VOLUNTEER ON OUR VINEYARD (Sierra Foothills/El Dorado County)  Come, have fun, be outdoors, do a little pruning, have a bbq, drink some wine and learn a little about wine and the grapes that go into this precious nectar we all …

We managed to hold off opening our lone remaining bottle of Jack Creek 2009 Kruse Vineyard pinot noir until tonight.  After all, we missed the official Open That Bottle night which we try to celebrate every year.  More on Open That …

We are lucky enough to belong to the RN Estate wine club.  About a year ago we got a shipment that included the RN Estate 2009 Pinot Noir Fiddlestix Vineyard, Santa Rita Hills.  The tasting notes suggested holding on to …

What is Champagne? This question is raised by a story on NPR’s Morning Edition.  The focus of the story was Champagne.  There were so many inaccuracies and misstatements that I’m writing two pieces.  This is the second, covering the production technology of …

PinotFest is held in November every year at San Francisco’s Farallon Restaurant  and historic hotel in charming upstairs private rooms.  Peter Palmer does a great job of rounding up wineries from all over the west coast to bring their latest and …