If you have been watching television, I am sure you have seen the horrible fires in California. California has been in a drought since 2012. The drought has been so bad that many wells are dried up. Reservoirs are dangerously low or empty. Some local communities are limiting the water usage per family per day.…
Over the years I have had friends ask me, “Whats a good time to open an expensive bottle of wine? Only at a special occasion?” My reply to them “Any day is a special day. If you wake up, it is a special day”. Now granted most people do not open a $100+ bottle of…
For the first time we attended the Beringer Valentines dinner in Napa. The event was Napa formal and I was told a tie was optional. I did wear my suit and Chris wore a beautiful dress. We were greeted in the Rhine house by Carlos who is in charge of the wine club. Carlos is…
Chris and I attended the 12th annual Beringer Valentines Day Dinner. The dinner hosted seventy couples served by some really great wine and food. Once of the wines served was the 2012 Bancroft Ranch Merlot. We were poured the 2010 Private Reserve along with the Merlot. The Merlot was drinking perfect while the Reserve was…
I have been a member of Beringer for years. As a matter of fact it is the first club I joined during my initial visit to Napa. I am a huge fan of Cabernet Sauvignon like many people are; and the quality of the Beringer single vineyard wines are exceptional. Recently I learned that the Beringer…
Chris recently read the book called “Wheat Belly”. Within the book, the author and Dr. describes how wheat in the United States has been genetically altered and how people react to wheat. If you look at pictures from the better part of the 1900’s you do not see over weight people. As a kid, I…
A think I am a little Irish, but we chose to celebrate St Patrick’s day at home. I am not a huge bar fan and I do not like drinking green beer. I have a lot of friends who love green beer and that’s ok; it’s just not for me. I also saw a…
We were heading to Austin Texas to see our friends Cynthia and Dan. It was going to be a long weekend and I was looking forward to seeing another friend Pat, who I had not seen for many years. We decided to pack Friday morning since it was going to be a short trip and…
On a recent trip to Austin Texas, I brought along a copy of the most recent Wine Spectator magazine. While reading through the magazine I came across a full-page advertisement from Beringer showing a new wine called “Quantum”. I was very interested in trying the new wine so the following Monday I sent Carlos Valdivia…
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…
I have to say that I do not enjoy this time of year. Living in Minnesota during January can be tough. The winter months are cold and you cannot spend any time outside. Any other time of the year Chris and I would be outside working on the gardens, or we would likely be at…
Ok it wasn’t quite Friday when I wrote this. (it was Wednesday). It had been a couple rough weeks and I wanted a glass of wine to simply decompress. We were to leave for our Italy trip in just nine days and I kept reminding everyone at work… Recently, Chris had roasted some fresh red…
