As I’ve continued to post my wine blogs, I’m finding that I need to have some kind of simple rating system so that people can have a better understanding. I think it is hard for someone to just say “It’s great, go and buy it”, without some kind of rating system in place. I envisioned …
The other evening I was feeling like having something light with our dinner. Wandering through my cellar I found a bottle of 2006 Migration from Anderson Valley. I could not remember the wine until I looked at the back of the bottle. Chris and I visited the Duckhorn tasting room in Napa Valley some time …
When I initially started collecting wine I decided that I needed some sort of cellar tracking software to keep track of all of our recent purchases. I was interested in something that would keep track of how many bottles I had on hand and each wines value. I also wondered if it was possible to …
The first time I ever tasted Silver Oak was with my work colleague and friend Kevin while out on a business dinner meeting with our customer. Since then, Kevin has shared many vintages of both Napa Valley and Alexander Valley Cabernets at his home in Aptos CA. I have to say each one has been …
Ah, finally it’s Friday! The weather in Minnesota was unusually amazing this week for March! We had day after day record high temperatures. I have to say we were thrilled with this very mild and short winter! We are so glad spring is a few days away. A few years ago in February we attended …
We regularly have our wine club and other wine orders shipped to Chris’ office WEBCO Security. Its the best solution for us because she or another employee is always there during regular mail delivery times. If you have never had wine shipped, an adult over 21 must to be present to sign for the wine …
I’ve been craving fish tacos for many weeks. Finally after many hints, Chris made them for me on Sunday. Our daughter Michelle and her boyfriend Jake also joined us as we try to have our kids over a couple Sundays a month for dinner. Chris planned on spending a couple hours preparing dinner, so I …
Last week was an extremely busy week. I had work associates in town for a few days working in my customers lab with me. We entertained them one night and had a very nice dinner. I was happy to have the week end on a bright note (having gotten everything accomplished). Chris has been fighting …
As I became more interested in wine and started collecting bottles, it was apparent I needed to have my own wine cellar. Besides, I had always really wanted a cooler or a cellar of some sort so this gave me a good reason. We have a great spot in the basement that was on the north side of …
Chris and I took the kids to California for Spring Break in 2009. We flew into San Jose and spent the weekend in Aptos and Monterrey with Kevin and his parents. We planned on driving down to Los Angeles to take the kids to Hollywood and Universal Studios. We also got to spend a few …