Christmas 2019

December 30, 2019

Preparing holiday dinners is a challenging task not only for the chef but the wine guy as well. Days before …

Justin Winery Visit

September 16, 2019

My road trip to Santa Barbara wine country started at Justin Winery in Paso Robles, 3 hours south of Bay …

February 20, 2019

One of the burdens of being a “wine guy” is the task of choosing wine at restaurants. No one wants …

November 15, 2018

The first shovel went in the ground almost 12 months ago and inspection day for my final CO (certificate of …

September 25, 2017

“Have you experienced” (Jimi Hendrix lyrics) a Wow wine? I’m talking about that first sip of wine when you least …

July 18, 2017

Today’s Tour de France stage 16 crossed the Rhone River into Hermitage, a wine region in Rhone Valley that I …

February 24, 2017

Everyone loves Napa Cabs but who can afford them? Elite Napa wines are crazy expensive – Opus One is sold …