Another wine harvest has come and gone. The 2015 harvest in California was less than some anticipated. Some vineyards were down 30%. We had the same issue at the winery I am helping at. We had contracted Cabernet Franc from the Sierra Foothills. The grower had contracted 15 tons to our broker. Unfortunately after harvest,…
We learned yesterday that the Joseph Phelps passed away. Our hearts and prayers go out to his family. I tip my glass of Insignia to you! I welcome spring. I love seeing the snow melt, warming temperatures and our wine club shipments. Due to the cold winter, many club shipments were held a month. That…
I was craving a really good glass of Pinot Noir the other night. Spending time in Bordeaux, I drank mostly red and white Bordeaux blends, no Burgundies. Before I even wandered down to my cellar my mind was already made up and I knew what I wanted that night. Sight Medium color depth, ruby hue.…
We recently visited Napa to pick up wines for the Alexandra House charity event. Chris and I donate our time and are part of the fund-raising committee and are involved in the Hope Gala, which is to be held March 1, 2014 at the TPC in Blaine. The event features great food, live & silent…
Our friends Pete and Martinique were flying in recently on a Friday around dinner time and were planning to stay at our house Saturday night for my big birthday celebration. Martinique had not been to Minnesota wanted to stay downtown on Friday. We originally planned on having dinner with them and then we planned on…
It was the day before summer, and this day all the way through next week it was going to be hot and humid. It felt like summer was here a day early and it does feel good! It would be nice to have a few days of sun without humidity so that we could enjoy…
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…
Chris and I were spending our first Friday at home in a couple of weeks. Fortunately we had been in Napa the past few weeks for both work and pleasure. The weather out in Napa and Sonoma averaged 70 and sunny every day. Here we are back in Minnesota and it is COLD and cloudy. …
Happy Friday my Wandering friends! Chris and I have been working hard at eating healthier with the new year. There have been many nights of fish and chicken and this night we wanted something different. The other day while I was down grabbing something out of the freezer when I spotted a rack of lamb. …
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…
I love being a member of the Joseph Phelps “Red Wine Club”! If you are not a wine club member, there are many reasons why you might consider it. Some of the reasons why I appreciate my membership included the fact that we truly enjoy the private tastings with Claude. We have had numerous visits…
Chris and I had a really nice day… We woke up to no alarm clock! We had decided to go to church with our friends Dave and Heather, who are members of a non denomination church. We really enjoy the community and pastor Skip. Following, we enjoyed brunch with them in Anoka and then ran…
