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Can I trust this Yelp reviewer? We're pretty sure this is humor.  You are, of course, free to interpret it any way you want.  (Click the image to

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

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

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

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

Our club shipment from Hartford arrived a few days ago.  Tonight we opened the Hartford Court 2009 Sevens Bench Vineyard Pinot Noir (Carneros). Aromas of strawberries and rose petals, followed by

A bet with high school classmates (thanks Nelson and Gretchen!) on the World Series brought a bottle of Augusta Reserva Del Patron 2009 Estate Bottled Norton wine to

Our friends at Artisan Wine Depot (Mountain View, CA, see map below) invited us over for a "French Burgundy vs. Oregon Pinot Noir tasting."  The French burgundies were,

A club shipment arrived from Lynmar Estate today.  I eagerly tore the box open and cracked a bottle of Lynmar Estate 2010 Old Vines Pinot Noir from Quail Hill Vineyard.