007 Lodi Viognier – 30 cases
2007 Lodi Five Barrel [...]