Our friends at Artisan Wine Depot invited us to a tasting of a selection of French champagnes and other wines in October. We simply ran out of time to get this posted. Forthwith, we will proceed to...
Friday we visited our friends at the Artisan Wine Depot in search of pinot noir. James informed me that a few 2012 pinot noir vintages had arrived. Specifically, he recommended the Siduri Russian...
We have been members of the RN Estate wine club ever since we first tasted their products a few years ago. During our July, 2013 trip to Paso Robles, we were lucky enough to spend a couple of hours...
How could we resist a tasting of high end red wines at Artisan Wine Depot? We couldn’t and didn’t. The lineup included five pinots, four cabs, and three red blends. Suggested retail...
[Update August 23: Lynmar has posted a photo gallery of the Madmen Ball.] We are long-time members of Lynmar Estate’s Advocates wine club. When we got the invitation to the Lynmar...
Our favorite local wine shop, Artisan Wine Depot, hosted a tasting of Pali wines on June 21. We hurried over in anticipation of a delightful event. We were not disappointed — Pali put...
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...
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. Bing cherries and rose petals...
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...
Two wine bargains from Fresh and Easy: a chardonnay and a pinot noir. Plus a somewhat new business model. A couple of weeks ago, a Fresh and Easy supermarket opened near us. While checking out the...
Jack Creek Cellars is pinot heaven in Paso Robles. We were introduced to them by Diane Babcock, co-owner of The Canyon Villa Bed & Breakfast on a trip to Paso Robles in late July, 2007. ...
It was another great party at Pinotfest 2011 upstairs from the Farallon restaurant in San Francisco this past Saturday. A couple hundred guests partook of over 300 different pinot noirs on offer...
I went to Pinot On The River in Healdsburg to review pinot noir, seriously! But fun and funny was all around. Click below to browse through the album of cute pics of dogs, noteworthy commercial art...
Wine Consumers vs. The Media It’s hard to tell how much of the 4 person deep crowd at the Failla tasting table at Pinot On The River 2011 was consumers and how much was media. I’d guess...
Set at the backside of the leafy Healdsburg plaza, there was a nice selection of over 60 boutique Sonoma wineries serving pinot noir in the $40 range. Pinot On the River 2011 was favored with...