How to Muzzle a Drunken Best Man and Other Wine Country Wedding Tips
The dos and don’ts of wedding toasting.
Author: Peg Melnik
Five French Rosés Under $15 for Bastille Day
For the Francophile in you, here are five rosés to uncork on July 14th.
Your Best Bet for a Burger Red
This Rhone red’s concentrated cherry flavors and high-toned note of cranberry make it a great wine for burgers.
Auction Napa Valley Raises $14.3 Million for Charities
Auction Napa Valley, host to about 800 people on Saturday, started the afternoon with an array of treats, including Hog Island Oysters, Napa Valley sparklers and pisco sour cocktails.
Six Exceptional Wine Deals to Discuss Around the Water Cooler
In wine-centric Sonoma County, the water cooler talk is less about the weather and more about the exciting bottle of wine we just tasted.
An Insider’s Guide to the Luxurious Auction Napa Valley
The annual event takes place this weekend. Here’s a peek at the well-heeled people who sip cabernet sauvignon and bid wildly during four days of decadence.
Sonoma County Beats Napa Valley as Top Winery Destination
A group of wine experts considered 11 of the best wine regions in America to visit, ranking Sonoma #3 and Napa #4. What can you make of this? I think Sonoma has the edge in this competition because of its diversity and enticing unknowns. The palate loves a little mystery, don’t you think? While the […]
Quivira’s Hugh Chappelle Makes a Rock Star Rosé
Hugh Chappelle had a precocious palate. While just a kid he was an everyday wine drinker, thanks to his German mother who gave him a taste of the finest rieslings. Chappelle is the winegrower behind our wine-of the-week winner — Quivira, 2015 Dry Creek Valley Sonoma County Rosé at $22. The Quivira is a striking […]
Five Picnic Wines Under $20 For Your Next Sonoma County Outing
There are ground rules for the adventure date, but the most important one is that you don’t tell your date where you’re going. I’m not encouraging you to blindfold your date. Just don’t disclose your plans. Meanwhile keep your stash — the perfect wine and picnic fixins’ out of view. Picnics can happen anywhere and […]
Wine of the Week: Kenwood Vineyards’ Cabernet Sauvignon
Winemaking is the perfect blend of Mother Nature, science and art. That’s how Pat Henderson sees it. Henderson, 53, is the chief winemaker behind our wine-of-the week winner, the Kenwood Vineyards 2012 Sonoma County Cabernet Sauvignon at $19. The cabernet has enticing aromas of black raspberry and currant. On the palate, the wine is weighted […]