Archive for the ‘Wine Education’ Category
We all know how to make reservations. And most all of us know how to make them on-line at this point. We reserve hotel rooms, tables, seats at shows, transportation options and much more. The reason we reserve anything is because there is only a limited number of the things we need and the reservation guarantees us a place or a thing? Are visits to winery tasting rooms somethng to be reserved? Increasingly, in Napa Valley and other wine country…
The town of Napa, my newish home, has exploded with new restaurants and food destinations. And this has led to lots of coverage for this 80,000 person place. And it's all good. In fact, I'd argue that Napa is probably the best food town in the Valley at this point (sorry, Yountville). But as a local, what is needed is a place where you can just "go" and not really have to plan or make an evening out of it…
The weather in Northern California this spring has been terrible. Cold and wet. There's lots of complaining out there. In an attempt to understand what is going on I thought it advisable to go directly to the source. After considerable negotiation, I was able to secure an interview with Mother Nature. As you will see below, the interview was a bit difficult as Mrs. Nature appears to be in a crappy mood. In addition, I want to apologize in advance…
Sitting on a Belizian beach yesterday, trying hard dismiss the sad fact that I would soon board a plane back to reality, I tried to ease my way back into my real life: I began to look what was being written about wine during my one week, honeymoon absence. That's when I cam across Wes Hagen's stout reprimand of the American wine industry that it take it slow, and not try to evolve an authentic American wine culture before it's…
I have a wedding fast approaching. This naturally makes me think of wine….and the Bible, both the new and old books. I've never been to nor participated in a wedding that did not include wine in some way, often in substantial ways. Of course, the drinking of wine at weddings, in various forms, is always a part of the event, though most often at the reception or dinner that follows. And my and Kathy's wedding will be no different. We'll…
