Sixty Vines – Ever try Wine from a Keg?
“Any sufficiently advanced technology is equivalent to magic” – Arthur C. Clarke Flat wine. The dreaded two words that no wine lover or sommelier wants to hear. Once a bottle of wine is opened, oxidization starts and the characteristics that make a wine complex...
Sauvignon Blanc Sparkler
“People love wine with bubbles, it makes the wine come alive “ – Rick Anderson My last review in the Villa Maria selection is a fun sparkling Villa Maria Bubbly 2015 Sauvignon Blanc (www.villamaria.com). This is my first time enjoying a bubbly, sparkling sauvignon...
Scardello’s Annual Wine Rep Showdown
“Wine and cheese are ageless companions, like aspiring and aches or June and moon or good people and noble ventures.” – M.F.K. Fisher Scardello (www.scardellocheese.com) is an artisan cheese shop located in the Turtle Creek neighborhood of Dallas. Featured in a prior...
Help California Wildfire Victims
Normally, I have a weekly blog focusing on a new wine, winery, craft cocktail or event. Today I want to focus on helping those in the California industry hurt by the recent wildfires. Lots of devastation around our country – California, Houston, Florida, Puerto...
Tuli Pinot Noir from Sonoma Coast – “a place to return home”
“I know you all have Pinot envy” – goodie-two-shoes The top grape producing areas for Pinot Noir wine in the United States are – Willamette Valley, Anderson Valley, Sonoma Coast and Russian River Valley. Situated on the northeast coast of California, the cooler...
Landon Winery – Award Winning Texas Wines
“Conserve Texas Water – Drink Texas Wine” – patchwordgarden.blogspot.com Texas wineries and vineyards have grown since the site of the first vineyards established by Franciscan priests in 1662. With numbers ranging from 350 – 400 wineries, Texas is now the fifth...
Villa Maria – Sauvignon Blanc from the New World
“There had never before been a wine that crackled and spat its flavours at you from the glass..” Oz Clarke The 2016 Private Bin Sauvignon Blanc from Villa Maria vineyards is a strong best buy offering reminding me of more expensive versions from the Sancerre region of...
Bottega Louie – Mixology renaissance in the heart of Downtown Los Angeles
“A mixologist serves drinks, a bartender serves people–many of my favorite bartenders can’t make a good drink, while some of the best mixologists in America can’t carry on a conversation.”- Jim Meehan Traveling feeds my soul and on every...
New Zealand Chardonnay – Villa Maria Vineyards and Winery
My second wine in the Villa Maria tasting series is a Chardonnay from the Marlborough region of New Zealand – the 2015 Single Vineyard Taylors Pass Chardonnay (www.villamaria.co.nz). New Zealand has two islands that cover 1000 miles and 11 wine...
Rosé in the Nation’s Capital
Washington D.C. is known for having some of the best food and mixology professionals in the country. They congregate here in the nation’s capital to take advantage of the beauty of diversity, late nights, parties and people clamoring to enjoy life and networking....