Apart from garnishing the plate with dried leaves and a squirrel, I can’t imagine how this recipe could be anymore Autumnal. [There’s a word I don’t use very often: Autumnal.] Any-who, this pairing combines two things I just don’t consume … Continue reading
Posted in Pairings | Tagged Chardonnay, Mumm Napa Brut Rose, Napa, Pinot Noir, Sparkling Wine | Leave a comment //Ok, first-things-first, I didn’t write the title for this article. “Grape Expectations” is way beyond my reaches of my creativity. Secondly; I wrote this article a couple of months ago for the Jacksonville Magazine “Taste” Edition…and I know we’re out … Continue reading
Posted in News, Reviews | Tagged Australia, Cabernet, California, Carneros, Chardonnay, Gavi, Italy, McLaren Vale, Napa, Oregon, Piedmont, reserve, Shiraz, Spain, Sparkling Wine, Terra Alta, Willamette Valley | Leave a comment //Grapes 100% Cabernet Facts There’s Napa and there’s Napa. The term “Napa Cabernet” is all too often used to refer to any wine that hails from “The Valley.” This rhetoric quite effectively tars all wineries with the same … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews | Tagged Baldacci, Baldacci Cabernet, Cabernet, Napa, Napa Valley, Stags Leap District | Leave a comment //How long have you been making wine? Well, this is my 40th year, coming up, of winemaking. I started with big wineries and my ultimate goal was to have my own place. So I’m guessing, with 40 years, you’ve … Continue reading
Posted in Interview | Tagged California, interview, Napa, Napa Valley, Tom Eddy, Tom Eddy Elodian, Tom Eddy Interview, Tom Eddy Wines | 2 Comments //Grapes 70% Cabernet, 16% Merlot, 14% Sangiovese Facts The Universe is a strange place…. ”Oh dear…he’s getting all weird and deep on us!” Wait a minute!!! Hear me out!!! So I was pouring at a wine tasting at a … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews | Tagged Cabernet, California, Castello di Amorosa, Diamond Mountain District, La Castellana, Merlot, Napa, Napa Valley, Sangiovese | 2 Comments //I don’t know what your plans are for this coming February, but there’s a pretty-awesome event happening in Napa that I thought I’d fill you in on….you know….in case you’re just so happening to be in the area! The … Continue reading
Posted in Events, News | Tagged Napa, Napa Valley, Napa Valley Wine Auction, Premiere Napa Valley Auction | Leave a comment //