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• “Hair of the Dog” – a New Year’s Day Tradition at Cass Winery in Paso Robles

  

  A ridiculously fun tradition has emerged at Cass Winery in Paso Robles in recent years: the New Year’s Day “Hair of the Dog” event. Read more

  Posted on 07 January 2013 DESTINATIONS, DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• TODAY: Greet Your Holiday Guests with These Wines

  Nice segment from NBC’s Today Show featuring some excellent holiday wine choices…and Estancia’s Pinot Noir is a definite must! TODAY: Greet your holiday guests... Read more

  Posted on 18 December 2012 DESTINATIONS, DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• An Ultimate Christmas Gift: Lodi’s 12 Most Interesting Wines of 2012

  

  2010 Borra Heritage Field BlendFrom the Lodi Wine blog, here’s a fun look at some unique wines from Lodi, just in time for Christmas shopping:Lodi’s 12 most... Read more

  Posted on 11 December 2012 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Flora Springs Holiday Bottles

  

  Flora Springs 2012 Christmas bottlesI love these etched Christmas bottles from Flora Springs Winery (Napa Valley)…great decorative holiday gifts (and great... Read more

  Posted on 04 December 2012 DESTINATIONS, DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Fall in Napa

  

  I spent the last couple days in Napa, visiting some tremendous wineries and enjoying some fabulous tastings. More than anything this trip, though, the remarkabl... Read more

  Posted on 22 November 2012 DESTINATIONS, DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Todo Un Poco Bistro: A Little of Everything…

  

  A huge mural of this serious Mexican hombre stares down at patrons of Todo Un Poco. Todo Un Poco Bistro is a small, locally owned restaurant in Elk Grove... Read more

  Posted on 05 November 2012 DESTINATIONS, DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• In Search of Baseball-themed Wine Bottles…

  

  2010 Duckhorn Decoy Red Wine commemorating the Giants’ first-ever World Championship in San Francisco In the midst of the Fall Classic, with the Giants quite... Read more

  Posted on 27 October 2012 DESTINATIONS, DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• A Visit to Concannon for the Gatekeeper’s Guild Fall Release

  

  Fall has to be a wine lover’s favorite time of year. Harvest, fall crush, and the fall releases accompany the changing of the seasons and the turning of leaves... Read more

  Posted on 21 October 2012 DESTINATIONS, DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Impromptu Visit to the Old Sugar Mill Yields Some Fun Finds

  

  The Old Sugar Mill, Clarksburg, CA An impromptu trip the Old Sugar Mill in Clarksburg this weekend yielded some pleasant surprises. Read more

  Posted on 15 October 2012 DESTINATIONS, DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Get Deliciously Wicked This Halloween

  

  HobNob Wines Debuts “Wicked Red” for Fashionable Halloween Fetes HobNob Wicked Red (PRNewsFoto/ HobNob Wines) NEW YORK , Oct. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Whether... Read more

  Posted on 13 October 2012 DESTINATIONS, DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• HALL Napa Releases 2009 Cabernet Franc

  

  2009 Hall Cabernet Franc Cabernet Franc is one of my absolute favorites…and I was thrilled to receive an email this morning announcing the release of Hall Wines... Read more

  Posted on 09 October 2012 DESTINATIONS, DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Art and Wine Go Together, Often Right on the Bottle

  

  I can’t even remember how many times I’ve bought a bottle of wine simply because the label art was so appealing. Sometimes classy, sometimes whimsical, sometime... Read more

  Posted on 09 October 2012 DESTINATIONS, DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• The Inaugural ‘Elk Grove Wine Party’…tasty Fun

  

  This past Friday I hosted a small get-together that grew into a very fun wine tasting event for 40. Initially just planned as a gathering of some friends and... Read more

  Posted on 08 October 2012 DESTINATIONS, DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• It’s Only Fitting…

  

  2010 Duckhorn Decoy Red Wine commemorating the Giants’ first-ever World Championship in San Francisco It’s only fitting that the very first wine bottle to appea... Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2012 DESTINATIONS, DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• From Bottles to Blog

  

  This blog originates from a fun little exercise I did over a few weeks to promote a wine tasting party to a group of friends on a Facebook event page. Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2012 DESTINATIONS, DRINK, FOOD & DRINK