I hope you all had a very happy Easter. We spent our holiday celebrating that Saturday night along with our kids at our friends house. Jen had been fighting cervical cancer and are happy to say she was recently told that she is “golden” and cancer free! It was fun to see “the old Jen” back…
I am sick and tired of this long winter! During the month of February we had sixteen straight days of sub-zero mornings and not only is it taking its toll on us, but on the house too. We recently came back from a week’s trip in California and found our line to the septic system…
If you are looking for a fruit forward Pinot Noir in California, I can think of a few areas. The first; Carneros is in both southern Napa and Sonoma county. Russian River is in Sonoma and the Sonoma coast. Pinot Noir like Chardonnay is considered a cool climate varietal. So when you are looking for…
We had heard that Vintage Wine Estates (who owns Girard, Cosentino Winery, and others) had recently purchased Clos Pegase winery in August of 2013. (For more information on the purchase click here.) Chris and I had a planned trip in early September so we decided that we would stop by and check out the winery. We…
Over the past couple weeks we have been sharing wine and food socials among friends. We alternate homes and last Saturday Louis and Rich hosted at their house. Each couple agrees to bring a couple bottles of wine, along with appetizers when we get together. This time Chris prepared hot Goat cheese and salsa dip…
