Tonight Chris was heading to a friends house to watch the Bachelor. She decided to make her home made flat out pizzas, which is one of my favorites! Fortunately, she left some behind for my dinner. Tonight, she decided to make a Chicken pizza with a Fig sauce. She included carmelized onions and garlic, toasted …
Last night we enjoyed dinner over at Dave and Heathers. Unfortunately, because of Heather’s schedule, we rarely get the opportunity to visit them. Besides her day job, Heather does taxes and Dave ref’s hockey and broom ball. We just don’t have many weekend opportunities to hang as theirs are usually consumed. After dinner, Dave asked …
The first time I had the opportunity to taste Gary’s wine was at our friends local wine store. Since that time tasting Croze-Cab, Chris and I have become huge fans of this wine. We have had the privilege of enjoying a number of private tastings at Gary and Suzanne’s home. They are extremely hospitable and …
Some time ago… when just getting familiar with the Valley… we had the privilege of meeting Mark Biale who was working as a hospitality representative at Cosentino winery. Over time, we had the privilege of getting to really know Mark and understand his knowledge of wine. Over time, he humbly shared information about his family’s …
The other day we decided to have Cod for dinner. I felt like having a glass of wine, so after a few minutes reviewing the contents of my wine cooler I chose a Chardonnay. I find white fish and white wines pair good together, especially if the seasoning on the fish compliments the wine. I decided on …
Last week we held a “National Wine Tasting” get together with some of our friends. At the end of the night after everyone left, Chris and Julie (who planned to stay over night) decided to have a night cap and wanted one more glass of wine over some conversation. I pulled a bottle of Chardonnay from …
I knew this wine was my “all time favorite” from the very first time I experienced an on site tasting at Verite Winery. The initial time I had ever experience sipping a Verite wine was with my friend Kevin at Tarragon in Downtown Sunnyvale in 2008. While we were looking at the wine list the …
One of my most favorite Merlots comes from Beringer. Bancroft Ranch Vineyard is one of fourteen vineyards at Beringer. Bancroft Ranch resides on the Howell Mountain Appellation in Napa Valley. The vineyard is at 1800 feet in elevation and sits above the clouds on a cloudy day. Besides Merlot, the vineyard is a host for …
Well, we all survived another National Drink Wine Day. Before our friends showed up, I decided to open up our 3L 1993 Chabot Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon from Beringer. I planned on greeting our friends with a nice glass at the door or at least when I first caught up with them in the kitchen where all the …