“How To Open a Wine Bottle Without a Corkscrew. Use your shoe!” is a video on Youtube.  I suspect it would be even better if my French was a little better.  Warning: this only works with corks.  Not sure about …

Vineyard Management Volunteers Needed! El Dorado County Area, June 2-3, 2012. Come, have fun, be outdoors, do a little vine maintenance, have a bbq, drink some wine and learn a little about wine and the grapes that go into this precious …

We are fortunate enough to belong to the RN Estate wine club.  Naturally, we get regular e-mails from them.  The latest included an unusual approach to gopher control the RN Estate way.  Sure, RN Estate has dogs, but they’ll only …

Los Olivos wineries best bets for pinot noir and creativity include Coghlan Vineyards, Longoria Cellars, Dragonette Cellars, and Tessa Marie Wines.  Los Olivos is a charming little town consisting of nothing but wine tasting rooms, gift shops, and small restaurants. …

We want to compliment Vance Sharp, winemaker, for his Pinot Summit 2012 “best in show:” Sharp Cellars 2009 Keenan’s Cove pinot noir.  Both of us wine fans rated his wine No. 1  in our blind tasting.  Granted we only rated …