Last Saturday we attended a first ever major in-store event at Sunfish Cellars. They had over 15 tables and over a 100 bottles open of wine and beer with cheese/charcuterie set up with their vendors for customers to come and sample. At the same time the had a huge wine sale. And, the beauty was it was FREE. …
While shopping at our Maple Grove Costco last weekend I came across a rack of wine with the 2010 Kirkland Signature Series Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon. I had an idea who the producer was so I grabbed the bottle and read the back. As luck would have it the wine makers were Lak Long and Marco …
Our daughter Michelle turned 21 on Thursday, April 4th. Time really flies and every day I try more and more to enjoy the life given to me. I still remember that warm April Saturday! Earlier that day I was raking the boulevard, trying to get rid of all of the winter debris that was pushed …
We finally hit our fist 50° day and it is already the end of March. The winter has been long and any sign of spring is welcomed! Kevin and Liz are in town so they could spend time with her family over Easter weekend. A few weeks back when I heard they were coming out …
During a recent trip to California Chris had the opportunity to visit my Uncle Ron who lives in Brentwood not too far away from where I was working. To read more here is the blog post 2008 Cline Cellars Heritage Zinfandel. Another wine that Ron gave Chris as a gift for home was the …
Chris was recently feeling like preparing “Surf and Turf” for dinner. She pulled a nice lobster tail from the freezer as well as a beautiful fillet steak. We often share our meals so one tail and a single steak would do. Chris had started preparing dinner and she wanted to enjoy a nice bottle of …
I needed to go to Colorado for a business trip. I try to get out to the Longmont area every couple of months for customer face time. I also need to spend time with my co-workers so I stay in sync with the day to day operations. As I was booking my ticket I asked …
Chris and I were recently hosting our “Winers” group at our house, where a good group of folks interested in wine get together at least monthly to socialize and share great food, wine and camaraderie. At the last Winers night, I instructed everyone to skip bringing wine because I had a 6.0L bottle of 1998 …
We spent the first weekend of “Spring” at our friends Cynthia and Dan’s place in Austin Texas. Cynthia was my administrator prior to her leaving for a change in Austin. I surely do miss her and all of the help she used to provide. We really enjoyed our time there. One of the things …
It was in the middle of January when Chris and Cynthia started talking about a visit to their home in Austin Texas. To my surprise one day while in a meeting, I received a calendar invite from Chris. Her meeting invite was for a flight to Austin on a Friday mid March (spring weekend). When …