Chris and I enjoy having our adult kids over for dinner. Tonight Michelle was coming over without her boyfriend. We will enjoy the one on one conversations and Chris prepared an excellent meal. We were having fresh salmon with the Dijon sweet glaze, Orzo, and Asparagus. Sight Medium depth with a ruby garnet hue. The…
Last spring we had received our normal two bottle red reserve wine club shipment. In the shipment was a bottle of 2011 Vintners Red Blend. While trying the wine, it was quite clear it is not the same style wine that we have grown accustomed to over the years. Frankly we thought the wine was…
Last spring I had written about a Select Red wine that came from Cosentino Winery. In my blog I pointed out some issues that I saw and thought the wine was not the same quality as the other wines we are familiar with and drank for many years. We did send Cosentino a letter expressing…
Chris and I have been wine club members for Cosentino Winery since 2007. Over the years, we have purchased many, many bottles of wine and have enjoyed a large array of varietals. We believe that this membership overall has been good, however over the past year, we have seen a decline in the quality of…
Last year we had the opportunity to purchase “Futures” at Cosentino. Basically buying “futures’ of wine is getting it for a set price before it is bottled and most of the times it is still in the barrel when you sample and reserve it. At the time, we had participated in a Grand Cru tasting at…
We spent the afternoon with Nick, Bri, and Michelle talking about a business adventure. My goal for the business is to generate cash quick with a low investment. Our kids are very excited and their minds are going a million miles an hour full of ideas. I need a sound plan in place before I…
When you get a call from your friends in a winery with a deal, you grab it! This time Steve at Cosentino contacted Chris. He found four cases of the 2007 “The CAB”. The normal price is ~$20 per bottle. He had a blowout price of $10 per bottle. And, when you purchased a case…
We are counting down the days to our ten day vacation in the Valley’s (Napa and Sonoma). Our friends Rich and Lois left Wednesday morning and are traveling by vehicle so that they can see the country side. They have not been west and driving is the best way to see the sights. Chris and…
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…
Chris has been preparing for the Alexandra House “Hope Gala” for many weeks as a fund raiser volunteer. During our recent trips to Napa, she was able to obtain some really nice tastings at pure Cru, Cosentino Winery, Robert Biale, Pine Ridge, Kunde Family Estate and Beringer Wineries for the “Napa Fun” vacation that will…
Last fall Chris and I decided to give Nick and Bri airline tickets to California as their Christmas gift so that they could spend a long weekend in Napa with us. It was going to be their five year anniversary dating and they wanted to so something special. As we were getting closer to our…
The week before Thanksgiving I received a message from Steve at Cosentino while I was looking at something on Facebook. Steve: Just got a special wine from stags leap…it’s a Rhone style ROSE!! Cosentino just got in today. Me: Is it good? Steve: It’s delish! it’s dry with lots of red bright fruit! Me: Can…
