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 …

July 2, 2019

The sign said “Fiddlestix Vineyard” so we turned on a desolate dirt road into vineyards during a recent road-trip to …

June 20, 2019

What do you do when your wine cellar is full? “You STOP buying wine” would be a rational reply. But …

May 27, 2019

There is no better food and wine pairing than BBQ ribs and Zin! Yeah, my ribs are VERY well done …

February 4, 2019

The Bordeaux blend is world famous and Bordeaux “first growths” are the most expensive wines in the world. Not surprisingly, …

December 12, 2018

I recently presented 8 wines at private diner party with a theme of Old World vs. New World. We tasted …