4 Rastaban
I’m here to tell you today about a Pinot Noir named Rastaban. But first I have to tell you about Hera and the legend of Ladon the Dragon. Continue reading
Rastaban: Legendary Biodynamic Brooks Pinot Noir Paired with Duck
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Wine Lover’s Gift Guide: 6 Gorgeous Glasses
6 gorgeous glasses (notes on the white wines below!)
On the sixth day of Christmas, my true love sent to me
- 6 Gorgeous Glasses
- 5 Organic Wine Guides
- 4 Wine Books
- 3 Phone Soaps
- 2 Festive Wines
- and a Wine Calendar from Wine4Me!
That’s right, all wine lovers need gorgeous glasses, at least six.
And not just because they are gorgeous or to set a beautiful table.
No! By gorgeous I mean beautiful to look at AND beautiful to taste out of. Continue reading
A Wine Lover’s Gift Guide: FIVE Organic Wine Guides
DaVero Biodynamic Winery and Farm saves seeds in Sonoma
Did you know that about half of the fine wine wineries with certified organic vines also make wine from grapes grown with pesticides? While you might ASSUME because their estate wines are organic that the other wines are also, you’d probably be wrong.
This is one of the reasons why on the fifth day of Christmas Continue reading
A Wine Lover’s Gift Guide: Four Wine Books
On the fourth day of Christmas, my true love sent to me:
- four wine books
- three phone soaps
- two festive wines
- and a wine calendar from Wine4Me.
While 2020 did not see a whole lot of wine travel or visits to tasting rooms for most of us, a lot of wine education happened anyway by way of ZOOM webinars, online classes, books, and more. Continue reading
Cabernet Franc Thrives in California: Examples from Santa Ynez, Sonoma, El Dorado, Paso Robles #WinePW
CA Cab franc
While Cabernet Franc is best known as a Bordeaux blending grape, you’ll find it in France’s Loire Valley on its own, and more and more wineries around the world are showcasing Cabernet Franc alone including these four California wineries: Continue reading
A Wine Lover’s Holiday Gift Guide: Three Phone Soaps
Phone Soap Go
On the Third Day of Christmas my true love sent to me:
- Three Phone Soaps
- Two Festive Wines
- and a Calendar from Wine4Me!
I have to admit Sue is not convinced a Phone Soap deserves a place on this Wine Lover’s Holiday Gift Guide. Not even one and especially not three.
But did you know that a cell phone has 18x more bacteria than a public restroom?
A Wine Lover’s Gift Guide: Two Festive Wines
Rangeland Mistletoe red blend
On the second day of Christmas, my true love sent to me:
- Two Festive Wines
- and a Wine Calendar from Wine4Me.
wine predator.............. gwendolyn alley 